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Seen here from beyond the River Parrett, it once had a castle; now it is crowned by the altered medieval tower of St Michael's church, another example of this dedication on a hill site.

Yarmouth's church was built between 1611 and 1614, and restored by the Victorians in 1873. Within is the impres- sive tomb of the Caroleon admiral Sir Robert Holmes.

The village has mostly limestone buildings; the cedars remain in its churchyard, which is dominated by the pinnacle-topped 15th-century tower.

This ship was one of a fleet of six owned by the Belfast Steamship Company. She was one of its express boats, which provided a nightly service to Liverpool from Donegall Quay.

There was no sign yet of the lighthouse, which was to be erected by the Commissioners of Irish Lights under pressure from the Belfast Shippers.

By the end of the century, this crossroads had become a bottleneck, with traffic lights and filter systems installed to cope with the constant stream of cars and juggernaut lorries passing through Hindhead

Lying east of Pocklington, this village was bought in the 18th century by the 5th Duke of Devonshire. He sold it in 1845 to the railway entrepreneur George Hudson.

The north side of the Market Place (still a car park) was dominated by the Co-op, which expanded into the right-hand corner building of 1898. The statue in the niche on the left is of Byron.

The peace and quiet they are obviously enjoying has gone now: it is shattered by the M40 motorway close by.

Much of the village is owned by the Cowdray Estate, near Midhurst, and many of the cottages in Cocking have their woodwork painted the bright yellow of the estate.

By the beginning of the 20th century the national retail chains were opening branches along what was considered one of the finest streets for shopping in England.

Some visitors can be seen by the central door. What is often not realised is that another wing once stood here. It contained the family chapel, which was later moved into the west wing.

Francis Frith's Kent Aylesford Aylesford is a perfectly sited village by the River Medway and the scene of many battles in ancient times.

Friars Fleet winds along the back of the town and joins the Ouse close by the quay. King's Lynn flourished into one of richest ports in the land in medieval times.

All the central buildings occupy part of the original market place, which was bounded by the buildings at the far right and left. In the distance is the parish church.

Together with an entire street, Newland (right), all were replaced by the 1970s Grosvenor Centre shopping malls.

It is said that the castle was built by the daughter of one of the Norse kings of the Western Isles.

Cut off from the bustling town centre by the old town hall, this lane feels more like a village street.

The church was declared redundant by an order in council signed by the Queen on 24 May 1972, and transferred to the governors of All Hallows School.

Here it is seen set against grounds laid out by the Zoological Society in the later 1930s.

The members of St Michael's Sparrow Club were farmers backed by the Rural District Council; they made war on sparrows for damaging crops and building nests in thatch.

The college is the home of St Cuthbert's finger ring, which may be worn by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle on special occasions.

By the mid fifties it was well over 2,000.

the left we can see a typical general store, its brick walls covered with tinplate signs offering soup, tea, and custard; confectionery and ice-cream have been added more recently, brought by the