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The Presbyterian Church, Frederick Street, was built in 1847; Holy Trinity, Laygate, was earlier, having been built in 1832-34 to the designs of Anthony Salvin.

This downstream view, taken from almost the same vantage point as N50079, shows the ugly and large hotel built in the intervening fifteen years close to both Trent Bridge cricket ground and Nottingham

All the cottages on the left were demolished by 1910. Both sides of the water were reached by stairs from the High Street.

All the cottages on the left were demolished by 1910. Both sides of the water were reached by stairs from the High Street.

A proud pose by both man and horse in front of the Church of the Ascension. The red brick church was built in 1886 at a cost of £2,000 and seated 250 worshippers.

The two men were fighting over the Gawsworth estate, but it did not do either of them any good - both men were killed in the duel.

When this picture was taken, most of the villagers would have earned their living from agriculture or fishing, or both.

John Rennie's gorgeous bridge, built in 1817 as both river crossing and monument to the battle, was demolished in 1923.

North Walk was destroyed when the Lynton and Barnstaple railway came through in 1898. Subsequently, a road was built linking The Strand with the end of High Street.

A shop, a café, a guest house and two pubs feature in this view, and all are still there today in one form or another.

Here we see both Norman and Perpendicular features, but the organ is early 19th-century Gothic; a brass plate was set in 1789.

The fashions, particu- larly the hats worn by both adults and children, give a strong hint of the Edwardian period.

Having survived yet another war, this ancient battlement enjoys a total restoration carried out by its owner Sir Martin Conway in 1905.

The library has since moved to another site, and this building is now used by Stourbridge College.

This shopping parade was built for Shirley's growing commuter population in the mid 20th century, but today it is part of a seemingly endless string of commercial premises along both sides of the road.

Looking more like two churches than one, Ormskirk's parish church is unique in the north for having both a tower and spire.

Southport has the country's longest pleasure pier, which runs for 1,211 yards over the marine boating lake and sands to the sea with attractions that included shows and amusement arcades, as well as a

On the right, surmounted by a balustrade and square clock tower is the town hall and market. Built in 1755, it replaced two previous halls on the same site, both of which had succumbed to fire.

Amongst the shops on the left are the Bazaar of the Misses Parsonson, Robert Joy's carpet warehouse, John Payn, stationer and printer, William Brampton, chemist, and James Read, furniture dealer (both

Traffic travels both ways. Notice the Police Officer on his bicycle to the left, examining a parked vehicle.

The railway line to Huncoat and Burnley crosses the road here.There was at one time another line down to Rawtenstall, joining what is now the East Lancashire Preserved Railway.As well as having three

Often you can walk for miles in its foothills without meeting another person.

Another fine church, St Paul's was opened in 1866 for the local Methodist congregation. It cost £8,000 and all of this money was paid by one benefactor, Thomas Hazelhurst.

The village postman poses for the photographer, while another villager gets a bucket of water from the fountain memorial to Dent's most famous son, the pioneer geologist Adam Sedgwick.