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Standing on rising ground on the west bank of the River Gwendraeth, Kidwelly and its fortified town were founded by Roger, Bishop of Salisbury during the reign of Henry I.

This view shows the western end of East Street, with a closer look at the Town Hall clock-tower and cupola, and Colmer`s Hill forming the conical eminence in the distance (centre).

Low tide in the Basin of what was still generally known as Bridport Harbour. Sailing vessels are grounded on their keels. The prominent building is the George Hotel (left).

Situated just outside the Inner Ring Road on the north side of the city, St Margaret's, one of Leicestershire's fin- est mainly 15th-century churches, can hardly be said to be enhanced by its factory

The earliest reference to a church at Kingston tells of the crowning of Saxon kings and a Great Council taking place in the 9th century.

The Old Gang Mine, one of the oldest workings, is a few miles from here, and would have brought the miners to the warmth of the Punch Bowl Inn, which was built in 1638.

Elizabeth gave one Chelmsfordian another cause to smile: in 1563, she sold the manor of Chelmsford to Thomas Mildmay. Three years later he was dead.

Whilst the main fabric of the present building is known to date from the 16th century, there is internal evidence in the roof beams and fireplaces, and in the large use of timber on one of the

The chair of Botany was instituted in 1818, and the first professor was Sir William Hooker, later Director of Kew Gardens.

the mixed forests of today.

Also here is Richard Burberry, a member of the famous Burberry raincoat family.

he downs are mostly of chalk, and otherwise of sandstone, and each has its own special flora.

The smith's main task was the shoeing of horses, but he turned his hand to a great variety of jobs that involved the working of metal.

Richard Jefferies described the scene in the 1880s: ‘Like the spokes of a wheel converging, streams of human life flow into this agitated pool...

In contrast, an evening scene further along the cut shows holidaymakers enjoying the company of other boat people whose boats are moored alongside.

Said to be the largest village in Northamptonshire, Irchester now has a population of more than 5,000.

Middleham was the former capital of Wensleydale and a market town. As well as the weekly market there were annual fairs, and the close proximity of two abbeys must also have stimulated trade.

The Georgian house on the right is interesting. It is probably the last of the dwelling houses here, as most of them are now shops.

Such was the attraction of Hiltingbury Common that a number of roads were cut through the woodlands, and large houses were built here with reasonably large gardens in a pleasant woodland setting.

The buildings on the far bank stand on the site of Flanesford Priory, one of the many places of worship dissolved during the reign of Henry VIII.

This graceful thoroughfare of plain, unadorned granite-faced houses was built in 1795, and was considered the wonder of Cornwall.

Gulls forage for food in the frozen wastes.The ice has broken and the waters of the river released.

To the east of the village, we see a timeless view of an industry wiped out by the growth of the national railway system.

Of all the varied attractions of the Peak District, this one is up towards the top of the list.