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The most notorious abbot of Furness Abbey was undoubtedly Alexander Banks. One William Case, on behalf of the people of Sellergarth, sued him in court in 1516.

The square red sandstone west tower of St Andrew's Parish Church is Norman, and was part of the original church on the site.

Keymer is at the foot of the Downs near Hassocks. The Norman church of St Cosmos and St Damian was re-built in 1866. Ockley Manor is an 18th-century brick house, with a dovecote.

Loch Lomond became a popular destination for day trippers from around Clydeside, especially after the opening of the Dumbarton & Balloch Joint Railway.

When this picture was taken, the town hall, with its 225 ft tower and spectacular frontage of giant columns and pilasters, was in desperate need of a good clean to rid it of decades of soot and grime.

A bustling shopping scene of the early fifties, taken when the row of shops was fairly new. Many of these now await new lessees, but the surmounting clock and its cupola are still present.

Sussex beaches are mostly shingle above high water mark, so it is understandable that the two miles of golden sand between the mouth of the River Rother and the shingle banks of Dungeness should develop

The Tombland Fair provides the activity in this picture of Norwich Castle. At the time of the Conquest, Norwich was both an important town and a major port.

A subsequent casualty of the automobile age, this popular hotel, with its three patient horses waiting for their passengers, stood alongside the A3 at Wisley until it was demolished to make room for the

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

The most surprising feature of this busy shopping scene is the complete lack of any vehicles.

The Cross in Geddington's village centre was built in 1294 to commemorate Queen Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I.

The scout hut, agricultural vehicle and long forgotten signboard are features of the left-hand side of High Road looking towards Elmore Pond.

Much of Theale High Street remains unchanged, though it is unlikely that we would find this part of the village free of traffic today.

Behind the tree, the Big Schoolroom (1863) blends very well with the Tercentenary School House (1889) to form a quadrangle reminiscent of Oxbridge.

St Oswald's Church sits right at the end of a very rough cobbled road, hence the street is called The Cobbles.

A bust of Minerva sits proudly atop the grand Hayes façade of the library extension, probably pictured at the time of its opening in 1896.

We are on the Eastbourne main road, south of Uckfield. Halland Park Farm is the remains of the mansion built in 1595 to replace Laughton Place as the principal house of the Pelham family.

Keymer is at the foot of the Downs near Hassocks.The Norman church of St Cosmos and St Damian was re-built in 1866. Ockley Manor is an 18th-century brick house, with a dovecote.

They stayed here until the Dissolution of the Monasteries three hundred years later. Four hundred years after it was dissolved, the Carmelites returned.

On the right is that well-known hotel, the Royal County, created in the 19th century out of former town houses belonging to the Ratcliffe and Bowes families.

The carefully-pollarded lime trees along both sides of this north to south street help to shade the frontages of the varied shops and other retail establishments which flourish here.

Only a couple of miles from Kettering, the village of Barton Seagrave retains plenty of charm and character.

This chapter ends at Great Houghton, south-east of Northampton. It is a small village with a few modern closes. The White Hart pub is little changed.