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Bashall Eaves stands on the banks of the river Hodder in the parish of Mitton.

Built as a town house for the lead mine-owner Charles Bathurst of Arkengarthdale c1720, its newly-fashionable hand-made bricks, three-storey height and eight bays must then have made it very prominent

One of Gloucester's best-known features is the ingenious clock that stands at first floor level above G A Baker & Sons in Southgate Street.

Glasgow boasts one of the world's finest municipal collections of art, now housed at Kelvingrove.

Whilst the open fields still surrounded Loughborough the town could not expand; later they were enclosed by law and the pattern of small fields emerged.

It was only a mile away that George Fox, the Quaker, stood on the 'nick' of Pendle in 1652 and declared himself moved to start a religious order, the Society of Friends.

At the top of the High Street stands this magnificent three-storey residence built in 1798 for the merchant Samuel Rolles, indicative of the wealth which came to the town in the 18th century

On the left, Marks and Spencer established a bazaar in 1932, later enlarging and heightening the building several times. The Co-op Bakery and Elite Café (now Saxone) has its awnings out.

The most notorious abbot of Furness Abbey was undoubtedly Alexander Banks. One William Case, on behalf of the people of Sellergarth, sued him in court in 1516.

The Devil's Arrows is nowadays composed of three stones. They stand in North Yorkshire, close to the A1: it is one of the most famous prehistoric monuments in the county.

Dating from the 1500s (and possibly earlier), the half- timbered building on the left fronting both the High Street and Hickmans Lane has had a chequered history.

It is difficult to imagine from this idyllic scene, including the parish church of St Mary on the hillside (right), that Tintern was once heavily industrialised.

This photograph shows some of the numerous monuments housed within the Lumley Chapel that once formed part of old Cheam Church.

Seven miles from the Humber and to the west of Hull, Cottingham was another desirable place to live for prosperous merchants; in the 18th century there were five magnificent houses here, which were all

Protected from overwhelming traffic by the encirclement of the Upton by-pass to the west and the M53 motorway to the east, Upton has changed little since these views were taken.

The Great Barn, or Tithe Barn, is part of Barton Manor Farm, which comprises 8 or 9 buildings grouped around a large open courtyard.

The half-timbered houses with one storey overhanging the next look picturesque to modern eyes, but originally those jetties (as overhangs are called) served a purpose.

St Peter's is a splendid 15th- century church built in the Perpendicular style, although the interior was substantially renovated in 1872.

This public house at Stratton St Margaret owes its existence to the Wilts and Berks Canal which ran nearby.

This photograph was taken from the new bridge looking towards the old bridge, which is built of the local Quarella stone and dates from the early 15th century.

Not to be confused with Old Knebworth (which one recent historian described as 'a village still faintly feudal in character'), the village of Knebworth is a busy commercial centre supplying the needs of

The Drill Hall (left), which was then the HQ of the 4th Battalion Royal Lincolnshire Regiment, has recently had a complete restoration; it reopened on 20 March 2004 to resume its place in the entertainment

When William the Conqueror finally took control of Durham, he combined the powers of the bishop and the Earl of Northumbria to create Durham's first prince bishop, a Norman called William Walcher.

This small city with a population of 3,600 and the smallest cathedral in Britain has an important place in the history of Wales.