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St Giles Cripplegate Church survived severe Second World War bombing to stand in the centre of development which was completed in the early 1980s.

Characterised by its granite steps, Romney Lock lies on a reach of the Thames renowned for its close proximity to the playing fields of Eton.

Moreton lies amid the remnants of the wild countryside that Thomas Hardy portrayed as Egdon Heath in his novels.

Note the old RAC logo on the front of the Wheatsheaf Hotel. The Wheatsheaf is still trading today, though no longer as a hotel. Next door are the premises of a pastry cook and confectioner.

Water and water power have had a strong influence on the development of the town, which is hardly surprising, as it stands at the confluence of three rivers, the Thames, the Coln and the Leach.

Until the construction of its bypass, most motorists sped through Charmouth on the busy road between Lyme Regis and Bridport, scarcely noticing this charming old village where Charles II hid after the

It supplied wood and charcoal to fire kilns for the manufacture of pottery or for the smelting of iron.

A market town like Aylsham supplies a wide range of services to customers in the town and in surrounding villages: here these include greetings cards, a printing service and the supply and repair of televisions

This is one of the streets in Nottingham that has a different name for each side.

The coat of arms above the High Street Gate is that of James ll.

It is a summer morning, and high tide outside the Palace of Westminster, with barges at anchor. To the left is Westminster Abbey.

The coat of arms above the North Gate is that of James ll. Parking is beginning to present a problem.

Before assuming the role of the first military town in Britain, Aldershot was no more than a pretty village comprising a church, a manor house and several farms, close to an area of open heathland.

Note the old RAC logo on the front of the Wheatsheaf Hotel. The Wheatsheaf is still trading today, though no longer as a hotel. Next door are the premises of a pastry cook and confectioner.

It was served by a branch line of the Highland Railway from Fodderty Junction. Are these girls laundresses at one of the hotels?

The departure of an excursion steamer attracts the attention of several promenaders. At this time the longest pier in the country was at Southport, but in 1897 it was eclipsed by the pier at Southend.

On the right is the facade of Queen's College, a glorious Grecian building designed by Sir Christopher Wren's pupil, Hawksmoor.

Bournemouth's Square stands at the very heart of the town astride the River Bourne.

It might be interesting to speculate if Paul Mason ever drank here. Paul died in 1752 at the ripe old age of 95, and was the father and grandfather of no less than 94 children.

Burnt Farmhouse is isolated; it incorporates the remains of Field Place, which burned down in 1765. The tower of Litlington church can be seen in the distance.

A steamer, with a party of sightseers on board, has just left the quay heading down river. The women cluster at the stern under parasols. A little further along on the left is Cleopatra’s Needle.

Cenarth, on the Teifi, is set in a spectacular gorge with a number of waterfalls, and is famous as one of the last places in Britain where licensed coracles were used, both for salmon fishing and (as we

In 1115, Hugue de Payens and Godfrey de Saint Adhemar founded a small group of Christian knights dedicated to the protection of pilgrims making the journey between Jericho and Jerusalem.

Temple Bar was designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1672, to replace the earlier City of London gate destroyed by the Great Fire, and was the last of the old city gates to survive.