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This is the east end of the chancel and side chapels of the parish church of St Michael the Archangel. These walls date from 1505, but the building becomes older as it rises to the west.

To go to Styal now, it takes some imagination to see this place as a prime example of cutting edge technology, but 200 years ago this was the case.

St James' Church Kirk is a place of worship of very ancient origin. 'Church' is a Northumbrian word and 'Kirk' is Mercian; both words mean 'a place of worship'.

In 1651, Sir Richard Weston of nearby Sutton Place embarked on his great enterprise to create the Wey Navigation and make the river commercially navigable from Guildford to the Thames, by straightening

In the foreground we see the roof of Bury House and its stables at the western end of The Bury.

The most notorious abbot of Furness Abbey was undoubtedly Alexander Banks. One William Case, on behalf of the people of Sellergarth, sued him in court in 1516.

There is much texture in this detailed composition of one corner of the harbour, made by the slate stones of the breakwater wall, the heavy coiled ropes and the basketwork of the crab pots.

This view, taken from the north-west angle of St Wistan's churchyard, shows an uncomfortable blend of small scale 18th- and 19th-century cottages with the more angular, bland 20th-century buildings.

Westgate offers some idea of what it would have been like to live beside the city walls. The portcullis was removed in 1744 when it became 'a nuisance, and of no manner of use'.

John Constable is known to have painted Malvern Hall at least three times - one of these paintings is now in Tate Britain.

Fred Archer, one of the most successful jockeys of all time, lived in Prestbury, and his father was landlord of The Kings Arms.

The Tudor tower house of North Lees Hall was one of seven halls built by Robert Eyre for his sons, all allegedly within sight of one another.

This aerial view of the South Yorkshire town of Barnsley centres on the imposing white stone Town Hall with its monolithic central clock tower.

To the south of Easington, the new town of Peterlee was developed with the aim of attracting light industry into the area.

The town is chiefly noteworthy for its noble old castle, the remains of which have been carefully strengthened so that the relic is the best preserved of the nine castles in Carmarthenshire.

This bustling view of Church Road with its bicycles and horse-drawn vehicles is dominated by the sadly- lamented old Town Hall, which burned down in 1966.

The Green Tree Inn on the right is a reminder of the remarkable number of public houses in Yarm; several of these were busy coaching inns with stabling to the rear for horses in the era of the stagecoaches

This tranquil creek, three miles south of Truro, is one of many on the River Fal. Here two girls are enjoying the sunlight.

The two Cowes, situated on the west and east banks of the River Medina, are famous throughout the world as a centre for yachting and as the home port of the Royal Yacht Squadron.

This fascinating photograph shows an assortment of individuals all of whom appear to be mesmerised by the cam- era.

The older anchorages of Sutton Harbour and Stonehouse, with the greater expanse of the Hamoaze and Plymouth Sound beyond, created a perfect naval base long before the new town of Devonport was founded.

This small and delightful riverside town has a bustling quayside with a mix of pleasure boats and commerce in the shape of boat builders and repairers.

Hunstanton grew out of the hamlet of Hunstanton St Edmund, sited low on the cliffs and owned by the Le Strange family of the Hall.

By the 1880s, Eastbourne became 'The Empress of Watering Places', set against the backdrop of Beachy Head.