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The busy trunk road to Norwich winds through the heart of Acle past many pleasing old houses.

The photographer has taken his picture across the duck pond in order to get this interesting set of reflections.

An ancient village, Wolviston lies close to Wynyard Hall, historically the family home of the Londonderry dynasty, whose fortune came from the ownership of several collieries and a port in County Durham

Just behind the camera at the north end of the town lies Yarm Bridge, reminding us that for centuries the River Tees was navigable; Yarm operated as an important port, until it was superseded later by

The White Swan is on the right-hand corner. The postmaster stands in the doorway opposite; above is a sign for his billiard saloon. Posters advertise films at the Doric in Newmarket.

The end of the street has changed: the gabled building on the left and the adjacent one with the awning have been demolished.

A farmhouse with a picket fence stands on a bend with a Morris outside. It is a typical building of the Cambridgeshire countryside, three rooms long with an entrance opposite the chimney stack.

Bampton has an interesting variety of 17th- and 18th-century buildings; many of those in the High Street have 19th- or 20th-century frontages.

The very narrow Red Lion Street in Cropredy (pronounced Cropreedy) is named after the Red Lion Inn, seen half way along the row of houses on the right.

The memorial at the edge of the green was erected in 1878 as a memorial to seventeen parishioners who perished during their voyage to New Zealand.

This is a good example of Art Deco design. Fawley is home to the Esso oil refinery, which lies to the south of the parish; it started operating in 1951, and covers 3,000 acres.

In the middle of Over and Nether Wallop, the river runs beside the road. To the north-east lies the Second World War airfield which has been the centre for army flying since 1958.

Until about the middle of the 14th century, the town was also a port of some note, but by then the sea had begun to recede, leaving the harbour inaccessible to shipping and the river little more

Standing on a plateau overlooking the Arun Valley, Amberley is often described as 'the pearl of Sussex' and 'the loveliest village in Sussex'.

The station is behind the camera in this alternative view of the High Street.

Dressed for sports, a group of boys check the noticeboard which is in the colonnade under the Big Schoolroom.

Rose Cottage (left), a handsome Gothick Revival villa on the corner of Queens Road and Quaker Lane, was extended and converted into the Victoria Cottage Hospital in 1899.

There are bargains to be had at Brash & Willan's, where they appear to be selling off the stock of Wigham & Co (any relation to the shipbuilding firm of Wigham Richardson & Co?).

Though the North East is readily identified with coal mining, shipbuilding and iron and steel, among its lesser-known industries was the construction of railway locomotives and rolling stock.

Enclosed by a bend in the river Medway, the castle was founded in early Norman times and rebuilt during the late 13th century by Sir Stephen de Penchester, a Warden of the Cinque Ports.

The Romans quickly absorbed the local Celtic goddess, 'Sul', into the cult of Minerva, and built a temple here in Sul-Minerva's honour as patroness of the baths.

The tracery of the rose window is of an intricate design, and its Victorian glass is especially attractive when seen, lit from within, from the market square on winter evenings.

The village's name comes from 'weargebuman', a Saxon word meaning 'white water' or 'felon stream'.

This photograph was probably taken from the top of the big wheel, something no longer possible. Most of this area had been redeveloped after the 1953 storm, and it has since been redeveloped again.