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Work on the dam started in 1930 using stone quarried locally, but its construction was delayed for a while and restarted in 1934. The dam is of the 'hollow massive-buttress' type.

The Lion Enclosure was one of those specifically accommodated into a natural feature of Castle Hill. Here two of its occupants sun themselves.

The grave of Field Marshal Montgomery, who died in 1976, is in the churchyard, and his banner hangs in the nave of the church.

The cathedral, behind the fence (left), looks out onto the main retail area of the city, with Marks & Spencer's store (centre) still thriving.

This view is south-westwards from the quarry gallery to Anvil Point (centre left) where Purbeck's coast becomes a vertical wall of stone.

The parish church of St John the Baptist is shown from the north-east.

The machicolated heights of William Herbert's gatehouse and closet towers look down on the moat which surrounds the famous Yellow Tower, the work of his father William ap Thomas.

Leading to Runcorn Hill, Highlands Road and the surrounding area is a lovely part of the town. Of the cottages shown here only the one in the foreground still survives.

The grandeur and size of Perpendicular architecture owes its inception to the wealth created by the wool trade.

Corbets Tey, inspite of being in Greater London, still retains much of its rural charm.

Atherstone is one of only two places where the game of Shrovetide football is played; the other is Ashbourne in Derbyshire. In 1846 the game was finally banned from the streets of Derby.

Before the railway came in 1838 and today's town began to grow, this was the centre of Woking. Here it appears as though it is completely deserted with not a soul to be seen.

The clock tower shown here, partly enclosed by an hexagonal shelter and situated at the centre of a traffic system, stands on the site of what once was a wayside chapel.

In the churchyard is the grave of the great Victorian Liberal Shaw Lefevre, Lord Eversley, who worked closely with the long-serving Prime Minister Mr Gladstone.

In this picture we can already see the growth of the congestion that was soon to become a problem in the centre of the town.

This view takes in the east end of the Market Place and Front Street. On the right is G W Roy's fancy repository and the post office, and just beyond that is the Black Horse pub.

The church was dedicated to St Mary the Virgin during the Norman period; it had belonged to a former Benedictine priory founded by Roger, Bishop of Salisbury.

The village lies inland from Hastings; its medieval church of St Leonard is isolated away from the houses among the trees.

The Victoria Statue 1902 Thomas Brock's superb 13ft high bronze statue of Queen Victoria, which stands at the seaward end of Grand Avenue, was unveiled in 1901.

The red and white lighthouse at the foot of the cliffs is pictured here. It was started in July 1899 and was completed in 1902.

The 12th-century foundations were uncovered during the extensive restoration of 1874- 75. There are several Norman features inside including the south doorway and chancel arch.

We are now standing in a position to the east of the Cross and are looking towards West Street, with Church Hill on the immediate right of the pantiled lean-to building and the Star Inn

The old market cross stands on a grassy verge to the left of the pub sign. Behind the cross is the entrance to the pub car park.

The main route into the city from the east is a fine illustration of the refurbishment and diversification of redundant 1960s office space.