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The Deanery Tower 1922 When the Deanery Tower was built in the latter part of the 15th cen- tury by Suffolk's Archdeacon, William Pykenham, it was supposed that it would be the gateway to a palace

Looking North-West This part of the village is known as Lower Wanborough, and lies 3 miles east of Swindon.

The pier was built in 1891 - the year of this picture - opposite the Royal Victoria Hotel and immediately in front of the former Baths, described by a gushing contemporary account as 'such that the most

Immediately below St Mary's church, practically the only surviving reminder that this was the site of the earliest Chatham Dockyard is Command House, the building with the five white-framed

We are looking from the Cliffe; Bleak House is prominent in the centre of the photograph. Note the small train ride in the left-hand corner of the beach.

These photographs are not an opportunity to comment on the drinking habits of Newtonians, but an interesting study in contrasting styles in licensed premises - road house, local welcome

The Dam is still the popular name for Clowne's reservoir at Harlesthorpe, north of the former coal-mining village.

The large projecting inn sign is to catch the attention of travellers. The Lion is receiving a delivery of Jordan Addington mineral waters.

The last steam train ran through Rickmansworth on 9 September 1961, when the newly electrified extension was opened through to Aylesbury.

The tower of St Peter's Church was built in the 15th century.

Harwell has a long and chequered history, but it is probably better known today because of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment that was established nearby in 1946.

This village today has a population of 5,000. It retains a distinctly rural character, yet also has the attributes of a small town with shops on either sideof the road.

Sheep safely graze on the village green in Danby, a pretty village on the northern edge of the North York Moors. Note the chapel on the left.

Bath Road is an extension of the village, which grew with the wool trade in the 17th and 18th centuries. Until a by-pass came in 1990, it carried both the A36 and A361.

Holt Fleet is one of five locks remaining on the Severn; there were others beyond Bewdley, and here the water level changes by five feet.

How fortunate that the industrial town of Middlesbrough could boast such a tranquil feature in its midst!

The isolated village of Skinningrove lies behind the camera – it is a community used to hardships and exposed to fierce winter weather.

It is located on the slopes of Bradnor Hill, just to the north of Kington, with wonderful views in all directions even if the golfers in the picture seem to be ignoring them.

This view shows the lower reach of the High Street looking towards Canongate. The building immediately behind the lamp standard is known as John Knox's house.

Gretna stands on the Scottish/English border, and as a result became popular for runaway marriages of English couples - Lord Hardwicke's act of 1754 abolished irregular marriages in England, but not in

Victorian visitors had a number of inns to choose from when seeking sustenance in the town, some acting as fully-fledged hotels.

A sailing ship is discharging its cargo alongside the quay with its cluster of warehouses. Until relatively recent times, the sea was a vital artery for supplying the town.

The Common 1924 Yateley Common, one of the largest commons in Hampshire, has long been famous in the area for Wyndham's Pool, an 18th-century fishpond reservoir.

Yealmpton, always pronounced Yampton, stands on the River Yealm near to the end of its short journey from Dartmoor to the sea.