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The church tower was built during the 14th century, but the nave was completely rebuilt during the 18th century; it is more like a chapel interior, with a big open space lit by large windows.

All the buildings have changed proprietors except the big white building with the three dormer windows, which is still the post office.

The most famous of the bankers was Big Bertha, which clocked up 800,000 miles on the Lickey between 1920 and 1956.

East Street used to lead from the Common Acre past a number of big houses.

The old sanitorium was not big enough and one of the first acts of the new head, J F Wolfenden, was to build a new and large sanatorium on Stockerston Road.

This was the very place to see the many big sailing vessels which still went to and fro.

HAVING traced the big changes that led to today's modern town of 165,000 with its own suburbs and rush hour to match, it is now time to look towards tomorrow.

They travelled to the big cities by train, hiring a barrow and boy to trundle along behind them from one call to another.

By 1887 sail was far from finished; the new Bessemer steel-making process opened a window of opportunity for merchant sailing ship owners with the construction of large steel-hulled full-rigged ships

The shops behind the big lamp in the centre of the road are interesting.

In this view of the park we can see the helter-skelter, the water chute and the big dipper.

The only big difference is that the cast iron and glass canopy along the mock-Tudor hotel has all been taken away, and there is now only one shop - and it is not Gallone the Italian ice cream seller, as

Our hotel has had a big facelift: it stands out white and ornate in Victoria Terrace, which contains a pub at either end.

The only big difference is that the cast iron and glass canopy along the mock-Tudor hotel has all been taken away, and there is now only one shop - and it is not Gallone the Italian ice cream seller, as

He was given permission to skirt the Trafford Park Estate, but his big problem was crossing the Irwell, which he did with a beautiful stone aqueduct designed by James Brindley.

Yare to start and finish a Broads holiday, or merely to top up with fuel for both body and boat; Note the signs for Lyons cakes and Walls ice cream (left), which in their day were as recognisable as Big

Ford, Morris, Hillman and Triumph - all the big automobile names are represented here as the town becomes accustomed to the motor age.

The Swan and Cygnet, now behind the big tree, was not opened until 1980 - the same year as the nearby Humber Bridge.

This is the view the big houses saw, with the new rows of houses which had helped to add nearly 50% to the town's population in ten years.

On the other side of Bull Street (right of photograph) is the Big Window public house, one of Burnley's best known inns, and in that row were Bulcock's the ironmongers and Bowker's the tobacconist.

In this view of the park we can see the helter-skelter, the water chute and the big dipper.

The big tree has gone, and the outbuilding, whose steps can be seen at the left is now a single ruined wall.

The houses past Burr Meadow and the Windmill pub (left) are known locally as the Three Bears - Little Bear, Middle Bear (Ivy Cottage) and Big Bear (Standon House).

The clockwork is to the same design as that of Big Ben.