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Its growth, however, owed much to the development of coal mining to the east and south-west, and later to the north-west. By 1914 the population stood at about 13,000.

Moving north to the end of Milsom Street, we see George Street, another good street laid out around 1761.

A total contrast is Charlcombe, a tiny hamlet on a minor road a mere half mile north of the Bath suburb of Fairfield Park.

The bridge is the North Parade Bridge, built in 1836 as a cast-iron structure, as seen here, but since 1936 clad in stone.

From the north-west corner of Market Place, Town Street descends the hill past a drapers, a dairy utensil manufacturer and a shoe shop, all three displaying their wares.

Rode church is at the south-east end of the village, the bulk of which is to the north-west towards the River Frome. This view was taken from the south-west.

Our tour of the towns and villages near Lincoln starts in Gainsborough, a town of the ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Lindsey that ruled what is now north Lincolnshire.

and somewhat two-dimensional timbered front of Woolworths and the 1907 Perpendicular Gothic-style Mac Fisheries (a chain long departed from our high streets) were recently demolished to make way for the

Frank Butcher`s newsagent and tobacconist shop at the north end of High Road has a well stocked window but alas has now been demolished, and the other shops have closed.

A wealth of timbers, tiles, gables, chimney-stacks and a thatched gateway make another attractive High Road house north of Ruffetts Cottages. It is now obscured by trees and hedges.

Half Moon Bay, which lies north of Heysham Docks, was a popular destination for a day on the sands.

Edward I was renowned for his military strongholds, especially in North Wales. In 1254, as a young prince, he was granted the trilateral castles of White Castle, Grosmont and Skenfrith.

A Benedictine priory belonging to Westminster Abbey was established here to the north of Sudbury c1130. This is the 15th-century chapel with nave and chancel in one.

The 12th-century keep is on the north side. The curtain walls are built in a triangular pattern because of the shape of the site.

This view from the north west clearly illustrates the enormous length of St Albans Cathedral, which is longer than any in England except for Winchester.

The design is Z-shaped, running from north to south to catch as much sunlight as possible, with a square at each end.

Beyond the boats is the north bank of the river, and behind the trees is the large Russell Park, laid out in the late 1880s.

Historically the Great North Road made Stilton a busy place, though here in the 1950s it looks rather quiet. A huge Bell sign marks the ancient stone inn.

The beach is lined with numerous beach yawls; these did all the fetching and carrying for the cargo-carrying ships which plied the North Sea, as well as competing for lucrative salvage prizes when they

Anton Mill 1906 A child gazes wistfully into the tranquil waters of the River Anton, a tributary of the Test, which rises to the north of Andover and runs through the heart of the town.

The church of St Giles, with its north tower and unusual octagonal spirelet, was rebuilt between 1857- 8 by S S Teulon, and overlooks the Uley valley.

The journey took over thirty hours, and was an acceptable alternative to being shaken and bounced along the Great North Road in a mail-coach.

North-east of Northampton, Overstone is a linear village dating back to the 18th century.

Until 1771, the North Gate of Oxford spanned the Cornmarket, adjacent to the tower of St Michael's Church. This was also the site of the Bocardo prison, where the Oxford martyrs were held.