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An iron pot containing a large number of coins of Edward the Confessor was found in 1876. They were thought to have belonged to King Harold, and hidden during the Battle of Hastings.

Preston docks were once some of the busiest in the country, handling cargoes from around the world.

This crowded region south of the river was once the heart of London cockney life.

In the 1850s, Cheapside was one of the most fashionable shopping streets in London, with a ‘mighty stream of traffic’ flowing through from Oxford Street to Leadenhall and the City.

From the 13th century, the village was part of the huge 3000-acre manor estate of the de Bellerbys. Rievaulx Abbey also farmed some 43 acres of land near the village.

By 1918 Margate Council had become envious of Pettman's monopoly of bathing at Cliftonville and made a charge for the bathing rights and the hiring of deckchairs on the popular Cliftonville beaches

Here, within the heartland of the city's commercial and financial life, the imposing Victorian buildings we see are still standing today.

Towcester is a small old town on the Tove, with a number of Georgian houses and a pleasant market place.

There are now fewer trees, and several of the houses are offices or hotels. At the left is the rock-faced stone St Peter's Hill United Reformed Church of 1869.

On the River Bure, Coltishall is a picturesque place.

In the past it was once busy with an incessant stream of barges laden with bales of cloth passing through this now-abandoned lock.

Only the keep of the castle now survives.

This ancient cross head bearing a crude carving of a crucifix must pre-date the church by many centuries. The texture of the coarse granite of the district can be seen in the steps.

The village of Lower Penn was once owned by Lady Godiva, and was formerly known as Nether Penn.

The natural setting of this small port between cliff faces is idyllic. This picture shows how effectively it provides safe shelter for the limited number of craft it can hold.

The man and group of boys in front of the centre ground boat are typical of visitors to any sea shore, and form the kind of scene that has not changed over the years.

The county town of Kent stands on the banks of the River Medway. The oldest building, the Bishop's Palace, fronts the river beside the great medieval church of All Saints.

The county town of Kent stands on the banks of the River Medway. The oldest building, the Bishop's Palace, fronts the river beside the great medieval church of All Saints.

To the right of the arch is Apsley House, one of only two or three of Piccadilly's great houses to survive.

Externally, the Mountsorrel granite facing of the church gives it a hard, almost unwelcoming appearance.

This view of Cockington is almost exactly the same today, thanks to the Mallocks of nearby Cockington Court: this is a 17th-century mansion that stands in 450 acres of parkland, and is now owned, along

This final glimpse of old Hastings is a photograph that captures all the charms of the old town, with St Clement's Church at the end of the street.

An air of tranquillity permeates this summer view.

In the past it was once busy with an incessant stream of barges passing through this now-abandoned lock, laden with bales of cloth.