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This interesting house was built on the north bank of the Ure in 1459 for the Metcalfes, an influential Wensleydale family. Thomas Metcalfe was Privy Councillor to the Duchy of Lancaster.

There are connections with the Sussex iron industry, for an ironmaster once lived here.The 17th-century house Birch Grove was the home of Harold Macmillan, the former Prime Minister.

We are looking north from the roundabout, and the Catholic church is just visible in the distance at the end of James Street.

The view looks at St Mary's from the north, along a varied terrace of possibly late 18th- and 19th- century houses which are not enhanced by the long brick boundary wall.

Thomas's hardware and ironmonger's shop (left) is at a good corner site, with a large display of wares, while opposite, E R Jones is a 'home and foreign outfitter'.

Several of Frith's 1921 views of the river have the same river launch loitering in the foreground (compare with 70432, 70435 and 81732, a return visit by the same photographer in 1929?).

Cromwell's statue is the very middle of our picture: for many years it was nicknamed 'the pedestrian's friend', as it gave a refuge to people crossing the busy street.

From here, there was a lock-free run all the way to the edge of Wolverhampton - apart from the one at Wheaton Aston which we saw earlier (No 31).

To the left, at the junction of Cornhill and the Old Market, can be seen the Midland Bank which was built in 1921.

On the right of the photograph is 7/8 South Brink where Wisbech's most famous daughter, Octavia Hill (1838-1912), was born.

One of Charles Wicksteed's inventions was a machine for the tearooms, which cut and buttered bread.

This view of busy Sheep Street shows patient bus passengers corralled into queues by solid metal barriers. On the left the parade of Piccadilly Buildings ends with the George Hotel.

Baker's is still on the comer. On the opposite comer is Smith Bradbeer & Co Ltd, a well-supported local general clothing and furniture store.

Now a tree-clad hilltop fort, this is another example of the many forts built by the Iron Age people. To date it has never been excavated.

Tottington's unusual claim to fame is that it is one of the most northerly places to have suffered a hit from a German V1 flying bomb, or Doodlebug, during the Second World War.

This village near Midhurst was built mainly to house employees of the Cowdray Estate, famed for the landscaped park and polo playing.

This sea front was hard to negotiate, despite all the signs of a developing resort.

At this time Trentham Hall was still used by the Dukes of Sutherland, and local people were allowed access to the gardens on public holidays and during Wakes Week.

Established in 1827, the Huddersfield Banking Company was only the second joint stock bank in the country, created under an Act to prevent a recurrence of the banking crisis of the previous year

There is just room to draw up a few boats at this remote fishing cove down by the granite cliffs of Gwennap Head at the south-west corner of the Land's End peninsula.

This pastoral scene suffers somewhat from the presence of a telegraph pole and its excessive number of wires.

Prince of Wales Road was cut through the town in 1862 to provide a fittingly grand route from Thorpe Station. On the right, the old Crown Bank of 1866 became the post office.

It is the mid 1950's, the early days of television. Bearing in mind the fact that you cannot get much flatter than Fenland, just look at the height of the TV aerials!

Sutton's church was started in 1366 by Bishop Barnett of Ely, and the octagon - in fact, two octagons, one on top of the other - was doubtless inspired by the octagon adorning Ely Cathedral.