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Warrington's Town Hall was originally Bank Hall, built between 1749-50 by the world-famous architect James Gibbs as a home for a local businessman, Thomas Patten.

Designed by the Warrington-born engineer John James Webster, the eighty-foot wide bridge was hailed as the most handsome in Britain.

Commerce and travellers were served by the stand of jaunting cars. Drivers at Botanic Gardens contributed £10 towards the cost of the Queen Victoria Statue now in front of the City Hall.

It was built by the town's rich inhabitants during a period of religious fervour.

A castle was built here by the Norman conquerors, and it later became a court of King Edward I and Queen Marguerite. In 1646, after the Civil War, the castle was stripped of its roof.

The submarine then sank by the bow, its stern lifting clear of the water.

By the gate leading into the churchyard are the overhanging eaves of the old priest's house, later to become the centre of the local Girl Guides troop.

If you lived in such a property you paid tax on the area covered by the building at ground level, so the extra floor space upstairs was a bonus.

The school was established by the church in 1842, and its design is typical of others found in villages hereabouts.

Protected from overwhelming traffic by the encirclement of the Upton by-pass to the west and the M53 motorway to the east, Upton has changed little since these views were taken.

Two bridges crossed the Usk at Llanfoist: the medieval stone-arched road bridge is dwarfed by the railway bridge, which was demolished shortly after the Abergavenny to Merthyr line closed in the

The yacht is passing by the north side of the Broad, with 1930s bungalows along the frontage. The yacht is typical of those developed since the 1930s for use on the Broads.

This house, according to tradition, was owned and built during the 16th century by the Lister family, who entertained King Charles I here in 1639.

The kennels for his hunt were built in 1836 on land close by the village green. He improved and enlarged them in 1843.

Inside, by contrast, the late 12th-century nave arcades are serene and perfectly proportioned, as befits a church owned by the mighty Thorney Abbey.

In 1895, St Neots announced the opening of its spa of refreshing and invigorating water emanating from a spring by the Paper Mill.

Two bridges crossed the Usk at Llanfoist: the medieval stone-arched road bridge is dwarfed by the railway bridge, which was demolished shortly after the Abergavenny to Merthyr line closed in the early

Muster Green is another open space maintained by the local council, and it flanks the A272.

It was partly destroyed on 21 August 1775 by a large flood - two of the original small arches were replaced by the single large span we can see here, giving it an asymmetrical appearance.

The library, part funded by a gift to the people of Cheshunt by the Andrew Carnegie Foundation, was opened to the public in 1907. Designed by J Myrtle Smith, the library included a School of Art.

The original village, cut off by the by-pass, is to the west; while this photograph, taken from the junction with Easthill Road, shows the corner of Station Road West.

Beyond are an obscured Bridge Cottage, By the Stream , and Apple Tree Thatch (centre).

In remembrance of the men of the county of Pembroke, who at the call of King and country left all that was dear to them, endured hardness, faced dangers and finally passed out of the sight of men by the

The market town is bisected by the 75-mile River Wharfe.