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The original design proved too weak to carry the weight imposed on it. Ealdred was involved in the initial construction, and it is probable that Serlo did the strengthening work.

The parish church of Saints Peter and Paul became famous in 1851 when the vicar discovered a series of early wall paintings hidden under whitewash.

Across the way are the printing works of the Herts and Essex Observer newspaper, which also acted as a depot for the publications of the Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge.

Although this photograph was taken for the view of the hotel above the bathing beach, of special interest here is the group of four new radio masts out on Poldhu cliffs.

There were continual public fears about the purity of London's water supply.

The coming of the railway changed Whitby.

The City Hall is being re-furbished at a cost of over £12-million, the money coming mainly from the European Union and central government; Weston Park Museum and the Mappin Art Gallery are undergoing

The body of the church is early 14th-century, but any patina of age was effectively neutralised by the restorations of 1849 and 1857.

The Greedon Estate is situated on the north west side of the Seagrave Road. This is a particularly uninspiring view, but again it is a view so typical of peripheral village estates.

Caister, just north of Great Yarmouth, has a strong tradition for both fishing and its lifeboat. In 1901, the lifeboat was launched into a storm, and nine out of the twelve crew lost their lives.

One of the great tragedies in Plymouth's long history was the great air raids of the Second World War.

Only two of the small shops - the nearer of which is Arthur S Fry, family butcher - now survive from the four converted from cottages in the 1890s; the other two were demolished in July 1965

One of the great tragedies in Plymouth's long history was the great air raids of the Second World War.

It was demolished in 1939, and an office block now stands on the site.

A member of the local constabulary is on point duty in Lord Street.

This photograph was taken at the front of Eastleigh railway station. The front of the National Provincial Bank, now the National Westminster, has barely changed since 1960.

The wooden fortifications at Allington were soon replaced with stone; it is thought that the work was carried out by Gundulf, the Conqueror's master builder, who was also responsible for the Tower of London

Singleton was one of the model villages built up and down the country in the 19th century: Squire Miller provided St Anne's Church, picturesque cottages for the workers, and the much photographed little

Besides its famous school, Westonbirt is best known for its arboretum, which boasts one of the largest collections of trees and shrubs in the world.

Several coastal churches, including the one at Orford, have been reduced in size by blocking off the eastern end.

The abbey of the White Canons was transferred here from Minsmere in 1363, and rebuilt after a fire in 1382.

The most striking buildings in Petersfield are Georgian; some of them overlook this large square, in which stands the statue of William III, depicted on horseback and dressed, absurdly, as a Roman.

The church of St Dunstan, relatively new at the time of this photograph, had been built in 1862-64 by G A Pownall in florid French Gothic style alongside the old medieval church, which was largely demolished

In this remote corner of Essex, close to the Wardroom, the Wallasea Bay Ferry plies its trade.