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This interesting picture shows the bridge over the Rother at the bottom of Adhurst Hill. The post office on the right superseded the toll house on the turnpike (1711).

The present Church of Edward the Confessor was built in 1850 on the site of earlier churches dating back to the 15th century.

The L-shaped Quadrant Arcade, stretching between South Street and the Market Place, was formally opened on 23 September 1935.

Kelvedon Hatch is a popular commuter village in the Green Belt north-west of Brentwood. It is now well-known for its formerly 'secret' government nuclear bunker.

The pub is the one feature of this scene to stay relatively unchanged.

It was the former counting house or offices of Par Consols, a rich copper and tin mine in the mid-19th century.

A spa was opened in Hockley in the early years of the 19th century and for some years was very successful, with many visitors coming to take the health-giving waters.

Trams were an efficient form of transport, which lasted for a great many years in Poole.They harnessed the power of the newly-introduced electricity as the driving force, as we can see from the power

However, near here at his manor of Glyndyfrdwy, Owain Glyndwr proclaimed himself Prince of Wales on 16 September 1400, so beginning his 9-year rebellion against English rule.

The summit at 1083 feet is at the head of West Down at the southern point of Cleeve Common.

The cattle holding centre stage in this picture look as though they are asserting their ancient rights for grazing on the common.

It has a squat tower, about 40ft high, which was rebuilt at a cost of about £7,000. The ceiling of the nave was painted with a thousand stars.

The chapel has a vaulted roof of stone and chalk rising to a height of 90 feet.

The village of Pyecombe lies close to a long railway tunnel which passengers on the London to Brighton line will know well.

This view of the castle grounds looks east from the church tower. Friesian cows are grazing; perhaps they belong to Mr E Ball, who owned property to the right in the Market Place.

to the east, this building is now part of the Corby Health Complex, which includes the Lakeside Surgery and an occupational therapy/health centre, both out of view to the west.

It was the house to which William of Orange (later King William III) repaired soon after landing at Brixham in 1688 to end the Stuart dynasty and start the line of Protestant monarchs who have reigned

Here, just behind the horse, it is possible to see one of the many staircases that give access to the upper floor. The shop with the poultry hanging outside is now an antique shop.

There is a pub in the village with the lovely name of the Spinner and Bergamot - apparently it was named for two local racehorses.

Canvey Island has been a great Thames-side attraction for many years, though now the sea walls have been raised to protect the low-lying island in the event of the closing of the Thames Barrier.

Dovercourt is the seaside neighbour of Harwich, and for many years now has been its shopping centre; Dovercourt was mentioned in Domesday, but Harwich not until the 12th century.The development of

Rochford is a small town on the River Roach in south east Essex, a few miles to the north of Southend.

The old-style sign for Boots the chemists is in the centre of the left-hand row.

The Grange Hotel was built following the coming of the railway.