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The parish church was built in 1842, and is furnished inside with altar rails by Robert Thompson, the famous 'mouse man' of Kilburn (see K68008, p53).

The choir aisle vaults date from about 1100; they support the floor of the galleries above with their great arches.

Rising above the stone arches of the bridge are the tall chimney and factory units belonging to the Anglo Swiss Condensed Milk factory, which opened in 1873. In 1905 it merged with Nestles.

This photograph shows the gardens to the front of the Hall and the pele tower, which probably existed here in the Middle Ages. Behind the Hall the land falls away to the Calder.

Eton boasts one of the most famous and picturesque streets in the country.

The River Almond flows from Blackburn to the three towns of East, Mid and West Calder. It was at Mid Calder in 1556 that John Knox first administered Communion according to Protestant rites.

The choir aisle vaults date from about 1100; they support the floor of the galleries above with their great arches.

Now no longer a pub, the Britons Arms on the left, built as a community of religious women in the 15th century, was the only house to survive a great fire in 1507.

In this view, the prominent site of the Abbey, on a bluff overlooking the harbour, is clearly visible.

A view of O'Connell Street (then Sackville Street), looking north with the bridge over the Liffey in the foreground. The O'Connell and Nelson monuments are prominent.

Tiverton's wealth grew from the cloth trade, and merchants like John Waldron, Peter Blundell (founder of Blundell's School) and John Greenway made fortunes.

This charming study of two young onion sellers was taken by the Frith photographer during the long and prosperous 'Edwardian afternoon'.

This charming study of two young onion sellers was taken by the Frith photographer during the long and prosperous 'Edwardian afternoon'.

Out of season, all the wooden-hulled boats moored along the staithe are covered with protective tarpaulins. Two houseboats are moored near the boathouse, and a fisherman tries his luck from a dinghy.

The interior of St Peter and St Paul's church is much the same, although sadly, in my opinion, the 'God Is Love' script has been painted out. Notice, also, the beautifully carved pulpit.

Cliftonville has always been the more 'select' quarter of Margate, and is still a very popular residential area.

This reconstructed wayside cross stands on the old highway between Worcester and Evesham. Only the steps, base and shaft of the original remains the rest having been destroyed at some time in history.

A part of Jarrow, Monkton has several interesting buildings.

Note the water tower on the skyline, centre. Water was pumped up from the valley below; this facilitated the development of Frith Hill.

After several hundred years as the main western entrance to the town, Westgate was bypassed—the old Plume of Feathers became just a distant memory.

Jerome K Jerome, who wrote 'Three Men in a Boat', lived near this part of the River Thames in Marlow.

This photo was taken in the days of Watney's draught red barrel and 'a Double Diamond Works Wonders' advertising. The only lager on sale was bottled, usually Lowenbrau.

The chapel houses a memorial to one of its more famous alumni, John Addenbrooke, whose bequest founded the county hospital.

Peering just around the corner of the house on the right is a petrol pump. This was quite acceptable in the 1950s perhaps, but is not legal now.