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Here we see the remains of the Premonstratensian Abbey of St Agatha.

THE ANCIENT city of Lancaster gave its name not only to the Palatine County, but also to a royal house.

The charter not only gave them the lordship of the manor of Hallgarth and a large collection of property, but also the right to collect tolls belonging to the manor, and the right (previously held

THE YEARS of decline that had marked the first part of the 1990s were decisively reversed during the last years of the old century and the early years of the new millennium.

This good view of the village pump captures some of the feel of the old village of Ickenham. The road has been widened substantially since this communal water supply was in regular use.

At the height of the coaching era, Maidenhead was littered with posting inns either side of the High Street. Some of these hotels continued to thrive during the age of the motor car.

Townley Hall was first opened to the people of Burnley on 20 May 1903. The opening ceremony was performed by the Earl of Roseberry.

This must be one of the last photographs of the old military hospital at Netley before most of it disappeared from the shores of Southampton Water in a huge heap of rubble.

The A46 from Bath can be seen snaking down into Nailsworth, which lies at the meeting place of three steep and wooded valleys.

The large very attractive Saxon village on the road from Oakham to Stamford now overlooks the modern dam on the north-east angle of Rutland Water formed in the valley of the River Gwash,

In the centre of the picture are a number of coal and stores hulks, and also what appears to be the turret-ship HMS 'Conqueror', built at Chatham and carrying a main armament of 2 x 45-ton guns

At the heart of Bishop Alexander's town was the large market place into which the Fosse Way was diverted, although none of the buildings in this view are medieval.

This village of great beauty is said to be the most photographed in Hertfordshire.

This small town once played host to one of the significant events in Scotland's history: John Balliol surrendered the realm of Scotland to Edward Longshanks here on 10 July 1296.

The village of Muker, set toward the western end of the dale, dates back to 1274. After a chapel of ease was built here in 1580, the delightfully named Corpse Way gradually fell into disuse.

Between Soham and Wicken once lay a large expanse of water called Soham Mere. It suffered from gradual encroachment by farmers over the centuries, and finally succumbed in the drainage of 1664.

Raglan Castle is an imposing, solid structure and was one of the last defensive castles to built in Wales.

Until 1948 the hospital was voluntary, and wards were named after local benefactors such as Bristol (of Ickworth), Praed (of Ousden) and Hasted (of Bury).

It is clear that Finlay's is under competition following the arrival of the chain store in the form of Freeman Hardy & Willis. To the left of the tower of St John's is the Curry Cycle Co.

The clock tower on Exmouth's sea front is a good place to begin any exploration of the resort.

The Railway Hotel, near the Chandler's Ford station, changed its name to the Monks Brook Inn after the closure of the station in 1969. The name remains, although the station has been reopened.

Glastonbury certainly invokes strong feelings of sanctity, and it possesses a powerful aura of mystery.

This ten-acre park was purchased by the council with the help of donations in 1904 from the landowner, Mrs Maynell Ingram of Temple Newsam House, Leeds.

The last view in Marcham was taken from the parish church tower looking south-east towards Parkside, a large estate of 1950s former council houses.