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Sharing its name with the river in whose valley it lies, Darwen grew rapidly as a result of industrialisation in the early 19th century, and many of the buildings along Market Street were

Most of Alcester Street was demolished in the 1960s, but this small part of it survived.

Cowplain developed because of the main road from Portsmouth to London; its name means 'a clearing for cows'.

This is another picturesque Hampshire village, home to a good selection of perfect whitewashed thatched cottages.

An artist (left) settles down to capture some of this marvellous scenery on canvas. A small selection of boats can be seen moored here.

The church exterior is of Bisley stone, while that used for the interior walls, most of the pulpit and the base of the font, comes from Painswick.

These are one of five sets of locks used to even out the water level along the canal.

Much of Colwall developed in late Victorian times as a result of the building of the railway line and its station.

Early Woburn suffered by fire in 1505, and again in 1724, but was entirely rebuilt on both occasions.

Sutton Park is a National Nature Reserve, which puts it among the top rank of our protected areas.

These three similar shots of St Michael's span half a century, but only in 1955 do we notice the restricted area of the burial ground around the church by the appearance of a substantial brick wall.

St Michael's church, called 'proud and prosperous' by Pevsner, is by J L Pearson, the architect of Truro Cathedral, and was built in 1885.

It had a windmill on the outskirts of the village, and an old gabled mansion which saw action for Cromwell's men during the siege of Chester.

In the 1850s, Cheapside was one of the most fashionable shopping streets in London, with a 'mighty stream of traffic' flowing through from Oxford Street to Leadenhall and the City.

Sir Robert Peel called it 'one of the finest sites in Europe'.

The Bell Hotel speaks of genteel days, and Lewis's store on the right speaks of a more pressurised era of merchandising in the 1930s.

The central part of this fine Georgian building became the home of Sir Lionel Lyde, before the later wing on the right was added, and which at the time this picture was taken housed the Lullingstone

The 1881 census revealed a steady rise in the size of the professional, commercial and managerial classes: in 1890 the city's fortunes were founded not on industrial might but on the realm of international

The 1881 census revealed a steady rise in the size of the professional, commercial and managerial classes: in 1890 the city's fortunes were founded not on industrial might but on the realm of international

Mostyn Street is one of Llandudno's main shopping streets; we see it here pictured in bright sunlight.

Few buildings remain untouched by the passing of the years in this sunny picture of the Market Place.

The coat of arms that is displayed on the chancel arch today bears the arms of George III and was restored in 1963.

The main body of Salisbury Cathedral was completed in a short span of forty years between 1220 and 1260, so the interior has an impressive architectural unity.

Much of Colwall developed in late Victorian times as a result of the building of the railway line and its station.