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This attractive village at the lower end of the Vale of the Otter was the birthplace in 1552 of Sir Walter Raleigh.
This attractive village at the lower end of the Vale of the Otter was the birthplace in 1552 of Sir Walter Raleigh.
Marks & Spencer had replaced F Spence & Son, a furnishers with an impressive window display.
Though by no means unchanged, this riverside house is still recognisable and has an enviable situation.
Dominating this photograph is the richly-decorated Saxon tower of the church of All Saints, standing sentinel and soaring above the rooftops of the village.
This view shows how the street had a mixture of commerce and private residences.
West Hill House, right, at the corner of Market Hill and Quarr Barton, is Grade II* listed; it was the home and surgery of Dr James for 42 years.
The Parish Staithe at Barton is a lovely backwater off the broad.
This is the heart of the town, and markets have been held here for 800 years; the basic size and shape of the market place has remained largely the same throughout that period, as evinced by
This is the heart of the town, and markets have been held here for 800 years; the basic size and shape of the market place has remained largely the same throughout that period, as evinced by
Its landmark features are the ancient Barton Bridge in the centre, also known as Packhorse Bridge, and the spire of the parish church of Holy Trinity to the left.
Beyond, stretching from right to left, is the line of West Street through to the Town Hall and Market Place, with the chimneys of net-makers Joseph Gundry and Company (centre left), Ewens and Turner in
Endowed in the 16th century, the free Broughton Grammar School also took children from Barton and Haighton.
Marks & Spencer had replaced F Spence & Son, a furnishers with an impressive window display.
St Giles' Church is over 800 years old and accepted as one of the most attractive in England.
Looking along the broad sweep of Lyme Bay toward the eminence of Barton Cliff, with the protective harbour walls jutting out to sea, and the signal mast of the coastguard station clearly visible.
Over 20 ships were wrecked in the bay between 1850 and 1917.
The parish boundaries meet here with those of Myerscough and Barton; indeed, one boundary cuts through the Roebuck's bowling green.
In the foreground is Barton Farm, a dairy farm worked by the Chard family.
Barton Bridge closed in favour of road traffic.
