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This village stands on the south-west edge of the Isle of Ely. In the 17th century the fens around Sutton were drained by farmers, with the help of wind pumps.

Another view of the Parade, showing Lowmans, baker; Lloyds Bank; Jenkins, newsagent and tobacconist; National Provincial Bank; Dews, children's clothing; and an estate agent.

The Working Mens' Club is receiving a lick of paint. The Working Men's Club is now at The Lodge, Welton Road, just out of sight to the left down Abbey Street.

The town of Winsford did not exist until the Weaver River was canalised in 1731 - this was needed to link the local salt fields with the Mersey River.

This 13th-century castle, home of the Comyn family, is built in the form of a square, with round towers at the corners.

The name derives from bos, Latin for ox, and ton, Anglo-Saxon for township. A Roman villa was here from AD200.

Lying peacefully on the banks of the Ure, the land was given to the monks by Conan, son of Alan the Red, who built Richmond Castle.

In the 1870s a Dr Prince persuaded Lord Abergavenny, the landowner, to develop this area, bordering the Ashdown Forest and set at a healthy 800 ft above sea level, as a health resort.

In the 19th century, banks often built very imposing buildings to reflect their status in everyday life.

This view, looking west from the present Caversham Bridge past the Reading Rowing Club behind the coach, shows well the flat south bank in contrast to the steep and heavily treed Caversham bank.

This view of King Street looks east towards the grand Portland stone bank at its end.

This splendid branch railway ran from Ulverston to Newby Bridge and Lakeside at the foot of Windermere.

The architecture of the High Street reflects the wealth that a depressed town gained from its booming boot and shoe industry in later Victorian times.

Cobham is architecturally not the equal of the similarly named Chobham.

Here Frith's photographer was looking from the east end of Scott's 1864 bridge towards the ridge descending to the flatter land of Burcott and Berinsfield; the east part of the village

This wonderful atmospheric view looks through Stonebow into the continuation of High Street which follows the line of the Roman road to London, later known as Ermine Street.

The Lifeboat Station c1960 For years it was believed that Bamburgh in Northumberland was the world's first lifeboat station when a converted coble was placed there in 1786.

Woking should not be confused with Old Woking a mile south on the banks of the River Wey, a battered remnant of a medieval market town.

More recently it was a retirement home for servants of the Bankes family, owners of the Kingston Lacy Estate until 1981. The 14 almshouses date from the 16th-19th centuries.

The park, situated along the Yarm Road, was the gift of Sir Robert Ropner, and was opened by the Duke and Duchess of York on 4 October 1893.

In this later view, we can see the Guildhall on the left side of the riverbank. As well as an underground passage opening right onto the water's edge, the Guildhall has two secret rooms.

Frogmore Street begins near the bank on the right, site of the medieval north gate. The pedestrians walking towards the camera are heading for the High Street and, no doubt, the market.

Lea Scott, an optician`s, is on the left and Haworth`s next door still has both men`s and ladies` wear departments at this time.

This photograph shows the western end of the Square. There are few genuinely old buildings in Nantwich, because most were destroyed in a severe fire during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.