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The Midland Bank is prominent on the left, facing the National Westminster and Barclays, which was a few steps from Lloyds' palatial building opposite the Royal Hotel.

As late as 1870, enclosure meadowland and hawthorn hedges stretched away from Wigston, but the ensuing period up to 1900 was to see a trebling of population figures as hosiers and boot and shoe manufacturers

The skyline is dominated by the pinnacled tower of St Mary's church, built in 1826 to the designs of Charles Watson and J P Pritchett.

The long straight character of the Shropshire Union canal is plain to see here. The builder, Thomas Telford, believed in cutting through hills and bridging valleys.

This house stands a mile or so west of Dorking, and dates from about 1610, with alterations from about 1864 when the roofline was changed. The translator of Euripedes, Jeremiah Markland, died here.

This view shows Ley's Avenue seen from the top of the sloping hill, a year after photograph No 75597, which provides a closer view of the large neo-Georgian-style buildings just visible in the previous

These relics, the crutches not required by those fortunate enough to be freed from disability by the curative powers of the well's water, act as reminders to those who might doubt the profound source

The east arm of the cathedral has a lower Norman part, while the tall clerestory and flying buttresses are 14th-century; this is a direct consequence of an earlier spire falling through the chancel roof

On the right is the pristine stonework of the then new St Saviour's chapel; behind Nurse Cavell's cross is the two-storey Norman ambulatory chapel.

The house was built between 1480 and 1520 on the site of a Norman manor house. Much of the stone came from the ruined Fulbrook Castle, which had been given to William de Compton by Henry VIII.

A chain ferry transports cars and passengers over the short crossing across the mouth of Poole Harbour.

Sydling's manor house, a possession of Winchester College, was leased to Sir Francis Walsingham, Queen Elizabeth's favourite, in 1590.

The imposing classically-styled Fitzwilliam Museum is the University's private museum, founded in 1816 by the bequest of the 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam.

In Victorian times Hythe was a mere village on the banks of Southampton Water, but it increased in size during the 20th century largely owing to the availability of employment at the nearby oil refinery

Hythe was once the port of the New Forest; a settlement survived here after the Conquest, despite the excesses of William the Conqueror.

An empty barge, probably belonging to the British Waterways Board, is tied up in this summer view of Foxton Basin.

There has been some upgrading and renovation in the centre of this friendly village. Rothley has connections with the Knights Templar.

Dating from 1857, this viaduct once carried one of the busiest railways in South Wales.

Chantry Court forms the corner of the new ring road which cuts through the garage of Wadham Stringer on the left; this was formerly the Regal Cinema, which closed in 1959.

Ingleton is set amid the spectacular scenery of the River Greta and Clapham Beck.

The opening of the railway branch line put North Berwick within easy reach of Edinburgh, making it a popular place for people working in Edinburgh to live; it was also a popular place for holidays and

The attraction of Studland is not only the attractive beach and picturesque coastal scenery, but also the wild heathland around the village.

The names on the shops may have changed since 1896, and the fashions moved on, but essentially this scene is little different from that of today, with one major exception - there is a total absence of

The house was built between 1480 and 1520 on the site of a Norman manor house.