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During the Dissolution they were closed on the orders of Thomas Cromwell, Chief Minister to Henry VIII, in an attempt to destroy any cult following that might exist.

chancel are the tombs of some of the Fytton family, including Sir Edward (1550-1606) who became Lord President of Munster, and Mary Fytton who was a maid of honour to Elizabeth I, but was soon disgraced following

In our post-industrial age you can now follow the same road out of Risca to the Dan-y-Graig nature reserve, which is situated on land given to the Gwent Wildlife Trust by the Risca

In 1955 the Grammar School would have been in preparation for its 25th anniversary the following year.

The street is now a cul-de-sac, following the opening of the by-pass in the 1980s.

The road through the village follows the route of the Guildford to Arundel turnpike, completed in 1809. Medieval glass was also made near here in Sidney Wood.

Following the dissolution of the monasteries in the 1500s, this became the parish church for the town.

Here, farmers smartly dressed in three-piece suits follow one of the flocks to market.

In the years following the end of the second world war, John Harker Ltd built several estuarine tankers on the foreshore at Sharpness. One of them might be in the background of this picture.

Built in 1890 by Sir Thomas Jackson in limestone following the 17th-century collegiate style and blending in well with surrounding buildings.

The sign above the entrance of Cambridge Hall indicates that the picture was taken around 1901-02 following the accession of King Edward VII.

The buildings are shaped here to follow the curve of the road. The first shop on the right is now a florist. Morgans, 'Complete House Furnishers', has become the Alamo restaurant and bar.

Every year, on the first Monday after the Sunday following 4 September, the Horn Dance is performed in Abbots Bromley.

The Village 1940 Beyond Williton, our route follows the western edge of the Quantock Hills back towards Taunton.

Down by the river bank, the paviours follow the line of the medieval wharf. Behind the moat are the medieval outer defences, the inner one overlooking the outer - the battlements are 19th-century.

The opening of the steelworks was followed by the building of a chemical plant at Baglan Bay by British Petroleum.

If you follow its line, you can just see that it extends way beyond the Pavilion. In 1907 it was extended to make it nearly twice as long as it is today.

Its replacement was this column, 60 feet high and bearing the following inscription: 'This column was erected by the trustees of the Liverpool Docks, by the permission of John Shaw Leigh, Esq,

One of the new towns acquired by Cheshire following the border change in 1974, Widnes developed in the 1800s along with the new chemical industries.

The castle, at the medieval limit of navigation for the River Rother, was licensed in 1385 following French raids on Rye and Winchelsea.

The following year, interest in this already popular facility soared owing to its inclusion in a series of BBC programmes based on South Wales clubs.

The East India Harbour was completed in 1806-07, the Victoria Dock opened during the 1850s and the Albert Dock followed a decade or so later.

The castle, which dates from 1282, was left to slide into decay following its siege during the Civil War in 1645. It held out for the king, and was thereafter slighted by Cromwell's men.

Following Fairfax's rout of the royalist forces under Sir Ralph Hopton, the church was being used as a magazine and prison.