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This was yet another popular spot with smugglers, who often ensured the silence of the local parson with the odd cask of brandy.

In the one hundred years following the building of the Peak Forest Canal in 1801 the population of Romiley tripled.

The pride of the stationmaster at Burry Port is typical of the time - it was considered the stationmaster's duty to make the platform as attractive as possible.

The waterfalls of Stock Ghyll Force have been a major attraction to visitors to Ambleside for well over a century, but this is a very early photograph of them.

An Old Yard off Stricklandgate 1914. One of the most engaging characteristics of Kendal is its multitude of charming side alleys and yards, such as this off the main thoroughfare of Stricklandgate.

The sign on the left of the picture indicates a free car park.

Kenilworth began its transformation from bleak fortress to luxurious palace in the 1360s when it became the property of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster.

Designed by Thomas Hopper and Edward Haycock for C R Mansel-Talbot, Margam is featured in some of Fox-Talbot's earliest photographs.

A local landowner, the Earl of Plymouth, encouraged the building of Barnt Green Station (on the left here) for the convenience of his tenant farmers.

The chain-ferry at Reedham is one of the last survivals of its kind: it is a raft hauled across the river by means of a wheel pulling on a chain.

Village shop and parish church form the heart of this cliff-top village. Walls and houses are built of whole flints.

Its gauche exterior, however, belies the superb auditorium of this self-proclaimed 'National Concert Hall of Wales'.

Despite 80 years of Anglican disestablishment the cathedral remains a religious focal point for Cardiffians.

Sidlesham is a hamlet near Pagham Harbour.The 13th- century church of St Mary is built of stone rubble, not the usual flint of the area.

The story is told (which may or may not be true) that in 1154 thousands of people lined the old bridge to herald the arrival of Archbishop William Fitzherbert, later to become St William of York.The

This photograph was taken twelve years before the start of the castle's restoration by Lord Astor; at this time, its associations were solely with the romantic attachment of Henry VIII and

Hever is intimately associated with Anne Boleyn, who spent her childhood here in the company of her father Sir Thomas Bullen, the Earl of Wiltshire, whose tomb is at the little church of St Peter.

The arch of this impressive monument was originally crowned by Wyatt's colossal equestrian statue of the England's military darling, the Iron Duke.

Prior to 1935, all that would have been seen from in front of the church would have been the top of the church spire.

The arch of this impressive monument was originally crowned by Wyatt’s colossal equestrian statue of the England’s military darling, the Iron Duke.

Intending passengers await the arrival of their tram. Rochdale abandoned its tramway system in November 1932; it was a casualty of the Depression, along with many of the town's cotton mills.

In 1899 the council took the decision to acquire the Rivelin Valley and made a number of purchases of land over the coming years.

Once at the heart of King John's hunting ground of Cranborne Chase, the village of Cranborne is rich in history.

This is a slightly earlier view over the rooftops of the hotel complex, with some of the buildings of Clappersgate visible below Loughrigg.