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The site had been used as an overflow for Thomas Coram's Bloomsbury Foundling Hospital, but had passed to the estate of nearby Ashlyns Hall prior to its purchase in 1929.

St Mary's was the site of the premature funeral of Matthew Wall. When he 'died' in 1574, one of the bearers slipped on the wet leaves, dropped his coffin and broke the lid.

By 1899 we see that the old two-storey bay window of the Cock Inn has gone, to be replaced by a new shop front installed by Mr Fairburn, who had moved his chemist's and druggist's business

The Monks' Pond (or lake) lies to the south east of the priory ruins on Whitby Lane.

The saviour was a young girl whose family had been dispossessed of their property; this was immediately restored to them and the Tudor rose, the family emblem of the Tudors which shows the union

Top Locks was the end of the Bridgewater Canal system - it had come all the way from Manchester and Worsley.

At the northern end the two largest stones form an entrance; inside, just visible to the left of the photograph, on the eastern side of the circle, are the remains of ten stones arranged in an oblong,

St George’s Chapel is the resting place of kings - Henry VIII and Charles I are buried here.

St George's Chapel is the resting place of kings - Henry VIII and Charles I are buried here.

St George's Chapel is the resting place of kings - Henry VIII and Charles I are buried here.

A close-up of rowing and fishing boats, drawn up on the shore at low tide. The Martello tower is again visible in the distance.

The absence of traffic allows dogs and cats to cross the road unhindered. Steven's drapery shop on the right attracts the attention of admiring customers.

South Wingfield's parish church of All Saints dates mainly from the 13th century.

Resourceful individuals often took advantage of the growing number of visitors to North Wales in the post-war years.

These neo-Georgian houses built in 1995 replaced Palace Gate House, which was demolished c1987 as part of the development for housing of the last working farm in Odiham.

The absence of traffic allows dogs and cats to cross the road unhindered.

Here we see one of the famed paddle steamers heading down the River Dart off Kingswear.

The domestic buildings of Warwick Castle are situated on the southern side of the fortress overlooking the river.

In 1838 the South Midland Temperance Association embraced a large number of towns, including Stratford-upon-Avon. One of the movement's organisers was Thomas Cook, founder of the famous travel agents.

There are a number of 16th- and 17th-century half-timbered cottages in this photograph, but judging by the state of some of them the village was living up to the 'Beggarly Broom' image given to it by

Houses from a bygone era are set against the less attractive backdrop of more modern industry.

Standing on a little hilltop, Sopley Church overlooks the course of the Avon.

The Manor of Lymington was created at the time of the Conquest, and was granted to Earl Roger of Shrewsbury.

In a variety of tall and ungainly buildings, an assortment of traders await their customers; of those we can see, a third are chemists!