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West of Sunbury and on the former Middlesex bank of the Thames is Chertsey Lock, near Chertsey Bridge, an austere seven-arch stone bridge of the 1780s by James Paine.

Pearsall took advantage of the new handlooms developed by John Broom, a local entrepreneur.

Pershore's Fair began in the reign of Henry III to provide funds for the restoration of the presbytery. It was held in the churchyard until the mid 1800s.

This is the shopping centre of Kippax, much changed on the left, but untouched on the right.

Today there are many more large villas here, including those of Fosterville Crescent. Mr Foster, the builder, showed his pride in his work by occupying the largest of the new houses.

Ashworth was formerly a detached part of Middleton. Its 100 acres of trees are recorded on an ancient woodland inventory and it is still an area of natural beauty.

We are looking down on Aberdare, a town set amid beautiful scenery at the head of the Cynon Valley. On the far right, the road continues over the top to Maerdy.

The arrival of the railway one mile away, sealed the fate of West Liss.

When the ice retreated after the last Ice Age, deposits of boulder clay were deposited along the east coast.

The foundations of the 10th-century church of St Bertelin are laid out adjoining St Mary's behind the middle bench.

Turning north into the upper Exe valley, we enter the Exmoor National Park at Dulverton, on the Exford Road in the tributary valley of the River Barle.

At the north end of the promenade the domestic character survives better than in the next two photographs.

The last of the old apple orchards can be to the right of the photograph.

This is another view of one of Newbury's best-loved local landmarks – the Clock Tower.

With Manchester so close, Wilmslow was one of the early centres of nonconformism in east Cheshire; others included Congleton, Macclesfield and Knutsford.

This view of the church is taken from South Church Street, probably within the garden of what is now the house 'Braeside'.

Along with the building to the left, it is now part of an amusement arcade, yet much of the original façade remains intact.

Over a large part of the area, modern toilets were unknown; cesspits and earth closets were common. Such rural conditions could be quite enjoyable in the dry, summer months.

In 2003, a new planning row broke out over plans by Richmond College, the local tertiary college (which is actually in Twickenham) to fund expansion plans by selling off part of their site in Crane

New Brighton is situated on the extreme tip of the Wirral Peninsula, and is separated from the busy city and port of Liverpool by the River Mersey.

To a lot of people it's just a place people see when they're going up and down the M1. Football is very important, but not necessarily the supporting of the local team.

The first sod of the railway line at Clitheroe was cut on 30 December 1846.

As was demonstrated in the tragic accident in 2004 which involved the loss of more than 20 Chinese cocklers, Morecambe Bay is a treacherous and deadly crossing point, and requires local specialist knowledge

hen travelling south from Leatherhead, we pass on our right the fine house in Norbury Park; it is said to be one of the loveliest estates in Surrey.