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Peveril Castle stands on a hill 260ft above the village, yet despite its looks it was far from impregnable; it was even in Scottish hands for a number of years.

Though the west tower with its distinctive recessed spire is said to contain masonry older than Roche Abbey, the rest of St Bartholomew's dates from 1859, when it was rebuilt to a design by P Boyce.

In November 1711 Lord Mohun fought a duel in Hyde Park against the Duke of Hamilton, in which both men were killed. It was not Mohun's first duel.

The parish church of St Michael is one of the most interesting in the Lake District.

There are still remnants of Southend's more select era when it became a fashionable seaside resort after 1791: Royal Terrace and the Royal Hotel, for example.

Southend is proud of its pier, which is over a mile long and has its own railway. The pier opened in 1889, but lost these rather elegant buildings in the 1920s for stylised Art Deco ones.

This is the bottom chamber of the Deepcut flight of 14 locks. The bridge immediately beyond the lock used to take a railway into Pirbright army camp, just behind the trees to the right.

Elham, pronounced 'Eel-am', dates from Saxon times, and stands six miles north-east of Hythe. Along the nearby valley floor runs an intermittent stream, known as the Nailborne.

A feature of the scene is the limestone paving flags that neatly line The Street, and the trimmed trees forming an arch across the roadway. The Half Moon Inn (landlord W Teasdale), awaits customers.

This shows the New Pier, and the foot of the 'old pier' complete with its own attraction in the form of a coffee stall. The day seems to have been warm enough to keep the ice cream vendor busy.

The photographer is standing on Monks Hill, looking down the winding road that leads to the centre of the original village.

The swannery was probably created to provide food for the abbey on high days. The monks made a duck decoy tunnel to ensure that the abbot's table was well supplied.

Designed by Sir Gilbert Scott, (who, obviously, also worked on London's St Pancras station) and built in 1864, this was the third house on the site and at the time of the photograph was owned by the

The awnings above the shops shelter busy shoppers, whilst often displaying the name of the store. An attractive street lamp can be seen in the centre of the picture.

This tiny street of small shops offers a glimpse of the city's gleaming white castle, which rises from a great mound raised in prehistoric times.

It has the usual mixture of banks and public houses on its corners. A National Savings Centre is tucked away on the left of our picture, and the Millstone Hotel is at the far side.

In the 10th century, when permission was granted for a house to be built on the bar, the yearly rent charged was sixpence.

The interior is unusual, being in the form of two naves, rather than nave and aisle.

This photograph reveals the 1860 iron structure, and the business and bustle of a working port.

The Black Boy is on the left, with the Victorian school, now a house, beyond the car. The ugly lean-to on the cottage has been replaced by a conservatory, and the railings by a rubble stone wall.

The earliest mention of this Norman church is 1149, although during the reign of King Athelstan (AD925-940) there was a wooden church here.

A few visitors are making the best of their visit to the bleak and windswept cliff top.

The Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Thomas of Canterbury was built in the 15th century; it was extended in 1858, when the north aisle was added.

These goats and cattle, watched over by their proud custodian, are representative of a fashion indulged in by many major landowners during the 19th century for breeding and raising unusual