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Built of wood, it stood in the sand dunes between Riley Avenue and Lightburn Avenue from 1864 to 1901.

The top part of the cross was discovered in the 19th century at Tresmarrow Farm, and was put in the town museum.

The Clergy House, a 14th-century timber-framed and thatched hall house, is in the care of the National Trust and is open to visitors.

'Chain Bridge was a great attraction for me and my friends. We always built a hut in the woods — and would like to have slept there, but weren't allowed to.

'Chain Bridge was a great attraction for me and my friends. We always built a hut in the woods — and would like to have slept there, but weren't allowed to.

The forests had deposits of iron ore, and supplies of wood fuel to smelt it; the iron-making families brought much wealth to the parish.

The top part of the cross was discovered in the 19th century at Tresmarrow Farm, and was put in the town museum.

Located in a remote region north of Petworth, the village was originally formed in a clearing in the woods. The local wealden clay district is remarkable for large oak trees.

Sir Roger Fiennes' ancestor, Sir John, had married the heiress Maud de Monceux in 1320, the last of the family that had held the manor since the 12th century and had given the village the second

Fittleworth is a picturesque village of fine old houses, commons and fir woods. On the left of the picture is the Swan, a 14th-century coaching inn with a sign spanning the main road.

Picturesquely perched on top of its steep knoll and surrounded by a sea of 20th- century housing, the church of St Nicholas, Laindon, possibly dates from the 12th century.

Having curved from the woods on Shapwick Hill (top right) and around Combpyne Hill (centre), the new six-mile railway line from Axminster to Lyme Regis crossed the deep-cut valley at Cannington

Here we see the grand facade of the Blackburn Exchange & Reading Room, which opened in April 1865. It was known later as the Cotton Exchange.

'Chain Bridge was a great attraction for me and my friends. We always built a hut in the woods — and would like to have slept there, but weren't allowed to.

As early as 1869 he called a public meeting to win support for the acquisition of the Greenhead estate, including Gledholt Glen (now known as T P Woods after former owner, T P Crosland), to prevent

In this photograph we can see wood stacked for seasoning within the dock area. Frequent visitors here were the Russian ships bringing in hardwoods.

In 1672, following the Declaration of Indulgence, licences to preach in Dorking were issued to James Fisher and John Wood, who formed the Independent Congregational Church.

In this photograph we can see wood stacked for seasoning within the dock area. Frequent visitors here were the Russian ships bringing in hardwoods.

The rebuilding took nearly twenty years, and the craftsmen tried to put only the best and finest materials back into Manchester's chief house of God. 192 new traceried panels were fitted to

The rebuilding took nearly twenty years, and the craftsmen tried to put only the best and finest materials back into Manchester's chief house of God. 192 new traceried panels were fitted to the ancient

Consequently these mills were often in isolated areas, and the owners had to create a complete infrastructure to support their industry.

The popularity of Box Hill, once called the White Hill from its chalk bluff and affording a splendid view across the Weald from its summit of just over 600ft, reached an apogee during the late Victorian

KIPPAX was a small estate village servicing Kippax Hall and Kippax Park for three centuries before developing rapidly in the mid 19th cen- tury with the discovery of coal reserves.

A new housing estate has arisen there, and a school called The Windmill School has been built.