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The Greyhound public house is one of the few buildings on this side of the street to have remained unchanged.

At the time of this picture, Chawton House was occupied by Montagu Knight, grandson of Jane Austen's brother, Edward.

This road is lined by the attractive semi-detached Russell-built houses of the 1930s.

A view of the High Street showing—on the left—the Town Hall of 1900, which housed Barclays Bank and the Post Office downstairs.

The 'half-timbered' Wheatsheaf public house on the left dates from the 1920s.

Limestone from the excvavated tunnel was used for building houses in nearby Corsham.

This rural lane is now unrecognisable, being a tarmac road leading to a car park, the library and a council estate, although the church with its broach spire and the High Street houses on the skyline remain

The Hospital of St Cross was founded by Bishop Henry de Blois in 1136 and is the oldest almshouse in England, originally built to house, clothe and feed 'thirteen poor impotent men, so reduced in strength

The bridge in the foreground is the main entrance to the house; the water is the Derwent, en route to its confluence with the Wye south of Rowsley.

This charming village on the river Derwent is dominated by the grounds of Chatsworth House. This section of the area is the old village known as Nether End.

This view was taken looking towards the south side of the Watch Tower and Round Tower and the Mansion House. This was designed by A S Goodridge of Bath.

Today the cross is shaded by trees, but the cottage behind, known as Well House, is still recognisable.

The road has a pleasing variety of house styles, often with long gardens in front.

However, it is hard to be impressed by the sterility of this brutal-looking enclosure which houses a highly intelligent animal whose native habitat is densely vegetated.

The houses on the left are at Bishops Tawton; the riverside walk is still available for those who seek peace and solitude.

The right-hand house, converted from an old barn, bears the coat of arms of Christopher Kenn over the doorway. The other buildings in this photograph are 16th- and 17th-century in date.

When W H N Nithersdale wrote his book on the Highlands of Staffordshire, he was impressed by the number of public houses in the village, all of which did a roaring trade during the summer months and at

On the left, just down from the bank, is the Guildhall, which was built in 1839 on the site of the old market house.

York's first fire engine was housed in the west chapel, which was known as Langton's Chantry. The headless ghost of Thomas Percy, executed for treason, is said to wander this dark quiet church.

The National Trust acquired the house and surroundings in 1948, and it is regularly open to the public.

Its old manor house was a temporary refuge for Charles I at the height of the Civil War, and the parish church stands on the site of an important Saxon monastery.

Before the area was opened up for coal mining Ashington was but a farm; it was the Ashington Coal Co who developed the town, building 300 houses for pitmen and their families.

Modern housing now occupies most of the area between the church and the photographer, and the rural aspect is much diminished.

In the days of horse-drawn coaches, this quiet lane would have seen considerable traffic.