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A tablet on the Pier commemorates nine seamen of Margate lost in 1857 when the 'Victory', a lugger, went to the assistance of the American vessel 'Northern Belle', which came ashore on the Foreness

Until the 1540s, much of the church`s revenue came from its troupe of resident players, who put on shows at Christmas, May Day and Corpus Christi.

Dickens, Carlyle, Gladstone and Florence Nightingale all came to Malvern to 'take the cure'.

Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine were crowned in the Cathedral, King John is buried there and his son Henry III came in great state for the re-dedication of the building.

Under a stone in the chancel is the body of John Saintpyere, who was rector here before the Armada came.

The money for its construction came from John Butler, the squire of Pleasington Hall, who was almost killed in an accident nearby. He made the gift as a thanksgiving to God that his life was spared.

Many of Odiham's houses are a mixture of Georgian and Tudor; some are timber-framed, which was common before local bricks came into general use in the 18th century.

It served riverside traffic - initially boatmen, and later excursionists from Arundel to Littlehampton; they came in large numbers to view Arundel Castle and to enjoy dancing, bowls, croquet and the tea

Now owned by the National Trust, Waddesdon Manor is a massive French chateau deposited on a windswept hilltop for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, famed for its superb porcelain collection, fittings

Now owned by the National Trust, Waddesdon Manor is a massive French chateau deposited on a windswept hilltop for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, famed for its superb porcelain collection, fittings

Nationally, coupés and tourers outnumbered saloons by about seven to one, and they appear to be doing the same in Southport. The Prince of Wales Hotel was built on Lord Street in 1876.

Much of 18th-century Stamford's trade came from its location on the Great North Road, and it had numerous coaching inns.

In the early years of the 19th century the impoverished Duke of Kent came to live at Woolbrook Glen.

Taking its name from the wife of Edward VII, the park was officially opened on 25 June 1902 – the date scheduled (but not kept) for his coronation.

The Brays came and gave the place its name in 1490. Sir Reginald became Treasurer of England, being involved in building Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey.

Inside, Bedford's chief historical treasure is the brass to Sir William Harpur and his wife, Dame Alice. He is in the gown of an Alderman, and he was a Lord Mayor of London.

Its name came from Peter Hesketh's uncle, Bold Fleetwood Hesketh. As time went on, Peter, the founder of the town, assumed the additional name of Fleetwood.

In the opposite corner is the village school founded by the gift of £180 from a tailor, James Thistleton.

Overton is situated near the Lune Estuary; it is said that a terrace on the main village street uses stone that came from Cockersand Abbey. Of the abbey, only the chapterhouse remains.

All this came to an end with a disastrous fire, and the site is now a pub garden to the Nag's Head with a children's playground.

Each weighs about thirty tons - they possibly came from the quarries at Knaresborough.

Samuel Pepys studied here between 1650 and 1653, and on his death in 1703 his library came here, including the original manuscript volumes of his famous diaries.

Grain and produce came up river from East Yorkshire, while coal, glass products, and minerals were sent from here both to London and the continent.