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In 1835 it was moved from its position near the Workhouse, but it has now been rebuilt in its original site opposite Pound Cottages in Common Lane to the north east of the town.

As this is a pure limestone area, similar to the Peak District and North Yorkshire, the whole length of the Mellte is a magnificent spectacle of caves and waterfalls.

A mile and a half north-east of Daventry, the Grand Junction (formerly the Grand Union) Canal cuts through the limestone ridge via the Braunston Tunnel.

This view is from the mile-long north-west drive: the visitor approaches a spectacularly busy mansion encrusted in turrets, bay windows, elaborate chimneys, cupolas and much more.

This popular seaside resort sits in a wide sweep of bay on the north coast, with wooded hills behind the promenade, which fronts miles of safe sandy beach.

This 1960s view is a taken a little further north from the station, with the entrance to Grove Road half-way along on the left.

Though only a couple of miles to the north of Newcastle, Gosforth had a character and identity of its own.

We are north of the junction with West End.

The north front, seen here, is the best elevation, with its central turret flanked by Gothic traceried windows and battlements. Above is a louvred turret with a spirelet.

The parks and river walks are wonderful assets for the townspeople, and are still as popular as when they were first laid out.

Later, Bourne became a market town with a (now largely vanished) castle and a Norman priory founded in 1138, now the parish church.

The medieval church was badly damaged in 1637 during the collapse of part of the North Bailey. It was rebuilt in 1683, and the tower was added in 1703.

Some of the cottages in St Nicholas Terrace, which is located to the north of the church, are 18th-century, and one of them is dated 1771.

The attractive stone built village stands on high undulating ground some four miles north-east of Oakham.

Heading south towards Bourne, the route diverts north-east of the town to Edenham, a delightful village on the east bank of the winding East Glen River, whose church has many remarkable monuments to the

The first buildings started in 1787 and this terrace, known as Hothampton Place, was built soon after at the north end of Waterloo Square.

The church, whose Norman tower stands on the north side of the building, has an eastern apse constructed through it, indicating that it was used as a separate chapel.

This view looks north up Church Street with No 15 on the left, a medieval house with a good crown post roof, and on the right the toy shop with the evocative names of makes of toy on its facade is now

There are a number of monuments, including one in memory of Anne Babinton of 1648, possibly by Edward Marshall, whose eldest son Joshua produced a very good signed monument which can be seen on the north

The view is northwards from North Street, down to the sign of the former Lord Nelson public house (centre). The garage of Northover and Company, coach-builders, is at No.75 (left).

We look north-eastwards, above the gable-end of the Bay Private Hotel (centre right), to the Spittles and Black Ven. Beyond are Charmouth and Stonebarrow Hill (top right).

Coity Castle is roughly two miles to the north-west of Bridgend; a somewhat unusual feature is that the castle was not built on the highest ground on this site - there is higher ground nearby.

The right side of this picture is now taken up by Natureland, whilst the Figure 8 switchback, the dodgems, the big wheel, the tennis courts and the North Shore Café (right) have all gone.

Now quieter, thanks to a bypass, it once had a wharf on the Grand Junction Canal which passed a quarter of a mile north of the village.