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His bricks were his reply to Government proposals to tax bricks after the costly War of American Independence in 1782.

William Lever, later Lord Leverhulme, added every amenity he could think of to the village. A club-house, library, hospital, youth club, gymnasium and swimming baths, all were included.

In the 1950s a new and busy road separated the two villages of Little and Great Eccleston.

The castle has a long pedigree, with some remains of the Roman period imbedded within the structure, but the whole medieval core was systematically upgraded by the 3rd Marquis of Bute and his architect

The foundations of Harewood House were laid in 1759, and work continued for the next 23 years. Gawthorp Hall was demolished, and its foundations now lie beneath the lake.

This is a photograph of the busy Market Place with lots of cars, no horses and no Neptune! The pant was demolished in 1923, and Neptune was moved to a life of solitude in Wharton Park.

The castle is now much restored by the Marquis of Bute, with its water defences reinstated. The original castle was begun by Gilbert de Clare.

The Market is still very much a part of modern life, and fulfils its prime function on six days of every week.

In the 1920s, the owner of a chain of grocery stores had two carved cats placed on the upper front of his shop - they were supposed to frighten the rats away from the river bank.

The half-timbered manor house of Blakesley Hall dates from 1575.

The Shepherd & Dog (right) is a 300-year-old pub at the top of the hill. The petrol station still exists in an expanded form.

The village street at Bothenhampton (middle distance, left to right), with suburbia beyond, seen from the vicinity of Quarry Farm with an apple orchard and thatched cottages above the stream

Little can be appreciated of this magnificent burial chamber from this photograph. It is known as Hetty Pegler's Tump, and is in Gloucestershire.

Little can be appreciated of this magnificent burial chamber from this photograph. It is known as Hetty Pegler's Tump, and is in Gloucestershire.

At the height of the season the South Promenade would often be crowded with holidaymakers.

In 1830 a retired builder from Everton, James Atherton, bought 170 acres of sandhills on the northern tip of the Wirral, with the aim of creating a new seaside resort to rival Brighton.

The Town Hall was enlarged in 1869 at a cost of £15,200, and many locals considered the expense to be a waste of money; there were more important things to spend it on than councillors full of their own

On 30 November 1745 a troop of the Royal Dragoons arrived in the town and were billeted overnight.

Gravesend has two Victorian piers: the Royal Terrace Pier of 1843 lies to the east of the slightly earlier Town Pier we see in this view.

One of Abersoch's many hostelries, this establishment is now St Tudwal's Inn.

To the north of Pitminster is Poundisford Park, once a hunting ground for the Bishops of Winchester.

The spacious market place is dominated by the venerable flint church of St Mary's with its Norman tower, 14th-century arcades, impressive clerestory, and knapped flint chancel.

As one old guide book pointed out, 'To every broadsman who quants his wherry along the slow rivers, Acle Bridge is a haven or port of call.

Built around 1280 for the Abbot of St Mary's Abbey, the building was enlarged in the 15th century.