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The coat of arms of Watton is a hare and a barrel: they can be seen above the clock and again on the weather vane. ('Wat' is a dialect word for a hare, and 'tun' a word for a barrel.)

Today, the thick coating of ivy on the tower and all the ornamental shrubs and trees are gone, allowing the tower on its mound to be seen in all its glory.

The wearing of white coats was introduced in some towns during the Second World War; it gave the policeman at least a sporting chance of not being run down during the blackout.

they to be found in use, but nevertheless they seem to generate vivid images of Victorian England at peace with itself, nannies with prams exercising in the park, and lovers sitting entranced by red-coated

They were originally covered with horse or ox hide, but since the late 19th century cheaper canvas or calico has been used, which needs only a single coat of pitch to make them waterproof.

The town's coat of arms with the motto 'Audaciter et Sincere' ('boldly and frankly') perhaps sum up the municipal desire to be modern and up-to-date.

Today, the thick coating of ivy on the tower and all the ornamental shrubs and trees are gone, allowing the tower on its mound to be seen in all its glory.

The tall telegraph pole in the background now bears the town's Coat of Arms. The building on the left is now a bank, while a few doors down was the old lodging house for down-and-outs.

Some original glass survives, including armorial glass with the coat of arms of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou, which dates from 1456: a remarkable and rare survival amid the bustle of an inn through over

This dependence on the wool trade is recalled in the coats of arms above the door of All Saints' tower.

Today, the thick coating of ivy on the tower and all the ornamental shrubs and trees are gone, allowing the tower on its mound to be seen in all its glory.

Built in 1796-8 on the site of the original moat, the Shire Hall of Lancaster Castle is a fascinating building.

The accountants Forrester Boyd & Co at 7 Corn Market next door have been replaced by Hanson's the bakers, and next door is now the Louth Vision Centre.

Women, some in hats and coats, and men, some in suits and other working apparel, converge at the waterside, many of them on their way to or from work.

The accountants Forrester Boyd & Co at 7 Corn Market next door have been replaced by Hanson's the bakers, and next door is now the Louth Vision Centre.

The Raleigh family pew survives, marked by Sir Walter's coat of arms.

Again, what with the coats and caps the weather could not have been too warm.

Comparing this view of Friar Street to the similar one taken in 1891, shows that the three-gabled building next to the car has had a coat of render stripped away to expose its timbers, while the shop on

They were originally covered with horse or ox hide, but since the late 19th century cheaper canvas or calico has been used, which needs only a single coat of pitch to make them waterproof.

The plasterwork figures also date from the 20th century; they include the Kings and Queens associated with Kingston's history, and the town's coat of arms.

The porch is decorated with the de Vere stars, coats of arms and two boars, often mistaken for sheep, a play on words, as 'verres' is Latin for a boar pig.

have been removed under new war-time emergency regulations and, in the face of increasing food rationing, the branch of United Dairies on the left has elected to spruce up its premises with a new coat

In his will he set up a Blue Coat School where children of the parish could be educated up to the age of 14. Then they were sent to be apprenticed, and each was given a suit of clothes.

The late 20th century has done its worst and replaced the church's windows by plastic ones and roughcast-coated the smooth render.