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To the west of Thoresby, on the Ollerton to Worksop road, the first Earl Manvers of Thoresby built a small estate village around 1810.

Newark is a town with a wealth of historic buildings, and it is relatively little changed compared with Grantham or even Nottingham.

Woodstock House is a country house hotel nestling in the Downs below the heights of Charlton Forest.We are near Goodwood racecourse, hence the racing scene on the hotel restaurant signboard.

This lovely view of the Promenade looks north towards Hest Bank, with the Central Pier in the background.

When his second wife Jessie died, Lord Ashton, son of James Williamson, decided to erect a monument to her.

A 19th-century bridge links Rufus Castle (also known as Bow and Arrow Castle) to the upper cliffs, landscaped as the grounds for Pennsylvania Castle (top right), built for the Governor of Portland - John

This view of the square shows little change in the thirteen years interim after photograph No F145003, though the ivy creeper has gone from the dwelling on the far right.

It is the calm before the storm of the modern motor age, though a delivery lorry on the bend presents quite an obstruction.

Kirkgate (its name comes from the Danish words for 'church way') is seen here from the west end of the cathedral.

Do not shout too loud about it, though, as there are many locals who would rather it were back across the border.Tubber Hill is on the outskirts of Barnoldswick; running alongside it is part of the

That much-maligned but vital facility of the motorway network, the service station, was an early landmark.

On the left is Hawkins the butchers, with an interesting mix of periods: the building is late 17th-century with early 18th- century re-front and extension.

The best house is on the right, slightly set back from the road and with a central niche containing an urn. Built about 1835, it became a bank, hence its current name 'The Old Bank House'.

The south side of West Allington, looking westwards from the White Lion Hotel to the Old Inn. Both pubs had landladies.

Today, many know Bisham Abbey as the training ground of the England football team. Indeed, it is the National Sports Centre with many new specialised buildings, sports pitches, etc.

In the foreground is the church primary school, parts of which date back to 1853, now much extended.

Kelly's Directory for 1898 lists the Parish Church as 'the church of St Michael, formerly All Saints, ...' so it is obvious that an incumbent and the Church council during the intervening period decided

Excellent 18th-century houses are to be found on the Leicester Road, but here we see a contrast between the thatched cottages of pre-18th-century date and the Rose and Crown pub, an early roadhouse.

Following the suppression of the Knights Templar, in 1323 the Knights Hospitallers succeeded them, holding the manor for over two centuries until 1543 following the dissolution of religious houses

John Penn, who built the mansion in 1789 upon his return from America, was the grandson of William Penn, who had founded the State of Pennsylvania in 1683.

The small, ornate castellated building in the centre of the row of shops used to be Heswall Village Post Office, but that later moved to its present position in the building to its immediate right.

This is Wirral's tallest mill at 80 feet; it is constructed from materials salvaged from mills that had previously stood on the site.

Here we see boats from a variety of ports, including Hull and Penzance.

Kits Coty House, a prehistoric burial monument, is sited on a crest of the North Downs a mile or two to the north of Aylesford village.