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The village had once been a centre for lead-mining, but now relied on agriculture and quarrying. In 1902 the railway finally came to Grassington with the opening of a line to Skipton.

A picture postcard view of Goudhurst, looking up the hill to the church peeping out at the top. This view is little changed today.

This view shows the beach bungalows which were built right behind the top of the beach. They were used by the military during the Second World War, but are no longer there today.

The peaceful stretch of the river Bure is the same today as it was 70 years ago.

The columned and domed building in the distance on the right remains as part of Marks and Spencer. Everything else has gone; the buildings on the left were replaced by Debenhams in 1954.

The village had once been a centre for lead-mining, but now relied on agriculture and quarrying. In 1902 the railway finally came to Grassington with the opening of a line to Skipton.

From high up on Yeld Road, the parish church makes an interesting study. Compare this view with photographs 73886 and B6020, taken in later years, and note the changes - or lack of them.

On a clear day, Eastbourne may be seen to the west across Pevensey Bay from Hastings Pier and the sea front. To the east are clear views to the broad peninsula of Dungeness.

After being sacked in 1142 it was rebuilt, only to be destroyed again by order of Henry III in 1216.

Originally it was the central tower of a Franciscan church with an unusual hexagonal design.

Polurrian Cove lies just north of Mullion Cove itself, and is the town's main beach. On the left is Polbream Point, round which a fine walk leads over Angrouse Cliff to Poldhu Cove.

There's something for everybody here on the High Street: a stationers, china and glass, the chemist's shop and the opticians.

The Albany Hotel was the only temperance hotel in Sheffield to be mentioned alongside the likes of the Royal Victoria (rooms from 3s 6d, dinner 5s), the Midland, the Talbot and the Wharncliffe

Sidmouth nestles in a broad valley where the pastoral countryside of East Devon sweeps down to the sea. It was a centre for fishing and farming long before it became popular with tourists.

Youngsters enjoy the sunshine and calm just before the outbreak of war in this quiet village 8 miles from Leyburn. Little has changed over the years.

One of the older ones is the Shakespeare Inn; Shakespeare's bust still adorns this pub today.

This shot is taken from the south side of the river with The Embankment in the background.

Glandford village was built as a model village by Sir Alfred Jodrell of nearby Bayfield Hall in the late 19th century. He built the church too, reusing material from the derelict medieval church.

Hemingford Abbots is an attractive collection of brick, timbered and thatched cottages and houses, which originally started as just a small hamlet gathered around the church, but which subsequently grew

Scottish Courage's Bristol brewery is said to be the largest in the UK now dedicated to the brewing of real ale.

Patrons are enjoying the riverside milieu of the Holt Fleet Hotel. This building still exists today, rambling as much as ever. There is a good restaurant here, and Bass real ales are served.

This area was once the site of the Saxon Minster and burial ground. In recent centuries the green was used for livestock markets.

Lower down, a canopy over the pavement keeps the Pennine precipitation off the shoppers.

Today's health and safety regulations would never allow the petrol pump to be positioned in the middle of a public pavement!