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In this quintessentially English scene, one can almost hear the sound of bat hitting ball, followed by the ripple of applause from the knowledgeable spectators.

Artists such as Millais and Leighton sought inspiration in local scenes, and a host of Victorian and Edwardian amateurs followed their example.

During the great building boom that followed Cheltenham's development from the 19th century onwards, much of the earlier medieval settlement was overwhelmed.

Forming a boundary with the original Augustinian priory site established by Henry I, the High Street follows the route of the Watling Street ancient trackway.

Wycombe Abbey School's first architect, was commissioned by the school to build boarding houses, classroom blocks and dormitories, which were mostly built between 1898 and 1902, with the chapel following

In 1322, the Earl of Lancaster sought refuge in the local church following his defeat by Edward II.

These follow the patterns of old burgage strips, and on market days, sheep were driven in single file along the narrow ways to be counted.

Following bombing during the Second World War, the familiar tower is today attached to a new church. The wall survives, but the lychgate has a new position.

It also reveals a somewhat insensitive example of infill, no attempt having been made by the architect to follow the existing roof line.

The pier building's tall seaward end has now gone, and the pier beyond it has been closed following extensive storm damage.

It is possible to either take the lanes or to follow the coastal path, admiring the views towards Bournemouth and the Isle of Wight along the way.

peaceful and idyllic rural scene, with the horse and cart behind a small girl pushing a pram outside the church of St John the Baptist, belies Crawley's mid 19th-century expansion into a railway town, following

One of Southsea's most famous landmarks is South Parade Pier, opened in 1879 and rebuilt in 1908 following a fire.

The provision of the public gardens of the Promenade at Bowness also followed the coming of the railway in 1847, and the increased popularity of the Lake District as a health-giving holiday resort

Above it is the spire of All Hallows-by-the-Tower, which had just been restored following Second World War bombing.

The following photographs taken from the pier benefit from close comparison.

Others followed, and the Bournemouth of today is one of the largest conurbations on the south coast.

It also had the distinction, following an Act of Parliament in 1562, of sending two MPs to Parliament - voted in by an electorate of only twenty!

The soaring parish church tower, carefully rebuilt following its collapse in 1785, closes the view.

The Buckland Drives, following the rim of the flatter land high up on the eastern bank of the Dart, were very popular during the 19th century.

One of Southsea's most famous landmarks is South Parade Pier, opened in 1879 and rebuilt in 1908 following a fire.

It was to Sheerness dockyard that Nelson's body was brought, preserved in a barrel of spirit, following his death at Trafalgar.

He died in France in 1934, but a year later his body was brought back to England and laid to rest here following a torchlight funeral oration.

The following year the pier was commissioned; it was soon extended so that vessels could use it at low water.