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These stones form part of the famous Kennet avenue, a ceremonial avenue that links the southern entrance of Avebury to a smaller stone circle, the Sanctuary, about one mile away.

The original parish church of St Peter & St Paul was built in the 12th century and rebuilt two or three hundred years later.

Nether Edge was one of the residential areas of Sheffield developed during the latter part of the Victorian era and offered a superior standard of housing to that nearer the town centre.

Work started on the present Worcester Cathedral in 1084. In the chancel, just before the high altar, is the tomb of King John, situated between the shrines of St Oswald and St Wulfstan.

The isolated tower that stands in the middle of the Town Square was once attached to the parish church, which was built on the site of Coleford's old Market House in 1821.

The group of buildings with the clock have all gone to make way for a road system around Oakengates. Notice also the little white building on the right next door to George Orme.

The village of Wyke Regis, now a suburb of Weymouth, north from Chamberlaine Road (foreground).

Known as the village of millionaires at the turn of the century (because no less than six lived in the village), Overstrand maintained its exclusivity for many years.

At this time Cardiff was a city slowly emerging from the austerity of the immediate post war era.

A typical station approach of late 19th-century houses and the aptly named Railway pub.

Historically, castle baileys were home to many people, and something of that feel is captured in this view of relaxing zoo visitors enjoying sun and ice creams in the mid 1950s.

The man seen pushing off from the shore here, his sizeable skiff equipped with both sails and outboard engine, is no fisherman.

Billy Banks Wood, prominent in views from Castle Walk, is ancient 'hanging' woodland clinging to limestone rock on the south bank of the River Swale just west of Richmond Castle.

West Hartlepool was a child of the 1830s and 40s, developed as a port for the export of coal and import of timber.

Along with its neighbouring villages of Betteshanger and Tilmanstone, this settlement was a centre of the short-lived Kent coal industry, which began when coal was discovered when borings for a proposed

Nether Edge was one of the residential areas of Sheffield developed during the latter part of the Victorian era and offered a superior standard of housing to that nearer the town centre.

Bamburgh also holds the distinction of being the first castle to be breached by gunfire. During the Wars of the Roses Bamburgh was besieged by the Yorkists in 1461 and again in 1464.

We are on the upper River Medway north of the Ashdown Forest, near the Kent border. The 13th-century church of St Mary is on a knoll in the centre of the village.

Prestatyn's station on the Chester and Holyhead section of the L & NWR meant that it became increasingly popular with holidaymakers, especially with those from the Liverpool area.

It has a history of mining. The limestone from the hills is used to build the farm cottages of this peaceful part of Yorkshire.

Some time during the second half of the 19th century, Bracknell became a town, helped by the coming of the railway in 1856 and the development of market gardening and brick-making.

It was a reminder of the much- missed old travelling fairs that travelled through the area during the summer months, giving the townsfolk an excuse to enjoy themselves.

It was worth awaiting, as it is a splendid edifice, decorated with portraits of the Stuart kings and the one tragic Queen of Scots and topped by a long column with, at its summit, the unicorn, holding

This fine old building houses a large water-mill, which like most of Norfolk's water-mills has a hidden undershot wheel.