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Following the move of the gaol and assizes to Bodmin in 1842, the grounds were landscaped and turned into a pleasure park by the Duke of Northumberland.

Glencoe village stands on the shores of Loch Leven. Here we see a row of classic stone-built thatched cottages, in the characteristic vernacular style.

South of the church, and facing the market place, is Jesus Hospital which was founded in 1591 for 26 poor men.

This section takes a tour from east of Stamford into the fenland of Lincolnshire, mostly in the former administrative county of Holland, very much the flat country.

Bangor's chief trade was the export of slates, mined from Lord Penrhyn's quarries at Bethesda, and carried by rail to Port Penrhyn. The quay here was 300 yards long.

On the extreme left is the east wing of Wisbech Museum, which was built upon the filled-in moat of the castle.

We are looking over Exmouth from the high ground to the east of the resort, with the sands of the Maer, a glorious open space, in the middle distance.

Around a hundred years before this picture was taken, the cobblestones of Newark Market Place would have echoed to the clatter of stagecoaches and carriers' waggons.

The manner in which animals were slaughtered, and housed whilst at market, brought forward demands from the government for cleaner market surfaces and the limewashing of all carts coming into and

Quarrymen and their families must have occupied a high proportion of the cottages, working to fulfil the 18th- and 19th-century demand for slate both as a roofing material, and for graveyard

The photographer is looking south-west across the pretty market town of Wendover, which lies on the edge of the Chilterns.

The main entrance to the churchyard where Church Street turns left to become Parsons Fee is distinguished by a pair of elegant early 18th-century gate piers in fine-jointed red brick surmounted by stone

More civic architecture here in the shape of Queensway Hall in Court Drive; in line for this era of betterment, the Hall is housing an improvement grant exhibition.

This bridge is a railway bridge, and is now part of the west coast main line. Another railway bridge (to Blackburn) can be seen in the distance.

The Market was newly-opened in the year of this photograph. It was designed by the local firm Leeming and Leeming of Northgate, with a lofty roof supported by richly-decorated ironwork.

This London terminus of the Great Northern Railway was opened in 1852. It was built on the site of the old Smallpox Hospital.

North of Wainfleet, on the Skegness to Lincoln road, Burgh le Marsh is a market town whose charter was granted in 1401. At its east end is another of Lincolnshire's preserved windmills.

Clifford's Tower was built by Henry III; it occupies the site of William the Conqueror's motte and bailey destroyed by the Danes in 1069.

Another view of the imposing white Congregational church which serves both Ansdell and Fairhaven. A vintage tram makes its way down Clifton Drive to Lytham St Anne's.

At the far east end, behind the sanctuary, Henry VII's chapel was begun in 1503 as a rebuilding of the Lady Chapel to take Henry VI's body.

Wherwell is one of Hampshire's prettiest villages. By the time this photograph was taken, the local railway had been in use for 16 years.

In the 12th century Alresford was a prosperous community - so much so that it was later considered one of England's most important wool markets.

Beyond the gates, the Ewell Road extends onwards to the centre of Cheam village.

The Avenue leads round to Normanby Road, which recalls the landowners of the nearby Normanby Hall and Estate.