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The locks at Fleckney are a part of the descent of the canal from its high point at Foxton into the Soar Valley.
If, as has been reported, it is not the most beautiful village in Hertfordshire, Westmill is certainly among the most photographed.
Because of its obscurity, this hamlet by the river Hodder was chosen by the Quakers as the site for their Friends' Meeting House, which was also used as a school in 1767 (right, with the tall belfry).
By 1740 the original premises were very dilapidated; the Manor House at the south end of High Street was purchased for £1,000 to provide a new Master's House.
The history of Christ College falls into three unequal periods.
Because of its obscurity, this hamlet by the river Hodder was chosen by the Quakers as the site for their Friends' Meeting House, which was also used as a school in 1767 (right, with the tall belfry).
The Heath, extending from Kenwood House in the north to an area around Parliament Hill in the south, occupies some 800 acres; it has been popular with artists and authors (and the Gordon Rioters) since
Tyre transformed the farm buildings into a modest Georgian house, which was given the name of Denbies.
An 1821 Act of Parliament specified financial limits within which Worthing Town Commissioners could purchase land to erect a building to hold their meetings and provide and maintain a town clock.
Here we see the offices and entrance gates of Horrockses, Crewdson & Co on Stanley Street.
In that year the cutlers of Sheffield presented a successful bill to Parliament.
During the 1530s, the rundown defences of Carlisle Castle were renovated in order to house the latest cannon technology; the Botchergate gateway was moved and the Citadel constructed in its place
Just past the Stepping Stones public house is one of the roads leading to Polesden Lacy.
The Antonine Wall is being put forward as a World Heritage site, in collaboration with Germany, Austria and Hungary to mark the European boundary of the Roman Empire.
Bass, surgeon of Boston, Matthew Flinders of Donington and John Franklin of Spilsby.
The charters of Henry VIII allowed a fair to be held at the feast of Corpus Christi.
In the grounds behind the Council Offices stands Pippbrook House, the home of Dorking's main Library.
In the grounds behind the Council Offices stands Pippbrook House, the home of Dorking's main Library.
