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As an illustration of just how far we have civilised ourselves over the past fifty years, consider the following: cycles are parked against the kerb and outside the cycle shop without security.

Extensions were added to the palace over the following century after it was first built.

Following a visit by Edward VII in 1902, the town styled itself 'Royal Ramsey', and why not?

The chief benefactors of the church were the Peel and Hargreaves families, and Peel Street and Avenue Parade follow the route of the carriage drive from Accrington House, one of the homes of the Peels.

incumbent was the Rev William Davy (1743-1826), who printed twenty-six volumes of his 'System of Divinity' (unreadable, apparently, although you are welcome to try if you can find a copy) and followed

Other sections soon followed, with the Lancaster bypass opening in 1960 and the Thelwall Viaduct, which takes the road high above the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, being completed in

Every year on the Saturday nearest Johnson's birthday, there is an official gathering around his statue, followed by a supper in the Guildhall.

Few streets still follow their original medieval plans, though not all have been lost since 1945.

These conditions are not only attractive to visitors, but also to those who have chosen to live in the coastal towns of Sussex following their retirement, some of whom can be seen enjoying a competitive

Following the closure of these buildings, the trade in coal significantly diminished, but an increase in other commodities, like timber imports, redressed the balance.

It was then known as the George and Dragon, but re-christened the Assheton Arms following the elevation of the squire to Lord Clitheroe.

Following a fire, the present building was designed in 1938 by Sir Albert Richardson.

Built in the mid 1950s, it was followed into the town by the Ford Engineering Research Centre at Dunton.

He was a well-known local figure, but unfortunately that did not help him when he found himself competing with the chain-stores that followed him into the town centre.

Every year on the Saturday nearest Johnson's birthday, there is an official gathering around his statue, followed by a supper in the Guildhall.

It is sad to see so many pictures of this era showing a preponderance of women, following the loss of so many men in the Great War which finished five years before.

The annual fair was inevitably accompanied by excessive drinking, and the first man found sleeping it off in the hedgerows the following morning was given the honour.

Thought to have been used since the Bronze Age, the track through the valley was one of several routes followed by packhorse drivers, who carried goods across the moorland hills between Lancashire

Following a surprise attack, Raby fell to the Parliamentarians, but not to be outdone Sir George Vane retook it, and managed to hold onto it despite being besieged in 1648.

The virtual absence of motor traffic suggests that this photograph may have been taken in 1956, during the Suez Crisis petrol rationing, which did not end until the following year.

Then follows the workshops of Uppingham School (1897) and across the lane the primary school with safety rails outside.

To the left of the man coming up the road is the building which was the town's first station, but it could not handle through traffic following the opening of the Ulverston and Lancaster

The Normans followed, but the base of their tower is all that remains.

Extensions were added to the palace over the following century after it was first built.Then in 1647 Bishopthorpe was sold to a Colonel White, who added further to the building.