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Taken from the Southwark side, this photograph gives a fine view of St Paul's Cathedral, Sir Christopher Wren's Baroque masterpiece (1675-1711) which replaced the medieval cathedral destroyed in the Great

We are in a large village at the foot of the Downs, which has several commons. The Premonstratensian monastery of Our Lady of England is still in use.

This later view of Anchor Head shows yet more developments on Birnbeck, including the construction of the low-water westward jetty, which allowed steamers to berth at any time or state of the tide.

One of the highlights of shopping along Briggate was the glass-roofed arcades, such as the Queen's and the County.

The 15th-century St Mary's church is the burial place of Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, and noted for its decorated 'Angel Roof' nave.

The entrance to Barclays Bank is seen to the right of the picture. The High Street leads to the North Gate of the cathedral.

On the left is the now sadly demolished Parade, a splendid Gothic construction which, with its intricately patterned brickwork, housed a number of prominent businesses and shops.

The stone walls of St Peter's Church, to the north of the forecourt to Doddington Hall, are a marked contrast to the mellow red brick of the Hall, which might be by Robert Smythson, the architect of Hardwick

In 1209 the rebuilding of Eccleshall Castle was begun by Walter Langton, Bishop of Lichfield and Lord High Treasurer of England.

This was a favourite hunting lodge of Henry III.

In 1095, Rockingham was the scene of one of the earliest recorded Councils of England, which was held in the Great Hall.

Not only is the photographer on the cliff top taking a picture of his ladies with the lens into the sun, he is at great risk of losing his and their lives by going near the edge of these dangerous cliffs

As a result of the expansion of the town since 1959 due to London overspill, much of the center was redeveloped.

With their barrack buildings in the background, and eight tents pitched alongside the parade ground, the officers and men of the Royal West Surrey regiment march off parade.

East of Malton we find the mostly Victorian village of Rillington - its development followed the arrival of the railway.

Wivenhoe is situated on the River Colne. Here we have a view of the High Street at a quiet time. In the foreground is the railway, and further back stands the church of St Mary the Virgin.

Standing at the foot of Pendle Hill, which is 1835ft high and just short of being a mountain, the stone-built Pendle Inn is in the centre of Barley, the heart of Pendle Witch country.

It was on the escarpment of Edge Hill (in the background of this photograph) that Charles I unfurled his standard in 1642 before the first major battle of the Civil War.

On the left of this photograph stands The Six Bells public house, which was one of the properties of the Maidstone brewers Style & Winch Ltd.

The rood screen still has paintings of saints, with delicate miniature hovering angels under the loft. There is a faded wall painting of the Holy Rood on the north wall.

The bypass on the south side of town was opened in 1926; it was much needed to relieve the narrow streets of both local china clay and through traffic.

The stately Gothic pile of Wray Castle can just be seen peeping over the trees in the background of this photograph, taken near its boathouse on the lake.

The prosperity of the North Wales coastline grew steadily during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Rows of bathing machines along the shoreline and in front of the low white cliffs demonstrate the popularity, and prevailing prudery, of immersion in sea-water among the Victorian visitors.