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It was at the top of the Steps that John Foster founded an almshouse and chapel in 1481. The chapel, which was heavily restored in the 1880s, has an unusual dedication to the Three Kings of Cologne.

The opening of the IOM Railway meant that Colby Glen was within easy reach of holidaymakers based in Douglas.

Two of the village's attractions are the parish church, which is the only one in the country dedicated to St Benedict Biscop, and the cricket ground, which is one of the few walled-in grounds to survive

He was pleased with the rest of Epsom, too, giving respectful attention to Durdans, which had been rebuilt after a fire in 1759, and to Woodcote Park, which had been also been replaced in modern

The auction, which was held in Macclesfield in October 1938, was a spectacular failure, so much so that less than a tenth of the lots were sold.

Askern is seven miles north of Doncaster. For a few brief years in the early 19th century it was a spa; its strong sulphuretted medicinal waters were said to resemble those of Harrogate.

Some of the original buildings in Hungerford High Street were destroyed by several fires.

The seat of the medieval governance of the city, the Guildhall was built in 1407-13, but 1930s demolition in the market area has exposed the mainly Victorian south elevation to general view.

A further picture of the military hospital. The spartan nature of a hospital ward contrasts starkly with its palatial surroundings.

BY THE START OF the new millennium, Twickenham had evolved a long way from the idyllic Arcadian village of the 18th century with its elegant riverside mansions and villas set in sylvan grounds.

This pastoral scene suffers somewhat from the presence of a telegraph pole and its excessive number of wires.

This exotic architectural confection reminds us of the Pavilion at Brighton, with its oriental domes and minarets.

Originally granted to the monks of St Michel in Normandy, Otterton's priory remained an important religious house until Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries.

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visited Woburn on a number of occasions, although it is not suggested that the sitting rooms on view fully reflect the ornate taste in decor of the period.

St Augustine's Bridge looks pretty much the same as it did at the beginning of the 20th century, though the trees have grown, the trams have gone, and there is neither a horse nor a pile of

In the last quarter of the 18th century Ramsbottom was a hamlet of perhaps no more than six or seven cottages.

Southbourne has an unfortunate place in aviation history as the scene of the air crash that killed the pioneer pilot Mr Rolls, of Rolls Royce fame, in 1910.

A surprising number of these old roundhouse lock-ups survive, many in the villages of neighbouring Derbyshire.

Seven miles south west of Saltburn is Roseberry Topping, which rises to 1,057ft above sea level.

A beautifully-posed scene - all eyes are on the photographer - on a sunny day in the early years of the 20th century.

Here we look along the present A246 to the east of the town, showing the Victorian terraced housing. Note the trees planted right at the edge of the kerb.

To this end, a large reservoir at Wimbleball, north of Bampton, ensures that the supply of water is constant.

Built of rose-red sandstone, Perth Bridge was completed in 1771. The city then had a population of nearly 8,000.

Uniquely for London bridges, the bascules of Tower Bridge can be raised or lowered to permit the passage of high-peaked vessels.