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Upper Stroud is in the distance, with Park Road below, still at this period containing only a few large private houses.

One mile inland is the church of St Mary, which includes the nave of the Augustinian priory founded here in 1119 by Walter de Gant.

Bognor's growth from a tiny fishing village started in the 1780s, with Sir Richard Hotham's grand scheme inland (modestly named Hothamton) aimed at the nobility and gentry being followed by

Around the beginning of the 20th century there was little difference in the cost of accommodation at either the Victoria, the Prince of Wales, or the Royal, though eating at the latter was slightly

When Ascot commemorated the accession of Edward VII by building a new grandstand, the Duke of Richmond responded by building an imposing two-tier grandstand to accommodate 10,000 persons at a cost of £40,000

The schooner anchored here, awaiting high tide to allow it to enter the canal, is the 'President Garfield'.

Archbishop Laud was at some time rector of this rather fine church, which forms a pleasant group with the 18th-century vicarage at the southern end of this mining town.

The old tide mill overlooking the quay at Emsworth, once Chichester Harbour's main port and an important centre for the oyster trade.

Phelps Chambers, on the right, was demolished as part of developments in 1973.

Erected in 1900, it reads: 'Robert Blake, born in this town 1598, died at sea 1657'.

Another view showing the elaborate pargetting which has made the Ancient House recognised as one of the prime examples of its kind.

A view of the ordnance depot of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps.

Wisbech's five mile-long canal once connected the villages of Outwell and Upwell with the River Nene at Wisbech.

The Whyte Swanne of 1612 is still there, and Peacocks have replaced the long-time Louth outfitters of Lawson & Stockdale at No 47(centre).

This was originally the West Riding Proprietary School, built at a cost of £15,000 and opened by its President, Earl Fitzwilliam on 6 August 1834.

We are looking down on The Square from Middle Row at the bottom of Broad Street.

This is a fine view of the 'Royal Adelaide' (104 guns).

Moored at the Lakeside steamer terminal is the 'Swift', 150ft long, 21ft wide and claimed to be capable of carrying 780 passengers.

These cottages at Newhaven, Fife, are an example of the type of fishermen's dwelling that could be found around harbours from Scotland to at least Cullercoats in Northumbria, usually single-storey terraces

Sauchiehall Street joined the east and west quarters of the city, and it was here that you could buy quality confectionery from Assafrey, dine out at the Hippodrome, attend an exhibition at the Institute

These cottages at Newhaven, Fife, are an example of the type of fishermen's dwelling that could be found around harbours from Scotland to at least Cullercoats in Northumbria, usually single-storey terraces

This view looks towards one of the entrances to the series of underground canals that extended to the Duke's pits at Walkden.

Opened throughout in 1772, the Staffs & Worcestershire Canal was designed by James Brindley as part of a scheme to allow traffic to operate between the Thames,Trent, Severn and Mersey.

In 1885 Solihull was described as a ‘very pleasant village, but a few miles distant’.