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The Exeter Ship Canal, five miles long, reaches the sea at Topsham, and was built in 1564-6 after the building of a bridge at Countess Wear stopped the use of the river for trade.

These ruined windows and arches are the remains of the cloisters. Situated in the north-west Cotswolds, Hailes Abbey was founded in 1246.

North of Ealing Broadway station is Haven Green, with Victorian villas on its west side and shops to its east.

We are looking north from Parade Road to the south pier of the Outer Harbour, begun in 1846. The statue is one of a pair of tritons.

In the distance a Mini car is parked, which dates this photograph to 1959 or later.

This view looks along the north side of Market Square past the war memorial into Cambridge Street on the left of the Round House and the High Street to its right.

church is a remarkable one, funded reputedly in the mid 15th century by two wealthy unmarried sisters from Toddington in Bedfordshire - the Peover sisters' generosity is commemorated in the village name of

To the right the spire of Holy Church stands out above the centre of Daventry.

Standing on the site of what were once three fishermen's cottages, the Hesketh Arms was originally called the Black Bull.

Its replacement was this column, 60 feet high and bearing the following inscription: 'This column was erected by the trustees of the Liverpool Docks, by the permission of John Shaw Leigh, Esq,

One of the new towns acquired by Cheshire following the border change in 1974, Widnes developed in the 1800s along with the new chemical industries.

Atop his pedestal, James Ramsden (then flanked by street lights at each corner of his enclosure) is looking up Abbey Road.

The almost intimidating main gate in Dock Road was built in 1719; the Royal arms in coloured relief above the main arch are those of George III, added in 1811.

These carvel-built, decked smacks could be seen fishing the upper reaches of the Bristol Channel. They were called long boomers simply because of the length of the boom overhanging the stern.

On the right is the 1884 post office, with its decora- tive detailing, recalling the ancient East Anglian tradition of pargetting.

Erected in 1887 to celebrate Queen Victoria's first fifty years on the throne, the Jubilee Clock (centre) was provided with fresh flags a decade later, as the Empire celebrated the longest reign on record

The building where the two ladies are talking appears to be of Tudor origin. In Tudor times Bewdley was a rich woollen town. Did Henry VIII walk this street?

Designed by Charles Ponting of West Overton, who was also architect and surveyor for Marlborough College, it was built by the Ponting Brothers of Avebury, along with the Shipway (masons) and Paradise

By 1940, only 6 out of the 17 maltings in the town were in operation. Barley and fuel for the furnaces were brought to Stortford by water, and latterly by rail.

This is a view from Bidston Hill, which was declared a place to be kept free of development when Birkenhead and the surrounding towns and villages began to grow.

You would take your life in your hands if you tried to take this view looking south up the A650 Bradford-Skipton road in the centre of the Airedale town of Bingley today.

All Saints contains a number of Roman relics, including an altar dating from 244.

We go north again to the centre of the National Park and the best-known town in Powys. The Frith photographer must have been impressed, as he took many views of the area.

This bay is typical of a number along the coast of Ceredigion. Deeply inset, it provided shelter for loading and discharging cargoes, including herring, and for the 11 ships that were built here.