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The village school is an integral part of a rural community, allowing children to be educated close to home. Older youngsters often have to go further afield to complete their education.

Another view of the Market Place, but this time from the opposite direction to photograph No 31073. The first grant for a weekly market was given by King John in 1196.

Upstream from the docks, the river which flows through Ipswich is called the Gipping (hence the Saxon origins of the town's name - Gippeswic). Clearly, the prospects for rowing here look good.

It was built on land given by the 5th Lord Braybrooke of Audley End House, and cost £5,504 to build.

These ruins stand between the cathedral and the River Severn and are those of the monks' reredorter, or lavatories, conveniently sited to enable the drains to discharge straight into the river.

This is a charming piece of old Kent. Note the typical Kentish architecture - hung tiles and a hipped roof - and the big conservatory and the round oast house to the right.

Henry Bell, the pioneer of steam navigation in Europe, is buried in the churchyard at Rhu. In 1812 Bell launched the steamboat 'Comet' on the Clyde, where it operated until 1820.

Sonning was once the home of Dick Turpin's aunt. The Thames is crossed by an ancient 200-year-old bridge; the lock here regularly wins competitions for its dazzling flower garden.

Just over twenty years previously, a farm worker had unearthed a hoard of Roman treasure - now displayed in the British Museum.

Another view from the quay, which is situated just to the north of Carrickfergus. It shows the little harbour wall and a rather full rowing boat setting out on an excursion.

The photographer appears to have stepped into a garden and asked the inhabitants of the house to come out and pose.

A solid example of Victorian civic architecture, Yarmouth Town Hall stands squarely alongside the quay. A paddle steamer, crowded with holidaymakers, awaits more passengers.

Created in 1790, this successful canal was built to ship Bedworth coal to the town of Coventry. At Hopwas, just beyond Tamworth, the canal threads its way through attractive wooded country.

This is an unusual view of the Square with Church Street beyond. Today the Square has been paved over and has trees planted in it – but it's still used for parking.

Once it was centrally placed in the town, but the sea has carried away a number of streets, finally pausing here.

The photographer was probably standing on the platform of Sandhurst Halt when he took this picture. The Petrol Garage is still trading today.

The photographer was probably standing on the platform of Sandhurst Halt when he took this picture. The Petrol Garage is still trading today.

The mine was at the foot of the cliff, and in 1656 Captain Edward Christian found Bradda contained 'lead ore with much silver'. In 1699 the mine's output was 164 tonnes.

Grains Gill tumbles over a series of cascades beneath Stockley Bridge, near Seathwaite in Borrowdale, with Aaron Crags prominent on Seathwaite Fell in the background. The view is hardly changed today.

A long line of rowing boats waiting for their customers stretch around the bay at Waterhead, near Ambleside. In the distance, Todd Crag and Loughrigg Fell fill in the left background.

Here, the local fish merchants wait alongside creels of freshly-landed cod to start bidding for the best fish.

The old part of the town is mainly late Victorian, although it expanded rapidly after World War II as an overspill for London.

Two men, a young child and a dog outside the Half Moon Inn provide the only sign of life in the village centre.

Bidford became famous in 1922 when a Saxon burial ground was discovered containing 200 graves, including those of warriors buried with their weapons.