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Its most recognisable feature was its distinctive 125ft-high water tower holding 200,000 gallons (right); nicknamed 'the onion', it is still regarded as a local landmark.

Despite defeating the forces of William III, the Jacobites failed to hold the advantage.

The right to hold a market and fair was granted to Maurice, Lord Berkeley by Henry III, and was responsible for the subsequent prosperity of the town.

What is the one on the right holding? The corn (oats?) has obviously been cut by hand and piled into small stacks to dry before threshing. But why was it not bundled neatly into stooks?

The anchor to the right would hold the boat in the foreground in place when the next tide came in.

The figures that now look down are Nicholas Langton, a Lord Mayor, a mason holding a model of the bar and a medieval knight.The coats of arms are the Stuart Royal Arms and the City Arms; these were

One of the survivors was the Old Verger's House (right), which was restored around 1893; today it holds the showrooms of Beckwith's Antiques.

The medieval market cross was erected when Alfriston was granted the right to hold a weekly market.

In the centre foreground of the picture stands St Peter's church, intact at this time, built out of locally quarried Triassic red sandstone and identified by its unusual helm-roof tower.

The two men, one holding the horse and one with his dog, are everything a photographer could want in a village scene.

From Wells to Blakeney, a great sand barrier holds back all but the most vicious tides. The quay at wells is now stranded a mile from the open sea.

Shingle and mud provide excellent holding ground for the anchor of this solitary trading ketch, which is also made fast with an after mooring.

Bamburgh also holds the distinction of being the first castle to be breached by gunfire. During the Wars of the Roses Bamburgh was besieged by the Yorkists in 1461 and again in 1464.

From Wells to Blakeney, a great sand barrier holds back all but the most vicious tides. The quay at Wells is now stranded a mile from the open sea.

The statue is Archdeacon Robert Johnson, the founder, who is holding a model of the school in his hand.

Barnsley was founded by the monks of St John's Priory, Pontefract, after they had been granted the manor and rights to hold weekly markets and annual fairs.

Two Roman soldiers hold the bell - appropriate for this town which was a Roman settlement.

Two feuding families, the women ringleaders known as Chattox and Demdike, lived on the slopes of Pendle and became notorious for holding witches' covens.

Cargo is off-loaded from and to horse-driven wagons along wooden gullies directly from and into the hold of the vessel.

Cargo is off-loaded from and to horse-driven wagons along wooden gullies directly from and into the hold of the vessel.

The two men, one holding the horse and one with his dog, are everything a photographer could want in a village scene.

There was a granary here that would accept 60,000 sacks of corn, water-tanks holding 150,000 gallons and a goods shed 600 feet long. From King's Cross trains plied the east coast route to Scotland.

From Wells to Blakeney, a great sand barrier holds back all but the most vicious tides. The quay at Wells is now stranded a mile from the open sea.

Today, however, the valley is thickly wooded and it would be impossible to hold a concert here. Instead the hill is now an important nature reserve.