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Fry's Gardens, otherwise Bridge End Gardens, were initiated by Francis Gibson, a member of a well-known Quaker family.

Despite the delays in completing the cut, it remained one of the most profitable of England's waterways, paying dividends up to 1947.

The village can be reached from a number of directions, but each one is a minor road, and consequently it remains a quiet spot.

One of the most famous pubs in the area, the building stands on the Berkshire/Hampshire border, just to the south of Newbury.

Elmore Cottages still command the High Road opposite the village pond and crossroads but have been extended on the south side where the fence on the flint wall has been removed.

The parish of Whalley was at one time extensive, stretching beyond Burnley. A Roman road marks one boundary.

The author, who owns a touring caravan, has mixed opinions on this view of Cromer from East Runton.

The International Stores (right) - `grocers and tea-dealers` - were a sort of early chain store. Banana Travel is there now.

The floating dock is filled with sailing vessels, and two horse-drawn clay wagons wait in front of the houses on the right.

Station Road was probably the first view of the town for most tourists, leading as it does from the railway to the sea front.

William Gladstone laid the foundation stone for this impressive building in 1899 and donated his library of 250,000 books; after his death his family built a further wing in 1906, to the

The school (left) is still there, but it has been much refurbished, and the picturesque porch and chimney pots have not stood the test of time.

In 1925 the Ilfracombe Hotel recorded its first trading loss of £245. In 1928 the west wing was rented to the council for use as offices, but the rot had set in.

The Village 1909 A handsome farm cart stands in the yard of a timber-framed two-storey building, in this small hamlet on the road between Tenterden and Hythe.

Running north to south with closely built houses of all ages, the High Street of this quaintly composed village is set in a large parish rich in vernacular architecture, ancient burial

Originally a rough roadway through the cliffs to the beach known as Cart Gap, the Gangway was constructed in concrete in 1898 by Steward & Patteson brewery, the owners of the Ship Hotel.

In 1851 about 500 acres of marsh in the village and adjoining parishes were drained, but in the 1860s the banks were broken and never properly repaired.

It is believed that in 1642 there were few trees and no woods on Edge Hill.

It is believed that in 1642 there were few trees and no woods on Edge Hill.

In the late 18th century, Compton Wynyates was abandoned by its cash-strapped owner, the 8th Earl of Northampton, and narrowly avoided being pulled down.

Samuel Lewis, compiling A Topographical Dictionary of England in 1831, described the Barley Mow as 400 years old even then.

This was Winchelsea's north east gate and lay by the banks of the River Brede (hence the name). It dates from the early fourteenth century.

Inside the church, the most interesting collection of monuments is in the Vernon Chapel in the south aisle.

In the background is the County Fire Office at the end of Regent Street. A similar replacement building was erected on the site in the 1920s.