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A motte and bailey castle, one of the earliest in England, was erected here soon after the Norman Conquest, for at that time Norwich was an important town and a major port.

It was bought in 1879 by William Rock, a son of the town who had made his fortune in London before returning home. He gave the site to the town, and the park was named after him.

Jane Austen visited the town and adored the setting, capturing her enthusiasm in her novel. 'The young people were all wild to see Lyme', she wrote as her characters approached the town.

The main Huddersfield to Manchester railway makes its way along the steep side of the valley, and it has to cross many side valleys.

Another view of the High Street at a less congested point and on a very hot and sunny summer's day: the shopkeepers have lowered their sun-blinds to protect their wares, and the lady on the left has

Once just a hamlet of fishermen's cottages, Budleigh grew as a town and watering place in the first half of the 19th century, when a number of well-heeled society figures took up residence.

In the foreground there appears to be an event at the YMCA, and the general view over the municipal park shows another gathering in the gardens, perhaps related to the same event.

The buildings of the new town of Fleetwood were built from 1836 onwards.

St Mary's position in the centre of the town, and the dominating height of its splendid 16th-century tower at 90 feet, make it one of the most prominent buildings in Brecon.

A Town Guide reported that there were many fans of bowling in the town, and that 'matches are played on the greens of the Swan Hotel and the Constitutional Club'.

The bulk of the surviving fortifications date from the time of Thomas, First Earl of Derby, and were constructed between 1460-1504 as a defence against Scottish raiders.

The well-laid-out Hamilton Square in the centre of Birkenhead is named after the town's founder, John Laird, in honour of his Scottish mother.

East Grinstead, a Wealden market town founded during the early 13th-century woodland clearances, was recorded as a borough by 1235.

The parish church of St John was described as 'one of the architectural ornaments of the town', and the interior came in for much praise.

It was designed by James Wilding, a Liverpool man who was associated with a number of buildings in the town and who also played an important part in the development of Runcorn Hill as a park once the

Note the engine shed and the load gauge in the goods yard. The station was at Kelly Bray, just north of the town, and it survived until 1966.

Sherborne Abbey is the burial place of two Saxon kings, Ethelbald and Ethelbert, the two elder brothers of Alfred the Great.

At the time of the Conquest, Norwich was both an important town and a major port. Control was quickly established with the erection of one of the earliest motte and bailey castles in England.

The Old Hall, very much the finest building in the town and now largely surrounded by Victorian housing, sits in its grassy square, a potent reminder of the town's great medieval past.

Magnus Barefoot built a timber fort on St Patrick's Isle in about 1098-1103; the bulk of the surviving fortifications date from the time of Thomas, First Earl of Derby, and were constructed in 1460-1504

Sudbury, on the River Stour, was once an important cloth town, and has always had a popular market. Market Hill is lined with elegant Georgian buildings, with St Peter's Church at the top.

The West Lodge and Gates are at the head of De Parys Avenue.

The Romans built a town here, though its ramparts are now only faintly recognisable, and in Saxon times it was the bishopric for Wessex and Mercia.

On the site of the gardens of the Old Rectory was the windmill, which burned down in 1802 and yet again within 30 years.