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The school was originally located in premises opposite the parish church, but had moved to its present site to the south of the town by 1750; rebuilding began in 1809.

In 1973 construction began on the Town Hall extension, a modern office block linked to the rear of the existing building by means of a first-floor bridge.

This church began life in the 12th century, and underwent a major restoration in the 19th century. The tower stands out because of its unique design of an unusual octagonal shingled spire.

The canal and the railway brought prosperity to Hungerford, though the town's golden era began with the turnpiking of the Bath Road in the 18th century.

The Hayride, which takes place in Walkington on the third Sunday in June, began after the Second World War.

In 1900 the Midland Railway began to develop Heysham as a cross-channel port, ordering four new steamers for the route.

Construction began on the hospital in 1628, but it was not completed until 1693 when it saw service as a military hospital.

Victorian entrepreneurs soon became aware that people liked to walk out along them, and began to provide attractions and charge admittance.

The upper part of the tower collapsed in 1830, and it was not until the early 1960s that reconstruction began, ending in 1971.

Work began in 1864 to construct a line from Weaver Junction to provide the LNWR with a more direct route from London and Crewe to Liverpool.

In this view of the road near the church, the quiet nature of the road is clearly visible, recalling a typical village scene before the car began to strangle the English village.

Thanks to a railway station providing train services to London, Brockenhurst began to expand during the second half of the 19th century and continued to develop in the 20th century, establishing itself

The land for the park, off Abbey Road, was purchased in 1904, and work on creating it began in 1907. Here, children are playing on the steps leading down to the bandstand, which has now gone.

With New Town status and under the aegis of the Development Corporation, Bracknell began to expand rapidly.

It fell into disrepair until 1970 when its restoration began, and it has been working again, grinding corn, since 1992.

Work began around 1389, with only the keep being retained. The entire inner ward was rebuilt and included a great hall, private apartments, kitchens and store rooms.

Slough began to expand following Slough Estates' acquisition of 700 acres of derelict land in 1920.

The chain ferry began in 1926, saving 15 miles on the journey to Swanage.

Round chapels such as this are extremely rare; they were usually associated with the Knights Templar (as was the case here), a movement that began in England in 1128.

Demolition of houses along the route of the approach roads began in 1956 so that although the bridge itself cost £3 million, the approach roads added a further £1.5 million to the bill.

Later, Cowley was to change forever when the motor industry began to envelop this corner of the city in the early years of the 20th century.

The ferry boat at Hacking End once took people across for one penny, a long-established custom, so old that it is not known when it began; but in the 1930s the practice finished.

Southampton Airport lies to the south of Eastleigh town centre; it was from here that the first Spitfire began her maiden flight in 1936.

Work began in 1864, but in 1868, while still under construction, it was badly damaged by a storm; it was not until the following year that Tynwald voted funds for repairs and completion.