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The Ellesmere Canal was busy, and more and more workers were needed to handle the goods and repair the barges; thus the port grew.

This is a popular spot on the Yare to start and finish a Broads holiday, or merely to top up with fuel for both body and boat; Note the signs for Lyons cakes and Walls ice cream (left), which in their

Boudicca, or, as she used to be known, 'Boadicea', queen of the Iceni and daughter of King Prasutagus, ruled much of what is now East Anglia and rose in revolt after being flogged and her daughters

In its heyday the camp had its own railway halt, and 'holiday camp expresses' stopped there en route from London to Great Yarmouth. In Great Yarmouth and Gorleston we complete our journey.

Some fine buildings stand in this part of the town centre; there are many other good ones - the Black Boys Inn and the Old Hall are the best examples.

The original front of the building dated from c1500, but in 1700 it was removed and used for additions to the north-west wing. Townley Hall really is a gem in the history of Lancashire.

These shops were designed for the holidaymaker and included such establishments as cafés, souvenir emporiums, shell fish shops and so on.

Lord Arthur Lee pub stands as a reminder of the man who is best remembered for giving Chequers to the nation - Chequers is the official country residence of the Prime Minister.

The new mills and factories not only changed the skyline of Carlisle: they had a radical impact upon the very nature of the city.

The characteristic mid-Victorian, family-orientated, open-air seaside culture, which offered a satisfaction of its own, and the town's secure, peaceful ambience is captured in this view of the beach.

The electorate consisted of those men who had a hearth in Newport and St Stephens, and they voted as they were ordered to by the Duke of Northumberland; this effectively meant that the Duke decided who

The cathedral is accepted as being one of the most beautiful buildings in Europe; it dominates the uphill area of the city and its surrounding buildings.

Touring theatrical companies and concert parties played at the Queen's Hall (see 69242, pages 76- 77), including famous names such as Pavlova and her ballet company, and Solomon the pianist.

Yet the Bailiwick at times of public celebrations, such as Queen Victoria's Golden and Diamond Jubilees, and with the help of public donations, never forgot the poor, usually in the form of

he downs are mostly of chalk, and otherwise of sandstone, and each has its own special flora.

Sheffield's unique woodland resource - the city is the best-wooded city in the country with about 80 ancient woods within its boundaries - also received an important shot in the arm in 1999 when

Men and women who wished to be hired stood in line at the top of the High Street dressed in their smocks and carrying the emblems of their trade.

There were the lime works, four working corn mills, the breweries, the cattle trade, a brick- works, and an iron foundry; Dorking also had its own water pumping station and gas and light works.

There were the lime works, four working corn mills, the breweries, the cattle trade, a brick- works, and an iron foundry; Dorking also had its own water pumping station and gas and light works.

Lane as well as the profusion of roads in west Coulsdon.

Nationally it may be best remembered as the home of Teddington Studios, the location for films and TV productions.

The square gun tower on the right, c1500, was constructed against the curtain wall, and contains two chambers.

Imagine Basildon on a bright and sunny day in the summer of 2025, as people get up to go to work and to school, feeling glad to be living in one of the best places in the east of England, where

The earliest evidence indicates that Iron and Bronze Age man lived here.