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The reasoning behind the construction of the Dudley and Stourbridge Canals was for the transportation of coal from pits around Dudley to the glass works at Stourbridge, and for the export of coals

Brierley’s development was influenced by the Stourbridge and Dudley Canals, cut in the 1770s and 1780s to provide Stourbridge glass works with Dudley coal, and with access to other markets by way

The reasoning behind the construction of the Dudley and Stourbridge Canals was for the transportation of coal from pits around Dudley to the glass works at Stourbridge, and for the export of coals

Standing on a limestone hill, Dudley Castle dominates the town.

The Spout is the local name for the unusually grand fountain which dominates Dudley's lively market place.

The Dudley Zoological Society was founded in 1935 to develop a zoo in the environs of Dudley Castle, and the Russian-born architect Berthold Lubetkin (1901-1990) was engaged to design the buildings

The Spout is the local name for the unusually grand fountain which dominates Dudley's lively market place.

This view of Berthold Lubetkin's entrance to Dudley Zoo also shows the large letters 'Z', 'O', and 'O', which left little doubt as to what lay beyond.

Eventually the Earl of Dudley gave the priory ruins to the people of Dudley, and the council laid out the grounds to form a public park, where people can still sit in contemplation, much as their

Almost no building work was carried out at Dudley Castle for the 200 years between 1340 and 1540, but in 1540 John Dudley, later Duke of Northumberland, set about rebuilding the residential block on

The half-timbered buildings are Lord Leycester's Hospital, an almshouse founded by Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester.

It is fortunate that the church at Great Witley, built by Lady Foley in 1735, and decorated under the guidance of the artistic Earl of Dudley, survived the fire.

The present castle is a Jacobean mansion built by Sir Dudley Digges in 1616, and is the seat of Viscount Massereene and Ferrard.

The great architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner waxed lyrical about the quality of Dudley's animal accommodation in his volume on Staffordshire, published in 1974.

The great architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner waxed lyrical about the quality of Dudley's animal accommodation in his volume on Staffordshire, published in 1974.

John of Gaunt transformed Kenilworth from a Norman fortress to a Gothic palace in the 1390s, and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, favourite of Elizabeth I, further embellished it in the 1560s.

Walter Scott did the preparatory work and outline for his classic novel 'Kenilworth', set during the period of the last building phase of the castle after 1563, when Elizabeth I gave it to Robert Dudley

Sir Walter Scott did the preparatory work and outline for his classic novel 'Kenilworth', set during the period of the last building phase of the castle after 1563, when Elizabeth I gave it to Robert Dudley

This decrepit-looking lock (now expertly restored) is part of Delph Ninelocks, a spectacular piece of canal engineering on Dudley No 1 Canal.

This decrepit-looking lock (now expertly restored) is part of Delph Ninelocks, a spectacular piece of canal engineering on Dudley No 1 Canal.

However, it was Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, who completed the process two centuries later after Elizabeth I gave him the castle in 1563.

Here we see the hustle and bustle of Dudley Street at the beginning of the 20th century.

north of Chilham is this small and curiously named hamlet where, until the beginning of the 20th century, an annual race was staged between two village youths and two maidens for a prize endowed by Sir Dudley

north of Chilham is this small and curiously named hamlet where, until the beginning of the 20th century, an annual race was staged between two village youths and two maidens for a prize endowed by Sir Dudley