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Westgate offers some idea of what it would have been like to live beside the city walls. The portcullis was removed in 1744 when it became 'a nuisance, and of no manner of use'.

John Constable is known to have painted Malvern Hall at least three times - one of these paintings is now in Tate Britain.

Fred Archer, one of the most successful jockeys of all time, lived in Prestbury, and his father was landlord of The Kings Arms.

The Tudor tower house of North Lees Hall was one of seven halls built by Robert Eyre for his sons, all allegedly within sight of one another.

This aerial view of the South Yorkshire town of Barnsley centres on the imposing white stone Town Hall with its monolithic central clock tower.

To the south of Easington, the new town of Peterlee was developed with the aim of attracting light industry into the area.

The town is chiefly noteworthy for its noble old castle, the remains of which have been carefully strengthened so that the relic is the best preserved of the nine castles in Carmarthenshire.

This bustling view of Church Road with its bicycles and horse-drawn vehicles is dominated by the sadly- lamented old Town Hall, which burned down in 1966.

The Green Tree Inn on the right is a reminder of the remarkable number of public houses in Yarm; several of these were busy coaching inns with stabling to the rear for horses in the era of the stagecoaches

This tranquil creek, three miles south of Truro, is one of many on the River Fal. Here two girls are enjoying the sunlight.

The two Cowes, situated on the west and east banks of the River Medina, are famous throughout the world as a centre for yachting and as the home port of the Royal Yacht Squadron.

This fascinating photograph shows an assortment of individuals all of whom appear to be mesmerised by the cam- era.

The older anchorages of Sutton Harbour and Stonehouse, with the greater expanse of the Hamoaze and Plymouth Sound beyond, created a perfect naval base long before the new town of Devonport was founded.

This small and delightful riverside town has a bustling quayside with a mix of pleasure boats and commerce in the shape of boat builders and repairers.

Hunstanton grew out of the hamlet of Hunstanton St Edmund, sited low on the cliffs and owned by the Le Strange family of the Hall.

By the 1880s, Eastbourne became 'The Empress of Watering Places', set against the backdrop of Beachy Head.

As with so many seaside resorts of the 19th century, Bournemouth attracted a wealthy and fashionable clientele.

The castle was once the home of the powerful Neville family; now parts of their castle lie in ruins, although one side remains habitable.

This attractive town of grey slate houses sits at the edge of Bodmin Moor on the banks of the Camel. A camel weathercock wittily crowns the fine Town Hall, built in 1806.

These elegant Scots pines on the shores of Buttermere are among the most photographed of any in the Lake District. However, this Frith scene must be one of the earliest photographs of them.

Evesham Abbey held the Manor of Ombersley for several centuries until the Dissolution, its abbots often residing there. In the early 17th century it came into the possession of the Sandys family.

During the reign of Henry IV, the King's army marched around these hills seeking to bring the Welsh patriot Owain Glyndwr to battle.

The west wing of the original old hall at Holker, home of the Preston family since the 16th century, was destroyed by fire in 1871.This sumptuous rebuilding, supervised by the seventh Duke of Devonshire

The small boy's sailor suit was typical of the Edwardian period; as were the white skirts, worn only a couple of inches from the surface of the dirt road.