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Two miles south of Maidstone, this little secretive village perched on a hillside once had thirteen watermills within its boundaries, powered by the two main streams flowing into the River Medway.

Here we see the front of the Feathers Hotel on the right. The building was erected in 1565, although the top storey was added later.

Here we see the front of the Feathers Hotel on the right. The building was erected in 1565, although the top storey was added later.

It looks quiet here now, but once the market at Leominster was so successful that the cities of Hereford and Worcester were jealous of its success.

The second highest part of Bodmin Moor is Rough Tor, at 1,311 feet.

In the first half of the century this roundabout was filled with hansom cabs, and later from 1904 by the rattle of trams.

A splendid array of 1920s motor cars occupy the market place in this view looking west.

The pinnacled tower of Oakley church has a sturdy staircase turret, a fine Tudor doorway, and a memorial window to William Warham, a local boy, reputedly born at nearby Malshanger House, who

A small market town of medieval origin where the Fens meet Breckland, Mildenhall gained an airfield between the wars, the starting point for many famous air races.

Typifying the sixties town planning dream here, Broad Walk presents a range of shops away from the hazard and pollution of the motor car.

We are on the south-east coast at Cawsand Bay; the twin villages perched above the beach, where fishing boats are drawn up. The fields and woods of the Mount Edgcumbe estate reach down to the water.

The hunt assembling at the front of the Bugle pub, a former coaching inn. Note the sturdy porch, similar to that of its opposite neighbour the Dolphin Hotel.

The building to the right of the clock tower is now Mallards Restaurant, and the next one along is still the Prince Regent.

The paintings that formed the basis of Britain's national collection were purchased for £57,000 in 1824 from J Angerstein.The exhibition halls created on the north side of Trafalgar Square to display

The market town of Bedale is just a few miles to the north-east of Masham.

Margate is today a bustling seaside resort on the Isle of Thanet, with many miles of sandy beaches, and typical seaside attractions.

Great Harwood lies to the north of Accrington, and commands a lovely part of the Hyndburn Valley.

During the siege of York it is thought that guns were placed on the roof here, but there is some controversy about this.

In the late 11th century, a Benedictine priory was founded by Hamelin de Ballon—a conquering Norman lord needed the legitimacy of the church's support.

Below the towering cathedral are beautiful woodlands, still threaded with a maze of footpaths. The picturesque building below the cathedral is the old fulling mill, standing beside its weir.

Except for the dome of St Paul's Cathedral in the distance, this scene is very different today.

A contemporary guide book extolled Bournemouth's climate: 'it is perhaps most beneficial to invalids during the fall of the year and the early spring, when it will compare favourably with many of the Mediterranean

The Borrowdale Hotel is in one of the wildest valleys of Lakeland, and only the hardiest of early tourists made their way this deeply into the dale.

Like Geddington, the village of Hardingstone is famous for its Queen Eleanor Cross, erected by Edward I in memory of his wife. The funeral procession rested here en route to London in 1290.