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Lynn's market place is one of the very finest in England, enriched by a profusion of Georgian and Victorian public buildings, including the florid Corn Exchange built in 1854.

As one old guide book pointed out, 'To every broadsman who quants his wherry along the slow rivers, Acle Bridge is a haven or port of call.

The Monument and the tower of St Magnus's Church stand side by side - we are looking from the centre of the sixty-year-old London Bridge.

The first recorded wooden bridge was built in 1583, and was destroyed during the siege of York.

Built around 1280 for the Abbot of St Mary's Abbey, the building was enlarged in the 15th century.

The fields of Whitecliff Farm (foreground) hosted summer camps for militia and artillery volunteers in late Victorian times.

St James' Church at Kingston, in effect the Scott family chapel of the Earls of Eldon from Encombe House, viewed looking southwards from cottages in South Street.

Very little of the Roman occupation of Dorchester, Durnovaria, remains.

This view, taken on the northern edge of the village, is almost unrecognisable, for extensive changes have taken place. Lydford is a place of great antiquity.

DunhamMassey is now part of Greater Manchester, although it was still in Cheshire at the time this photograph was taken. The house, and extensive grounds, are preserved by the National Trust.

For most of the century the city's parks retained their popularity and were maintained meticulously, only in the last quarter of the century suffering from a lack of management and care.

According to Christine Smith (author of 'Sutton Coldfield under the Earls of Warwick'), on the death of Richard I (Richard the Lionheart), Lord Bassett enclosed a hunting ground - Bassett's Heath

Here we have another view of Prince's Corner on the right, with a glimpse of the High Street beyond the pseudo-timbering of The King's Arms (now The Fallow and Firkin).

Moseley Hall was the medieval home of the Grevis family, but in 1891 the hall and its surrounding parkland became the property of the city.

The open-air bathing pool was a new attraction, opened in time for the long hot summer of 1914.

Situated three miles south-west of Crieff, Drummond Castle was originally built by John, the first Lord Drummond in 1491.

At the beginning of the 20th century Leeds had four theatres, including the Grand, which is featured on the right-hand side of the picture.

The curtain of trees to the right of the church is almost as high as the tower. The church is large, and includes three Norman doorways and a sweeping horseshoe arch.

Most of the large hotels faced the Stray, including the Queen, the Granby, the Prince of Wales and the slightly smaller Empress.

The growth of Cardiff's docks was to some extent a symptom of their own success. There was simply too much coal coming down the valleys from Merthyr for the wharves to cope with.

The heart of the Square Mile. City life looks as frenetic as it does today. Job mobility was unheard of in the Victorian office.

This photograph shows this Domesday village, now much consumed by the tentacles of Market Harborough's suburbs, with its large irregular green and attractive houses, some dating back to 1567 and 1664,

Yet it has a long history with a number of attractive 18th- and 19th-century houses tucked away in the lanes of the Old Town.

Looking along the Broomielaw towards Clyde Street this picture gives us a good view of the railway bridge serving Central Station, whilst immediately behind it work is underway on rebuilding Glasgow Bridge