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Caption For Hillsborough, Main Street C1890

He inherited estates amounting to 75,000 acres in County Down, 16,000 in County Wicklow, 4,000 in Kings County, 9,500 in County Antrim, 2,100 acres in Kilkenny and 1,355 acres in Kildare.

Caption For Cardiff, The Docks 1893

The opening of Roath Dock in 1887 gave Cardiff a further 33 acres of deep water shiphandling facilities.

Caption For Chatham, Buckmore Park C1960

Originally, all the buildings except the Admin Block were sited among the woodland that comprised most of the 60-acre site.

Caption For Eynsham, The Village C1965

We are looking along Acre End Street.

Caption For Medstead, The School C1955

Under the 1944 Educaton Act, the site of Medstead School was declared inadequate for a 3-classroom school with an assembly hall, as it should have had one acre of playing field and one acre for the school

Caption For Basildon, The Industrial Estate C1965

It covered 60 acres of the 100-acre site, and had 1,360,000 square feet of buildings.

Caption For Shotton, John Summers Works And The Dee C1965

In 1895, the Summers family had bought 40 acres of reclaimed marshland for £5.

Caption For Bellerby, The Village 1896

From the 13th century, the village was part of the huge 3000-acre manor estate of the de Bellerbys.

Caption For Bellerby, The Village 1896

From the 13th century, the village was part of the huge 3000-acre manor estate of the de Bellerbys.

Caption For Clumber Park, C1955

Of the Clumber estate's 3,800 acres over a thousand are woodland, while the great lake itself occupies 87 acres.

Caption For Basildon, Industrial Estate C1965

It covered 60 acres of the 100-acre site, and had 1,360,000 square feet of buildings.

Caption For Barry Docks, 1899

No 1 Dock, covering 73 acres of deep water, opened in 1889 and was equipped with nineteen coal hoists.

Caption For Cardiff, Roath Park Lake 1902

The land, 132 acres, was presented to the city by Lord Bute.

Caption For Cardiff, Roath Park Lake 1902

The land, 132 acres, was presented to the city by Lord Bute.

Caption For Belfast, View In Ormeau Park 1897

His agent thought the rent of £10 an acre was too low, but the deal went through in 1869 and 178 acres were taken over.

Caption For Skegness, The Beach 1910

The acres and acres of superb sand are what make these Lincolnshire coastal resorts such a pleasure; I remember donkey rides here, and indeed my daughters have also ridden the Skegness donkeys in the past

Caption For Skegness, The Beach 1910

The acres and acres of superb sand are what make these Lincolnshire coastal resorts such a pleasure; I remember donkey rides here, and indeed my daughters have also ridden the Skegness donkeys in the past

Caption For Lyndhurst, The Grand Hotel C1955

This elegant Georgian mansion, set within three acres, is surrounded by the 90,000 acres of the New Forest where ponies roam free.

Caption For Cardiff, Roath Park Lake 1902

The land, 132 acres, was presented to the city by Lord Bute.

Caption For Lamberhurst, Old Hill And High Street C1955

Once a centre of the Wealden ironworking industry, Lamberhurst is today known for its fine vineyard of 32 acres, for the 770-acre Bewl Water Reservoir, and for the attractive fairytale Scotney Castle,