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The town was once under the control of the powerful de Montfort family. At Evesham on 4 August 1265, Simon de Montfort led the barons against the forces of Henry III.

Not long after this photograph was taken, flats became popular, and today there are unsightly blocks of flats on the outskirts of this village.

This is another of the Lincolnshire churches built with the local limestone. It overlooks the Trent and Witham valley towards the Nottinghamshire border.

Stowe is of European importance in the history of landscape gardening.

South of the town, beyond the stock market, the Bridgwater Road crosses the River Brue, here canalised.

Cumbria by open expanses of moss and marsh. Only the narrow Eden Valley offers an opening, running south-east to Stainmoor and lowland England.

WE BEGIN the tour of the city by the Dean's Eye gate-house, the dropping-off point both for mod- ern tour coaches and ancient stagecoaches.

Historic association abound in this section of the main street.

Standing at a height of about 260 metres above sea level is the prominent landmark of Chanctonbury Ring.

The Midland Bank occupies the site of Scales' boot and shoe shop and Spencer & Co's grand frontage has fallen victim to an infestation of 'Magnet Ales' signs on behalf of the Wheat Sheaf.

There are many charming cottages in the vicinity of Lyndhurst, some of them probably dating back to the 13th century when the harsh forest laws were relaxed somewhat during the reign of Henry III.

The winding gear and smoke-belching chimney of the colliery dominate the end of the council houses of West End Lane, New Rossington, at a time when coal was still king in South Yorkshire.

Dating from the 14th century, the White Hart is one of the oldest surviving examples of domestic architecture in the East Midlands. It is situated in the south-east corner of the Market Place.

Mr Manship's Central Café, seen in the centre of the photograph, no doubt offered a good range of refreshments, whilst gifts could be bought at the gift shop on the right of this view.

The western arm of Central Circus and the thin neo-Georgian buildings are not architecturally distinguished.

The war memorial in the centre of Warborough was erected in memory of those who died in World War I. The building in the centre of the photograph is the Six Bells public house.

The coming of the railway in the 19th century turned it into one of the more genteel suburbs of the city.

The recessed crocketted spire of St Mary's dominates the countryside around. Inside, the church houses one of the finest collections of monuments in the country.

Seaton is situated on Rutland's south- eastern edge, about half a mile from its border with Northamptonshire, overlooking the Welland Valley.

The distinctive town hall of Loftus was built by Lord Zetland in 1879 and described as 'Free-Neo-Tudor' with a polygon angled tower.

Perhaps it is the time of one of the annual fairs, rather than an ordinary market day, as stalls can be seen on both sides of Trinity Church Square.

Freed of livestock, the Saturday market became a more congenial place; it was thriving and prosperous, despite competition from a new Monday market introduced in 1883.

Originally owned by the Percy family, Earls of Northumberland, the Petworth estate passed by marriage to the 6th Duke of Somerset, who built the present house, designed by the French architect Daniel

This is because on the left about a quarter of a mile away is the entrance to Chailey Heritage, the nationally recognized school for handicapped children, whilst on the opposite side of the