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Members of the Watts family ran the shop for a century: the Misses Watts, from Higher Holt, were followed by William Watts and his branch of the family.

Following enlargement of the church (c1453-73) the construction of the distinctive 'West Country' type tower is believed to have been the gift of Lady Isabel, Duchess of Clarence.

It was in the years following the war that Chester Zoo acquired the excellent reputation that it has today for its breeding programmes, including the breeding of orang-utans.

Elsewhere people paid to follow fashion and cover their houses with bricks; here that was a luxury few could afford.

The first forge is reputed to have been working in 1425, with the first ironworks following in 1577; it is also said that the first forge in America was built by emigrants from the town.

Between Whitstable and Herne Bay, this modern residential suburb and resort, with its grassy cliff-top promenade and shingle beach, was developed mainly in the years following the Second World War.

Among Leamington's famous residents was Napoleon III of France, who came to the town for a short period following France's defeat at the hands of Prussia in 1871.

Boots and International Stores had both been long-term tenants of this corner, but in 1976 Boots moved away, and the Leeds Permanent Building Society, followed by the Halifax, moved in.

practice going back to medieval times when the population of a hamlet cleared land, usually sufficient to make one or two fields, for crops.They would sow oats in spring which were harvested late, followed

It died out following a Royal Proclamation in 1615 prohibiting the use of wood as an industrial fuel.

The opening of the steelworks was followed by the building of a chemical plant at Baglan Bay by British Petroleum.

If you follow its line, you can just see that it extends way beyond the Pavilion.

Its replacement was this column, 60 feet high and bearing the following inscription: 'This column was erected by the trustees of the Liverpool Docks, by the permission of John Shaw Leigh, Esq,

One of the new towns acquired by Cheshire following the border change in 1974, Widnes developed in the 1800s along with the new chemical industries.

The castle, at the medieval limit of navigation for the River Rother, was licensed in 1385 following French raids on Rye and Winchelsea.

There is a local legend telling how Payn de Turberville acquired the castle following the Norman conquest of Glamorgan.

Following the death of Ambrose Dudley in 1589, Warwick Castle was once again in the hands of the Crown.

A castle at Dudley is first mentioned following the arrival of 'a great and powerful prince of the Kingdom of Mercia' called Dudd, Dodo or Dudo c700.

Following the end of the Second World War, a large number of returning servicemen opted for a university education, and by 1947 Sheffield uni- versity's student population had more than doubled to

It was captured by the English in January 1283 following the death of Llywelyn the Last.

The fortress is irregular in outline, as its builders decided to follow the contours of the land.

Here we see the western end of the lord's hall following its restoration.

Its character is now largely suburban, following much rebuilding.

Following the move of the gaol and assizes to Bodmin in 1842, the grounds were landscaped and turned into a pleasure park by the Duke of Northumberland.