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Built south of the town, the new docks were 825 feet long by 450 feet wide and are still busy.

To the south, St Hugh's Carthusian monastery, consecrated in 1880, has a very visible tall spire. The monastery is still in use.

It sits at the south-western end of the lake, where the River Dysynni comes tumbling out in a series of little cascades. The lake has always been famous for trout fishing.

The only Norman parts of today’s church are the stones used in the re-building of the south doorway.

The only Norman parts of today's church are the stones used in the re-building of the south doorway.

The View South-East This view is little changed from S254006 (previous page).

In one form or another is has stood on the site for centuries; it carries the main road from the south; it is a symbol of the involvement by the town's citizens with their river.

The Heath, extending from Kenwood House in the north to an area around Parliament Hill in the south, occupies some 800 acres; it has been popular with artists and authors (and the Gordon Rioters) since

From the south the full beauty of the church can be seen as it floats above the fields.

By 1740 the original premises were very dilapidated; the Manor House at the south end of High Street was purchased for £1,000 to provide a new Master's House.

Here we have a close-up view of the Overhead Railway, which ran from north to south in the city and yet did not hold up traffic going down to the Pier Head.

The main street of Allington village (bottom left) leads into this panorama of Bridport, looking south-east from the town's open country, with St Swithun's Church the prominent building (centre right).

On the south side is London House, the store of house furnishers Walter Baker Northover & Son. Colmer's Hill is the distinctive distant hilltop (centre).

Preston was always a town that you had to pass through to go north to south, but as the popularity of Blackpool increased, so did the traffic east to west.

SIR DRAKE, whome well the world's ends knewe Which thou didst compasse rounde: And whome both poles of Heaven ons saw, Which North and South do bound : The starrs above will make thee known,

The Eye Hospital movement had started in King Street as a public charity in 1815; by 1840 the hospital had moved twice and settled at No 3 South Parade, and were treating around 3,000 out-patients per

Running parallel to the south of the road, the Great Ouse meanders between the two towns, and Houghton took advantage of both road and waterborne trade.

At the south end of New Road were shops, stores and businesses, including F Cutmore, sanitary engineer, decorator and undertaker.

Some of the original small lancet windows and the early south aisle timber roof are still visible.

Within five years his business had outgrown his premises; this prompted his move into South Road, where he described the business as 'a cabinet maker and furniture warehouse'.

The paddle tug 'Frenchman' was built at South Shields in 1892 as the 'Coquet'.

Unusually, this river flows north to join the River Avon at Evesham; most Cotswold rivers flow south-east to join the Thames.

By 1955 they made only soft drinks, and they closed in 1980; the factory, at the south end of the village, is now housing.

This view is taken from the Norman Tower looking south. Beyond Westgate Street lies woodland and countryside, including Hardwick Heath.