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This ornate green and gold-painted cast iron fountain was presented to the town in May 1900 in honour of Peter Walker, founder of Walker's Brewery.

While the work was going on, a small iron chest was unearthed, inscribed in Latin 'St Catherine's blood'.

The front also sported an ornate iron and glass conservatory by Macfarlane's of Glasgow, but this was removed after the Second World War. Further demolition was undertaken during 1967-68.

In the foreground we see the railings of both the school and the churchyard of the parish church, both of which were removed during the collection of wrought iron in the Second World War.

They managed huge sheep flocks for the wool trade, as well as iron smelting, glass production and leather tanning.

CASTLE HILL has a commanding view of both the landward and the seaward approaches, and it was almost certainly the location of an Iron Age Celtic promontory fort.

Semi-derelict; a collection of rusting iron and crumbling brick, its former glories (few) were well hidden.

Ironically, when finally built in the 1980s the relief road, St Mary's Way, demolished the south part of market-place, and the town hall need not have been demolished.

He was obviously influenced by the local tradition (for which there is no evidence) that an Iron Age fort once occupied the hilltop.

Findon is on the top of the Downs, just north of Worthing, and was noted for an annual sheep fair. Now horse breeding and training is an important local activity.

The centrepiece of Old Steine, the southern end, is the Victoria Fountain, an elaborate cast iron fountain supported on three intertwined dolphins, placed here by Henry Wilds in 1846 and restored in

The Iron Age Museum followed in 1986. By this time New Street had been diverted behind the building and Church Close created.

Bodiam is located on the River Rother and was once a port that shipped iron ingots and cannon, which were made in the area.

The pots are kept stable on the sea bed with a cast iron weight. Can you guess which one is 'Red Eye' West, 'Lotion Tar' Bishop or 'Bumshee' West? (They are the three in the centre).

The old building, rather ironically, is now Freddie's Pub.

In 1829 he launched his first iron ship, a 60-ton lighter for use in Ireland.

It stands on a pyramid-shaped brick plinth surmounted by a carved stone pillar, and the hour can be read using the cast iron gnomon.

It stands on a pyramid-shaped brick plinth surmounted by a carved stone pillar, and the hour can be read using the cast iron gnomon.

The top of the same iron-railed gate as in the 1899 photograph (43872) can be seen in the hedge in the foreground.

Rising up Lancaster Road, away from the prison, the vista through to the City's War Memorial is broken by this magnificent set of wrought iron gates interspaced by stone piers crowned by vases.

He was obviously influenced by the local tradition (for which there is no evidence) that an Iron Age fort once occupied the hilltop.

John Macadam, who is remembered in the church, once employed a local man, George Allen, to manufacture an iron ring. If a stone passed through the ring, it was the correct size for road building.

An iron footbridge connects Bevere Island to the east bank and a lock, built in 1844, to the west bank. The name comes from Beaver Island but the beavers died out over 1,000 years ago.

As well as leading their spiritual life, they were also shrewd businessmen, managing huge sheep flocks for the wool trade, and involving themselves in iron smelting, glass production and leather tanning