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Kippax Colliery near Owl Wood flourished between 1858 and 1904, but it was the nearby pits of Allerton Bywater (1875-1992) and Ledston Luck (1909-1987) that transformed the village into the town

Ascending the precipitous, winding track through the box woods from Burford Bridge on the River Mole below, on a cumbersome safety bicycle while clad in the heavy clothing of the day must have been hard

Its many buildings were gradually taken over by other businesses: during the General Strike of 1926 the wood mill supplied 500 police batons; later it became Oxley's Mineral Water factory, and in 1943

The statue of John Cobden can been seen in the middle of the square: this bronze statue, by Marshall Wood, was paid for by public subscription and was presented to the town on 23 April 1867 by the President

The castellated entrance to Townley Hall, on the A671 Todmorden Road at Burnley Wood, was photographed when it was still a private estate.

On the roof over the main entrance to the Gallery is an allegorical statue of Liverpool, by John Warrington Wood.

Also within this very small area is Billesdon Coplow, a prominent wooded hill, and within its lee Botany Bay fox covert, which is thus clearly dated soon after 1788, when the infamous penal colony was

Until the 19th century it would seldom have been visited by the outsider; its deep wooded valleys, chalk downlands and secluded heaths form a physical and mental barrier to the intruder.

William Halliday - a self-taught wood carver - lived there. His work was exhibited at the Great Exhibition, and can be seen around the city and in the cathedral.

Anyway, October 1938, the time of the Munich crisis, was not a good time for people to go in for speculation.

Fire was an ever-present danger with so many premises built from wood.

Among discoveries made are a coin found in Wolverton by Galleon's Wharf; a ring brooch at Bury Lawn, Great Linford; a clay weight for a weaving loom at Pennyland; a spearhead near Rickley Wood

Until the 19th century it would seldom have been visited by the outsider; its deep wooded valleys, chalk downlands and secluded heaths form a physical and mental barrier to the intruder.

millennium, it is now time to update the town centre's image by developing high quality, long lasting Visionary Buildings and Open Spaces During the severe flooding in September 1958, bits of wood

landscape with such a deep heritage, the National Trust has considerable parts of the area under its care, notably Alderley Edge, and Styal with its Mill, accompanying village and walks in the woods

The roof is chestnut wood, and on the shields between the ribs are carved emblems of the Passion.

A few years later the octagonal shaft was found by a Mr Coode, the owner of Badash Farm.

A few years later the octagonal shaft was found by a Mr Coode, the owner of Badash Farm.

During the time leading up to the First World War (1914-18), a number of food shortages, popularly referred to as famines, hit Barrow-in-Furness.

many coastal towns where creeks and estuaries were formed, the people of Fareham used the sea to extract salt, which before the days of refrigeration was an essential ingredient in preserving food

It is likely that the early monks used it as a source of food. Now it is one of Dorset's best known tourist attractions.

It has since been a newsagents and video rental shop, and is now a fast food outlet for USA Chicken.

The hostel at Inglesham was modest compared to some, but still provided all the needs of food and bed for the weary Cotswold explorer.

The small, busy, individually owned shops of this period have now disappeared; they have become mostly restaurants with an Indian theme and fast food outlets - and one is a topless dancing bar.