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Revival church was built at the cost of just over £20,000 in just over one year, apart from the spire, for Squire William Fortrey by local architect John Wing (1728-94) of North Luffenham, Hallaton and

Opened in June 1904, this elegant structure, sited at one end of the harbour, was designed to cater for pleasure- seekers in all kinds of weather.

Midway between the ancient sites of two Norman motte and bailey castles at the extreme ends of the village, Holy Trinity Church is the topographical as well as the spiritual centre of Ascott; old

In 1862 the church was enlarged, with a spacious nave replacing the original aisle and Lady Chapel, leaving the nave and chancel to form the south aisle.

In the foreground we see the roof of Bury House and its stables at the western end of The Bury.

Some visitors to Hertfordshire think that Thorley lies on the main road between Bishop's Stortford and Sawbridgeworth - this should, correctly, be called Thorley Street.

It was Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln and lord of the manor, who replaced the original Norman timber fortress with one of stone, employing Ranulph of Durham to build the gatehouse; Newark thus became one

accommodate the growing clerical, managerial and professional population.

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.

This is the east end of the chancel and side chapels of the parish church of St Michael the Archangel. These walls date from 1505, but the building becomes older as it rises to the west.

The Abbey of St Mary de Pratis, which is laid out in the north- west angle of the park, was one of the largest in England of the Augustinian Order.

The town was known as 'Wycumbe' in the 12th and 13th centuries, and by the 14th century it was known as Chepping Wycombe to distinguish it from West Wycombe - 'chepping' means 'market'.

This amazing independent brick building is staggering by its sheer size, scale and style.

The impressive facade of the Hotel Metropole, with the Ship Hotel next door, faced the end of the Jetty to greet the thousands of holidaymakers who travelled down on the paddle steamers.

Situated eight miles south-west of Cardiff, Barry was the last of the great Welsh coal ports to be developed.

The chancel arch was moved in the 19th century to connect the chancel and the organ chamber.

and locomotive yards at Cowlairs.

It is the smallest Norman keep in England, and last saw action at the end of the Civil War, when Colonel Ashton's forces barricaded themselves in the castle demanding the pay that was owed them.

In 1864 an Act was passed whereby from 1 July 1872 the turnpikes disappeared and the turnpike roads came under the care of the local boards of health.

It is a portrait of two racehorses, captured at the moment of victory; Diomed, the winner of the 1780 Derby, on the left, and on the right the 2001 winner, Galileo.

owing to the growth of cheap foreign holidays and an industrial recession.

Classic was denounced as vulgar and pagan. The only true style for Christian architecture was pure Gothic, preferably that of the 13th and 14th centuries.

Westgate, dating back to the 14th century, provides access to the south-west corner of the old walled town.

Snettisham has a fascinating church with a west front modelled on that of Peterborough Cathedral and one of the few medieval stone spires in Norfolk.