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This view looks towards The Cross. By 1923 the number of cars in Chester was increasing; no doubt there were already complaints about the volume of traffic.

We are looking towards the Butter Market and Barnard Castle's octagonal two-tiered Market Cross, which dates from 1747.

The post office moved next door to the White Hart from the newsagent across the road in 1945.

This is a wonderful old view of bygone years, with the old mill, the bridge and longhorn cattle crossing the river. The name Sturry means 'Stour-y', on or by the Stour.

Perhaps this view was taken on a Sunday - notice that the entrances to all the shops on the left have gates closed across them.

The Friary Courtyard c1960 All is quiet except for a friar crossing the courtyard.

Shown here are two of the several bridges that cross the rivers of this valley, with hens scrabbling for food in the meadow nearby.

The Bayle Gate across the green, built in 1388, was at various times a courtroom, barracks, a prison and finally a school.

Village stocks were once attached to this cross, which stands at the junction of roads to Wells, Draycot and Westbury.

The edge of St Mary's churchyard, with the war memorial in the form of a white cross, is on the right. The jettied building of c1500, on the left, was the Guildhall of the Mercers and Drapers.

There is a large parish notice board on the wall behind the lych gate that gives entrance to the churchyard.

This view across the 18th-century bridge looks past the gate to the Bishop's palace and up to the cathedral. This scene is virtually unchanged today.

Just off the main road through unspoilt Bilsdale is the northern part of the village of Chop Gate. Bilsdale Hall is hidden behind the trees (centre).

The presence of ladies in hats, and of skirts below the knee, point unmistakably to a date in the mid-1960s, reinforced by the presence of a Silver Cross pram.

The church has a chalice and paten dating back to the 16th century, and in its grounds stands the 10th-century cross of Irbic.

The tower dates from the 14th century, and the chancel from the 17th. In the graveyard is a Russian cross taken from Sebastopol by Sir C Van Straubenzee.

From the town bridge, we can see the sluice gates in a lowered position. The buildings behind were attached to the rear of the mill and also contained stabling.

The Cross Keys Hotel was known as the Cross Keys and Unicorn from 1768. The present building is later; it perhaps dates from 1904, when the name was shortened.

At the end of Church Lane to the west of All Saints' Church the base of a medieval cross survives with its new shaft and head of the 1920s.

Much of this interesting cross church dates back to the 13th century. A monastery which stood here in the 9th century was given to the Church of Worcester.

This is believed to be the oldest building in Bideford, dating from the 14th century. Less than half a mile upstream from Bideford Bridge, it is close by the original river crossing.

Facing a bend in the road is the Horseshoe Inn; the date 1626 is carved on the jettied cross wing of the inn. In the yard behind is a blacksmith's shop. The barn on the corner has just been thatched.

The Cross Keys (left) dates from the 17th century, though it replaced an earlier structure. Until the 19th century, there was a brewery here too.

The Saxon crosses are just behind the Black Bear pub on the left, which has the date of 1634 just above the entrance. The structure on the right is the war memorial.