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The international aspect of the town's trade can be seen by the sign outside Joseph Hird's grocery in the centre of the picture. It advertises him as a 'French and Italian Warehouseman'.

The Hoad Hill Monument at Ulverston is a replica of the Eddystone Lighthouse, and was built as a memorial to Sir John Barrow, founder of the Royal Geographical Society and for 40 years Secretary to the

Three-storied 18th-century town houses, including the bow-windowed front of the Sykes Temperance Hotel, line the Market Place of Askrigg, a pleasant village in Upper Wensleydale.

The White Hart Inn at Wadworth, south of Doncaster, was once an important stopping place on the old Great North Road.

Situated to the west of Wolsingham on the A689, Frosterley used to be called Forest Lea.

Even when this picture was taken, the hustle and bustle of St John's weekly market lingered on only in the memories of the village's more senior citizens; it had ceased in 1888.

Here we see the narrow main street of this north Norfolk market town. The road sign on the left depicts a torch, and warns of a school just around the corner.

It will always be associated with the Lincoln family, as the ancestors of President Abraham Lincoln lived here for many generations and are commemorated by a bust of the President in the parish church.

The nearby parish church includes a rare painting of Sir John Hobart kneeling before Henry VII, with a picture of Loddon church as the background.

The spectacular Market Cross was built in about 1600, replacing one burnt down in the major town fire of that year.

The reed-beds on the right of the picture have been cut, and the reeds will be used for thatching roofs.

Pictured here from King's Parade, the gatehouse which leads into the Front Court of King's College was built in 1828 by William Wilkins.

In the centre of this picture are the buildings of Monkton Combe School. Beyond can be seen the Limpley Stoke viaduct, built for the Black Dog Turnpike Trust in 1834.

Showing one of its clock faces, Wellington's Market and Town Hall was built in 1831 on property belonging to the Duke of Wellington.

Yet how interesting that one of the news signboards on the front of Allin's the newsagent's is announcing 'Midland Storm Havoc'.

Clifton was one of the first schools to teach engineering, and under headmaster James Wilson (1879-1890) the teaching of science was greatly improved.

The ancient town of Christchurch stands on the two rivers Stour and Avon, getting its old name Twyneham from the Anglo-Saxon, meaning 'the town between two rivers'.

Bovington Camp dates back to the First World War, and is the home of the Royal Armoured Corps. The surrounding heathland is heavily used for tank training.

The Royal Pier, at the eastern end of Mayflower Park, was opened in 1833 and for many years was the largest in the south of England.

The block of six houses inscribed 'Erected by John Pollen Esq 1686' are all now privately owned.

The impressive War Memorial stands to the west of the bandstand on high ground overlooking the sea.

In those days railway companies were forbidden from owning passenger ships without Parliamentary approval, a fact not lost on the LB&SCR's arch-rival the London & South Eastern.

Here we see a narrow cobbled way with granite and slate-hung fishermen's cottages in the Downalong part of town.

Cleeve Hill rises to an altitude of 1,000 feet, and is topped by common land that occupies a plateau of 2,000 acres.