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St Margaret's began as a leper hospital, possibly founded by Robert Fitz-Parnell, himself a leper, whose brother Robert, Earl of Leicester, held Kingston Manor from 1190 to 1204.

The quiet little seaside town of Selsey was once part of a small island.

This view looks west with the Red House (left) in front of and next to Lorne House and West Deyne, the school boarding houses.

In the distance in the centre of this photograph is The King's Arms public house; at this time it was one of the houses of the Maidstone brewers Style & Winch Ltd.

Redevelopment of Daventry began in the early sixties under a scheme to house Birmingham overspill population.

Built of beautiful polished red Ruabon brick, and with lots of fine decorative detail on it, the local story is that it was erected simply to make this the tallest house in Neston!

The Cowper Arms lies at the corner of Colyer Close and Station Road.

The Jolly Miller on Hook Road has a skittles evening each week. It has ten bedrooms, all with televisions - they would not have had these in 1955. A single bedroom costs £39 including breakfast.

This is a quaint corner of Loftus, which here looks totally unsuited for the traffic of the present day.

The elegant brick railway station is at the far end, and the Grand Hotel is on the left. On the right is the Taliesin Hotel.

The arrival of the railway in 1866 gave this market town a boost, and it rapidly developed to serve a large hinterland.

The sign above the entrance of Cambridge Hall indicates that the picture was taken around 1901-02 following the accession of King Edward VII.

A number of English kings stayed at the castle on their frequent visits to Hastings. William Rufus held court here, at the head of his army, awaiting a chance to slip across to Normandy.

This modest building of red brick is attributed to T H Rushforth and was built in about 1864. The windows are 13th century and show a variety of designs in two-bay arcades.

In the 1920s, the owner of a chain of grocery stores had two carved cats placed on the upper front of his shop - they were supposed to frighten the rats away from the river bank.

It was out of this college that Leeds university was established in 1904. Leeds Mechanics' Institute was also noted for its high standards.

Since the 18th century, the town has been a centre for the brewing of beer. The breweries used the Wharfe to bring in raw materials and transport finished products.

To the left of York's city wall stands the station opened by the North Eastern Railway in 1877.

Also known as St Sampson's, Golant on the west bank of the Fowey was cut off from the main estuary, save for a bridge, by the embankment of the Lostwithiel to Fowey railway in 1869.

Church Cove is on the east side of the Lizard. The building on the left is the lifeboat station, erected in 1885; it is unusual that it is set at right angles to the beach.

To its right stands the cathe- dral-like front of the Baptist church, built by George Morgan in 1877 at a cost of £4200.

The arrival of the railway in 1866 gave this market town a boost, and it rapidly developed to serve a large hinterland.

At the Stamford Road end of the street, the newly-built showroom of Tutty's sold kitchen units and appliances. Newman's next door was an old-fashioned ironmongers, which has resisted change.

There is no general consensus as to the origin of 'St Nicholas' as a place name.