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A postman on his round chats to two local residents opposite the King's Head pub (right), where empty barrels and several crates of bottles await collection by the brewer's dray.

It is now owned and managed as a visitor attraction by the National Trust.

The abbey was founded in AD670 as a nunnery by Sexburga, widow of Ercombert, King of Kent; the original building was burnt by the Danes.

The shop on the right is Henry Grimwood's grocer's, run by the family from 1926 to 1989.

These boats were used by the ancient Britons, and are still made in the traditional way: canvas is stretched on a framework of interwoven rods and rendered waterproof with pitch or tar.

The 'new look' in fashions is demonstrated by the young woman crossing the street with her more dowdy companion; longer skirts, wider shoulders and a nipped-in waist were signs of relaxation from wartime

Both Acock’s Green and Olton were once residential areas favoured by the wealthier inhabitants of Birmingham, but they became progressively industrialized as factories opened along the route of the

Before that, it had been a sparsely-inhabited parish, whose medieval church had collapsed by the early 18th century.

Before that, it had been a sparsely-inhabited parish, whose medieval church had collapsed by the early 18th century.

Last Judgement, the south porch of Lincoln Cathedral led into the richly carved Angel Choir, the east arm of the cathedral built for St Hugh's shrine; it was probably used by pilgrims, who would leave by the

It is reputedly haunted by the ghost of Nicholas Herle, twice Mayor of Launceston and one-time High Sheriff of Cornwall.

Crookston was the first property to be acquired by the National Trust for Scotland.

This street scene is dominated by the façade of Lewis's store, with its broad plate glass windows and imitation rusticated pillars. It must have appeared very modern when it opened in September 1932.

Another stone plaque commemorates its opening in April 1974 by the then Duke of Bedford. It replaced a Corn Exchange of 1849 which had proved too small; it then became the Floral Hall.

Waitrose applied to open a store, but the plans were rejected by the council. There are now plans to upgrade the precinct.

Lewes, the medieval guardian of the gap through the South Downs cut by the River Ouse, occupies a fine hilltop site which produces a superb townscape.

The back was occupied by a farmer, while the front housed a flourishing girls` school run by the Misses Bell, sisters to Nether Alderley`s rector.

The Jolly Gardeners pub (near right) was closed in 1955, and has been used since by the Heath family, the boat builders. Barclays Bank on the left was built in 1908.

From 1945, the number of people employed by the shipbuilding yards in Wallasey and Birkenhead declined and a number of associated industries closed.

The manor of Offord Cluny was held by the monks of Cluny from 1086. The parish church of All Saints is built of brown cobbles with Barnack limestone, repaired in brick.

The common covers 200 acres, and was a popular stopping place for drovers on their way to market - here the cattle could be watered by the four ponds.

At 464 feet above sea level the tor has a commanding position, and was used by the Celts as the site for an early hill-fort.

Newton's brewery formerly stood adjacent, but by 1911 it had been replaced by the Alhambra entertainment hall, now a cinema.

This street scene is dominated by the façade of Lewis's store, with its broad plate glass windows and imitation rusticated pillars.