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The boys, both day pupils and boarders, worshipped in the Roman Catholic Church in Victoria Grove.

The priory's last vestige, the gatehouse on the west side of Moulsham Street, was demolished in 1857.

Before the foot and mouth outbreak of 2001, it hosted fat and store cattle sales on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

The Ellesmere Canal was busy, and more and more workers were needed to handle the goods and repair the barges; thus the port grew.

Lord Arthur Lee pub stands as a reminder of the man who is best remembered for giving Chequers to the nation - Chequers is the official country residence of the Prime Minister.

The new mills and factories not only changed the skyline of Carlisle: they had a radical impact upon the very nature of the city.

This is a popular spot on the Yare to start and finish a Broads holiday, or merely to top up with fuel for both body and boat; Note the signs for Lyons cakes and Walls ice cream (left), which in their

Some fine buildings stand in this part of the town centre; there are many other good ones - the Black Boys Inn and the Old Hall are the best examples.

In its heyday the camp had its own railway halt, and 'holiday camp expresses' stopped there en route from London to Great Yarmouth.

The characteristic mid-Victorian, family-orientated, open-air seaside culture, which offered a satisfaction of its own, and the town's secure, peaceful ambience is captured in this view of the beach.

These shops were designed for the holidaymaker and included such establishments as cafés, souvenir emporiums, shell fish shops and so on.

The electorate consisted of those men who had a hearth in Newport and St Stephens, and they voted as they were ordered to by the Duke of Northumberland; this effectively meant that the Duke decided who

Touring theatrical companies and concert parties played at the Queen's Hall (see 69242, pages 76- 77), including famous names such as Pavlova and her ballet company, and Solomon the pianist.

The cathedral is accepted as being one of the most beautiful buildings in Europe; it dominates the uphill area of the city and its surrounding buildings.

Yet the Bailiwick at times of public celebrations, such as Queen Victoria's Golden and Diamond Jubilees, and with the help of public donations, never forgot the poor, usually in the form of

he downs are mostly of chalk, and otherwise of sandstone, and each has its own special flora.

Sheffield's unique woodland resource - the city is the best-wooded city in the country with about 80 ancient woods within its boundaries - also received an important shot in the arm in 1999 when

There were the lime works, four working corn mills, the breweries, the cattle trade, a brick- works, and an iron foundry; Dorking also had its own water pumping station and gas and light works.

There were the lime works, four working corn mills, the breweries, the cattle trade, a brick- works, and an iron foundry; Dorking also had its own water pumping station and gas and light works.

Men and women who wished to be hired stood in line at the top of the High Street dressed in their smocks and carrying the emblems of their trade.

Lane as well as the profusion of roads in west Coulsdon.

Nationally it may be best remembered as the home of Teddington Studios, the location for films and TV productions.

The square gun tower on the right, c1500, was constructed against the curtain wall, and contains two chambers.

Imagine Basildon on a bright and sunny day in the summer of 2025, as people get up to go to work and to school, feeling glad to be living in one of the best places in the east of England, where