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Forming a boundary with the original Augustinian priory site established by Henry I, the High Street follows the route of the Watling Street ancient trackway.

The Grand Union Canal (more properly called the Grand Junction) was intended to be the central artery of a web of smaller canals linking London with Birmingham, the Potteries and the East Midlands.

The name of the 16th-century half-timbered Grantley Arms in the centre of the village reflects the former dominance of the family whose seat was at nearby Wonersh Park.

The charming village of Penshurst lies in a valley at the junction of the River Eden and the Medway; it is renowned for the stately mansion of Penshurst Place, the home of the Sidney family

The charming village of Penshurst lies in a valley at the junction of the River Eden and the Medway; it is renowned for the stately mansion of Penshurst Place, the home of the Sidney family since the

Great Easton lies in the south-east corner of the county, to the south of Eye Brook Reservoir, and to the north of industrial Corby, on the very edge of the Welland Valley.

This now lost view looks from Market Street towards Silver Street: the timber-framed building on the left has been replaced by a 1970s building.

The seaside end of the Isle of Purbeck branch railway arrived in Swanage from Wareham in 1885.

John Bunyan, author of 'Pilgrim's Progress', was born near Elstow, and lived in a cottage on Elstow High Street for four years after marrying his first wife.

Once the site of Corn Market House, where weekly markets were held for the sales of corn and straw plait, Market Hill underwent a major refurbishment in the 1860s, culminating in the joint opening of the

The bridge was constructed to give road access to the railway station built on the St Martin's side of the river in 1846; it was designed in the same Gothic Revival architectural style, and the parapet

The Battle of Waterloo partly financed this church. Under the terms of the Million Act of 1818, Austria had to pay £1 million in compensation.

New Road was part of an old turnpike road, where a wagon drawn by five horses was charged 1/6d.

On the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation, barges carried timber and coals. The rivers Chelmer and Blackwater meet in Maldon; this cut was built in 1797 to enable ships to reach Chelmsford.

Bude's canal, built in 1823, was something of an oddity. For its first two miles, it was a barge canal – as seen here. Then, freight was trans-shipped into small 5-ton tubs with wheels.

The Carfax 1907 The Carfax and market place is at the heart of the old town.

One of the very finest fortresses in England, Dover Castle dominates the town and harbour below, with the top of the keep standing 465 feet above sea level.

The firemen of Dalton were all volunteers. Everyone in Dalton knew when there was a fire, as a siren went off at the fire station to call the volunteers to the engine to set off to fight the fire.

Previously, under the provisions of the Highways Act 1535, every householder had to give four days labour per year, and every ploughland held by a farmer attracted a levy of four days a year for

Longhole is the name given to a curiously-shaped channel, bordered by the north-easterly arm of the North Breakwater, which leads inland towards the central pier.

Here was the beginning of the canal: the boats are moored just above No 1 lock, the first of 27 needed to reach Lough Neagh.

The crowds came in greater numbers after the Snowdon Mountain Railway opened in 1896, which provided easy access to the summit for hundreds of holidaymakers.

On the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation, barges carried timber and coals. The rivers Chelmer and Blackwater meet in Maldon; this cut was built in 1797 to enable ships to reach Chelmsford.

This interesting view was taken from the western side of the river from the site of today's police station, and shows many of the yards along Church Street.