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The Marine Lake covered what had been fifty acres of wet sand, which was one of the favourite haunts of sand yacht enthusiasts.

The area south-east of the city was marshy and virtually undeveloped until its draining after the Witham Act of 1812.

The unique, richly-carved granite exterior of St Mary's is one of the glories of the town.

Windmill Hill leads up from the site of the old West Gate, demolished at the start of the 19th century but remembered in the pub of the same name.

The unique, richly-carved granite exterior of St Mary's is one of the glories of the town.

Winchcombe lies on the high ground to the north-east of Cheltenham; its street pattern suggests its origins as an important Saxon town, once the capital of the kingdom of Mercia.

Bisley stands high on a hillside to the north of the River Frome; it has a wonderful assortment of winding streets and rooftops at different levels, as though the village has grown out of the landscape

The Norman tower of St Michael's parish church watches over the busy Market Place of Malton, which is filled with cars in this photograph.

Motorists drive this way today to visit the shell keep of the medieval castle standing high above the Fowey valley.

Its picturesque position on the cliffs of one of the noblest bays on the east coast of England, and its fine beach, along with its splendid hotels and handsome private houses, make Filey one of the most

John Constable is known to have painted Malvern Hall at least three times - one of these paintings is now in Tate Britain.

This small and delightful riverside town has a bustling quayside with a mix of pleasure boats and commerce in the shape of boat builders and repairers.

Taddiport's 17th-century bridge spans the River Torridge a couple of miles south of Torrington; only twelve years before this picture was taken, it would have been groaning under the weight of clay wagons

Budleigh Salterton stands to the west of the silted estuary of the River Otter. Its own beach is sandless and full of large pebbles, which seem to sing as the tides play across them.

The older anchorages of Sutton Harbour and Stonehouse, with the greater expanse of the Hamoaze and Plymouth Sound beyond, created a perfect naval base long before the new town of Devonport was founded.

Queen's College is named after Philippa, wife of Edward III, whose chaplain founded the college. It was originally intended to educate 'poor boys' from the north of England.

Once one of the most important ports west of Bristol, Fowey in 1346 was wealthy enough to contribute 47 ships and over 700 men to Edward III's blockade of Calais.

The Boating Lake, to the east of the pier, was always popular with children. Families would often hire deckchairs to sit and picnic beside the pool.

The simple little 13th-century parish church of the Holy Cross at Upper Langwith, east of Bolsover and close to the border of Nottinghamshire, may not have a tower, but it is nevertheless a gem of Perpendicular

The head office of the Wilts and Dorset Bank, built in 1869, is now Lloyds Bank, and is just one of a row of substantial, impressive buildings along the northern side of the Market Square.

Budleigh Salterton stands to the west of the silted estuary of the River Otter. Its own beach is sandless and full of large pebbles, which seem to sing as the tides play across them.

Many of the kings of Wessex were buried in the Saxon Cathedral, the foundations of which can be seen on this side of the present building.

Beyond the water meadows of the River Itchen is the Iron Age hillfort of St Catherine's Hill, the site of a maze which perhaps was used by penitent local monks, who would be blindfolded as they attempted

To give the bridge just one coat of paint requires 6,000 gallons of paint.