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The tomb (right) contains the remains of Gertrude, Marchioness of Exeter (died 1558), whose husband, Henry Courtenay, was a grandson of Edward IV and Commissioner at the trial of Anne Boleyn.

Traffic was still so light in the 1920s that the Mall was not treated as a major artery of even a short cut.

The bronze bust of Arthur Sullivan of Gilbert and Sullivan fame was erected in Victoria Embankment Gardens in 1903.

This village got its name because it was once part of the endowment of Tavistock Abbey. Since the Reformation, the land hereabouts has been owned by the dukes of Bedford.

This attractive small town sits on a hilltop overlooking the valley of the LIttle Dart.

The original parish church was at Astbury, but the building of this one in the 1740s reflected the growth of importance of Congleton as a result of its silk industry at that period.

The Town Hall is the tall building with the clock tower in the centre of the photograph; it was built in 1864 by E W Godwin at a cost of £8,000.

Kelvedon lies on the site of the Roman town of Canonium, about midway between Chelmsford and Colchester.

With a new century and a population nearing 165,000 the town increasingly gains the trappings of modernity.

tends to be overshadowed by its famous Dorset neighbour Lyme Regis, though in past times the latter was known as Nether Lyme to distinguish it from the village higher up the valley of

Once just a hamlet of fishermen's cottages, Budleigh grew as a town and watering place in the first half of the 19th century, when a number of well-heeled society figures took up residence.

This is a classic view of Tarn Hows, near Hawkshead, with the peaks of the Langdale Pikes in the centre background.

This small village, 3 miles north of Barnsley, is in the heart of the coal mining country. This view is hardly changed, except for a new retail development out of the picture on the left.

A large number of country houses, many of which were called castles by their owners, have either been demolished or are shadows of their former selves.

The wooden plaque above the door of the cottage on the right proclaims it as John Bunyan's home.

To the west of the pier, Charlie's Mast can be seen soaring above the promenade.

This 1890 bronze statue of General Gordon of Khartoum on camel-back was the work of E Onslow Ford, and commemorates his illustrious career.

This shows a quiet day at Barry beach, with the only sign of life a rowing boat with its landing ramp.

This is Bishop Cosin's impressive Black Staircase; it stands in the angled tower between the Great Hall and the 12th- century building of Bishop Pudsey.

Some of the local shops look out onto the large pond at the top end of Norton High Street, with the Unicorn public house on the corner just to the right of centre.

In the early 1960s Haverhill was named the Pioneer of Town Expansion, thanks to its receiving 'London Overspill' industries and workers.

This busy scene was taken near Dove Point slipway, and shows the increasing attraction of the area as a sailing centre.

On the right hand side of the High Street is the White Hart Inn. It was probably here that the Duke of Monmouth was brought as a prisoner following the crushing of his rebellion in 1685.

The High Street, with its attractive mix of buildings, does conceal some of its many charms.