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These would be judged, sold to the highest bidder, reloaded again, and taken away by the purchaser. This was very hard work; a sack of barley would weigh one and a half hundredweight.

On the evening of 25 October 1960 in dense fog the bridge was struck by the estuarine tankers 'Arkendale H', carrying 400 tons of heavy fuel oil, and 'Wastdale H', loaded with 350 tons of petrol.

Whalley means 'the clearing or field by the hill', and we can see how close the hill, known as Whalley Nab, is from our photograph.

It was snapped up by the enterprising Henry Dorling, who built a new library and print works next door, with extra living space.

In the shallow recess stands a pump which was used by the boys to collect their washing water until washrooms and indoor toilets were installed in 1922.

It was founded in 1143 by Robert le Bossu, and was dissolved in 1538 after an unsuccessful attempt by the last abbot to withstand the suppression.

In the shallow recess stands a pump which was used by the boys to collect their washing water until washrooms and indoor toilets were installed in 1922.

The impact on Twickenham of the carnage of the First World War can be seen by the many local names on the war memorials around the town and neighbouring districts.

There was no unbroken link back to the earlier settlers who had been drawn here by the fertile gravel farmland. Nevertheless, it is with those primordial settlers that we shall begin.

By the beginning of the 17th century the centre of Glasgow had shifted south, to the foot of the High Street where it joined the Saltmarket.

This is the Shirburne's village; it was started by the family to house estate workers, and servants from nearby Stonyhurst, whose entrance is on the left.

Although it was requisitioned by the RAF during the war, it re-opened in 1946 to a tired nation in desperate need of fun and relaxation.

The Park Keeper's Lodge and the Aviary The gardens were laid out in the late 19th century on the site of old Purbeck stone quarries formerly owned by the Goddard family.

Now owned by the National Trust, it is a remarkable survival of one of the first stages of the Industrial Revolution, when the new water- powered mills had to seek fast-flowing streams to power

Next are Groom's stationers and booksellers run by the Groom sisters; Hilton's Shoes and Collis the jeweller occupy the building with Venetian-style oriel windows.

The business goes back to the 17th century, and was started by the landlord of the Bell, who was also a blacksmith.

Firefighting was hampered by the fact that the crew spoke no English, and could not be understood when they raised the alarm.

The river is at this point scarcely affected by the tides, which are two hours later than at London Bridge, and the low and high water levels are respectively 16½ and 1½ feet higher, the bed

Amongst the companies operating services to Belfast were the IOMSPCo, the Barrow Steam Navigation Co, controlled by the Midland Railway with sailings from Barrow and Morecambe, and a joint Lancashire

Lester Bowden died in 1980, leaving his sons Richard and Warwick in charge of the rebuilding programme occasioned by the Ashley Centre.

Aureole, on the other hand, was owned by the young and greatly loved new Queen.

This was changed dramatically by the 1768 Turnpike Trust Act; it established a fine toll road from Hatfield to Reading via Amersham, High Wycombe and Marlow.

The 11th-century castle was extended by the Percy family after they bought it in 1309.

During daylight hours, when the depth of water in Rock Gut is less than eleven feet, a black ball is exhibited by the side of the lantern.