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Here he wrote some of his best known poetry. The cottage is now part of a museum dedicated to the life and work of the poet, who was the founder of the celebrated Lakeland Romantic Movement.

The ivy-clad ruins of Wothorpe House have been an attraction for tourists for over a hundred years, and it is of no surprise that they were included by the Frith photographer in his collection of Stamford

Bexhill's ancient manor house was a retreat for the Bishops of Chichester in the Middle Ages, before passing into the ownership of several notable English families such as the Dorsets and Brooks

This older part of the original Bexhill, or rather Bexle, was Saxon in origin. History records that in 772 King Offa of Mercia gave a grant of land to enlarge the parish church.

In the 18th century, the almost picturesque group of church and school was completed by the addition of the town stocks and whipping post.

Nelson's column was not the first choice of monument to embellish Trafalgar Square - a Colonel Trench had proposed a great pyramid to dwarf St Paul's.

Richard Jefferies described the scene in the 1880s: 'Like the spokes of a wheel converging, streams of human life flow into this agitated pool...

The development of Romilly Park has continued apace. Now the paths are laid out, together with benches alongside them; retaining walls have been built; and gas lamps installed.

In 1866 Bishop Olliphant of Llandaff dedicated the present church, which was designed by Fripps of Bristol and built by the Penarth builder David Jones for the sum of £2,600.

Some time during the second half of the 19th century, Bracknell became a town, helped by the coming of the railway in 1856 and the development of market gardening and brick-making.

The deep, sheltered valleys of this part of the coast were at one time noted for their market gardens, which grew a variety of produce, but were most famous for their strawberries.

Staithes beach is being enjoyed to its full in this charming view, and reminds us of the allure of the north east coast before the advent of package holidays to warmer climes!

Glasgow also took a lead in other aspects of communications.

Market Bosworth was granted the privilege of a Wednesday market in 1285, and the small town was one of 29 in the country to combine this with an annual fair.

Although the Gothic style flint and Bath stone cruciform church was completed in 1886, it was not consecrated until 1888 due to strong and often bitter opposition from the rector of Broadwater and

Dunham Mill dates back to the medieval period; it was one of only a handful of mills in this part of Cheshire.

This picture shows the rear of the property, a very fine example of an East Lancashire house of the later 16th century.

Rossall Hall, Peter Hesketh's ancestral home, became Rossall School on 22 August 1844.

Here we have a closer view of the quiet main street; note the sign of the Golden Cocker Café by the street lamp.

We can see from the size of the bus queues that private car ownership was still something of a novelty. In 1954, sales of new cars in the UK totalled 394,362, with just 4660 imported cars.

Carter and cart-horse head up Main Street in a view across to the plateau of Langdon Hill (centre). Behind them is the gable- end of the Farmery and Hope Cottage.

As the name of the colliery would indicate this pit is actually in the Ely Valley and at the time of the Frith photograph would be one of the few still in full production.

The back of the Crown Inn can just be seen in the centre, where Station Road becomes Hinckley Road, curving south past the parish church, and on to Nailstone and Market Bosworth.

The present church of St Leonard was begun in 1650 but has continued to be altered, with Gothic style windows in 1843, the raising of the roof and the addition of a north aisle in the 1860s.