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The red sandstone walls of Furness Abbey were built in the 12th century, started under the Savigny Order by Stephen, Count of Boulogne, later King of England.

Askham, four miles south of Penrith, is one of the most attractive villages in the former county of Westmorland, and Askham Bridge, spanning the River Lowther, is one of the most graceful structures

The Duke of York is one of Burnley's landmark inns, and gives its name to this part of town. The tip of a spire can be seen just off centre.

Nestling in a combe between two rocky hills, the tower of the parish church of St Michael is clearly visible in this view of the town, taken from the Cobb, on which the Duke of Monmouth landed on 11

In the background are the ruins of Bolton Castle, which was built by Richard Scrope in the 1380s.

In the background are the ruins of Bolton Castle, which was built by Richard Scrope in the 1380s.

The new seaside resort was mostly laid out south of the old town on flatter land between the Lower Town, largely destroyed by fire in 1791, and the sea.

Two miles south-west of Othery, the Taunton Road skirts the Mump, a natural tor rising steeply from the surrounding Moors.

The cottage on the east side of Manor Road (left) is the one to which Sergeant William Lawrence retired.

A typical moss landscape of sedge and scruffy birch trees is in the foreground; beyond are some of the traditional peat cutters who were still working the area.

Beside the waters of the Great Stour, this great house in its pleasant parkland marks the original birthplace in 1380 of Cardinal Kempe, the ecclesiastical statesman.

The wheeled bathing machines of earlier pictures have been replaced by this array of circular tents, allowing Edwardians to divest themselves in privacy.

Designed in 1865 and built at Chatham, she was completed in 1868 at a cost of £361,134 including machinery.

Lord Trenchard, father of the modern Royal Air Force, chose the site right in the middle of the Lincolnshire countryside so as to be as far away as possible from the temptations of the big cities.

This old view of St Osyths Lane includes the beautiful 14th-century spire of St Peter's Church in the distance, beyond the market place.

Until 1864, Clacton had simply been a row of cliffs. It was Peter Bruff, a railway engineer, who bought the land and started to develop a resort here.

The name of the town does not refer to any beach, but comes from the Old English word 'beck', meaning 'stream'. Clayhithe was the harbour of Waterbeach; the word 'hythe' means 'landing-place'.

This view, with the Grand Hotel on the left, shows the extent of the beach.

This scene shows punting on the river in pre-war days. Nearby is Conyngham Hall, now a conference centre, but once the home of the toffee maker from Halifax, Lord Macintosh.

Tilgate Mansion was situated about a mile south of the town on the edge of Tilgate Forest, part of the woodlands that comprise St Leonards, Tilgate and Worth Forests; they run in a swathe from Horsham

Dunstable Street housed most of the 'household' shops in 1955 - the situation has considerably altered since then as the town has expanded its boundaries.

Once tree-lined, the pavement edge to the right of the photograph has given itself up to signage and lighting standards.

By the time of this photograph Cromer had experienced a continuing building boom, which included new premises for fashionable stores such as Jarrold & Sons (left), who are still flourishing both in Cromer

Fishguard is famous for the defeat and capture of a French 'invasion force' in 1797, by the women of the town!