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Built by Mansell Talbot at the beginning of the 19th century in part of the Margam Abbey grounds, this splendid building subsequently went into decline until it was taken over by the Council and restored

Branscombe is fortunate indeed that its forge has survived as a working building – it is now owned by the National Trust.

This imposing Ind Coope hotel was built close by. The original spa building still exists in the road to the left of the picture.

The Castle was bought from the Duke of Manchester by the Grammar School and Huntingdonshire County Council for £12,500 in 1950.

Freshly boiled shrimps were sold in the cottages at South Shore—the visitors loved sea food—but supplies were dwindling by the 1920s.

By the 16th century the town was closely connected with the cloth trade, and became famous for the scarlet woollen fabric from which the uniforms of British soldiers were made.

It is surrounded by many important houses, some owned by the most wealthy merchants and families.

They, in turn, were mainly replaced in 1793 by the large flagstones which we see today.

Its perfection is only marred by the Waterloo balcony added to No 9.

Much obscured by the delivery lorry is the Railway Hotel.

When this picture was taken it had become dilapidated, and the central cottage was soon afterwards restored by the National Park Authority.

A sylvan charm is certainly evident in this scene, one enhanced by the beck which flows through the village before joining the River.

The flatness of the Wolds is interrupted by the hill on which the tiny hamlet of Brigham sits.

It is a classic example of contour cutting by the engineer Samuel Simcock: there are no locks, because the canal hugs the contours of the land.

bell-tower and half-tiled gables was built on the main road between Ashford and Royal Tunbridge Wells during the late 19th century, adjoining the churchyard of Holy Trinity; it was constructed in 1837-8 by the

On the corner by the wall is a Midland bus timetable; across the road is Blisworth Post Office, with its huge advert for Players Navy Mixture.

At the time of the Dissolution, the abbey was saved from destruc- tion by the people of Romsey who paid £100 for it.

It gets its name from the salterns, or salt pans, used by the monks of nearby Otterton Priory.

During the medieval period, grammar schools were founded for the education of scholars across the class spectrum, but by the 18th century, the so-called Great Schools had arrived in England.

Wherwell is famous for its ruined priory, established by the Saxon Queen Elfreda, mother of Ethelred the Unready, possibly as an act of repentance following several dark deeds.

At the time of the Dissolution, the abbey was saved from destruction by the people of Romsey who paid £100 for it.

The transporter bridge was designed and built by the Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Co and was opened for traffic in 1911. It is the largest of its type in the world, at 850ft long and 215ft high.

The Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co was taken over by the Corporation in 1937. All 237 trams were identical, and all were open-topped.

The original house was built by George Sitwell in 1625, much of which survives, though absorbed by the extensive rebuilding work carried out by Sitwell Sitwell in the late 18th century.