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The bill for the original construction of the dam was £945.

Just north of Leyburn is this fine village complete with a large green.

The Clydach River is a tributary of the Usk, and joins it between Abergavenny and Crickhowell.

The junction of Wine Street and High Street. High Street was where Joseph Cottle opened a bookshop and publishing house in 1791.

Situated in Norfolk Street, the Victoria (Methodist) Hall was designed by W F Hale and built in brick with stone dressing.

From the Pier 1900 Boscombe developed to the east of Bournemouth in mid-Victorian times, attracting the wealthy and fashionable.

We may be thankful that this beautiful cottage in the tiny hamlet of Frogholt near Newington (just outside Folkestone) remains unchanged today.

Angmering-on-Sea is a modern residential area with a quiet beach. The photograph shows a typical shingle beach of large flint pebbles, wooden groyne sea defences and a concrete sea wall.

The Palace Hotel makes an impressive backdrop for this rear view of The Golden Hind. The main function rooms in the hotel overlooked the sea.

In the foreground stands the arch of the Conservative Club, with the solid brick-built Cambridge Hotel next door. The honey-pot style telegraph poles carry lines to the surrounding

Within the nave, centuries of burials had raised the ground level by about 4 ft.

However, the influence of the Roman Occupation is still much in evidence. The Devil's Highway, a Roman road, passes through the village, and two Roman milestones can still be seen locally.

Several years after this photograph was taken, the East Berkshire village of Holyport became the setting for a First World War PoW camp and German soldiers were regularly seen marching through

There is an interesting diversity of shops, from a plumber's to the Cocoa Rooms - this has always been Preston's main shopping street.

It is a busy day in this important commercial thoroughfare leading up to the church of St Mary, seen here in the distance.

During the 18th century hops were of prime importance to Farnham, which had five breweries and had more inns than any other town in Surrey.

A few sheep wandering in the road are watched over by a lad sitting on the bridge parapet in this view looking west along what is now the busy A39 through the village.

It probably provided horseshoes for such village notables as Nicholas Wadham, founder of Wadham College, and Captain Ewell, who commanded the marines aboard HMS 'Victory'.

It sits near to Brompton Barracks, and now forms part of the Black Lion Leisure Centre. I wonder who picked up the litter on the pavement outside the café, right?

This sturdy gritstone bridge has spanned the mighty River Derwent in the centre of Derbyshire's county town for five centuries, although it has been widened and strengthened to take modern traffic.

The handsome Leadmill Bridge, on the Grindleford approach to Hathersage, spans the Derwent in three graceful gritstone arches.

In the centre of the picture stands the forge, which is believed to date back over 670 years, although it is thought that horses and ponies were shod here long before that.

Flushing's quays were built by Dutch engineers in the 17th century; with the arrival of the Royal Mail Packets, it became a flourishing port with elegant houses occupied by naval officers.

The church of St James was probably founded in about 1200. There are rectors recorded since 1229.