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What remains of Crowland Abbey is only a small part of what was there before the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The remains became the small town's parish church.

The land for this park, west of the GWR Village, was donated in 1844 by Colonel T Vilett, one of the major landowners in the area, for the use of the railway community as a cricket ground and

Coaches, omnibuses and so on have always had to park at the top of the street and let the visitors wander down.

Henry Sudell, the last of the family to live in Blackburn, enclosed Woodfold Park, and built the Hall there.

Its powers covered draining, lighting, paving, approval of new roads and buildings, sanitary inspection and powers to acquire and maintain parks and pleasure grounds.

Houses were built on most of the remaining available land - this was mainly between Park Road and Sandy Lane; to the north and south of the High Street; and along Fairfax Road.

Our view shows an almost empty Blackpool Road in the Deepdale area of Preston, Moor Park is on the right. Oh! the hours I have sat in traffic jams on this road in the 1970s and 1980s!

The pant was demolished in 1923, and Neptune was moved to a life of solitude in Wharton Park. Fortunately, he was returned to his rightful place in the Market Square in 1991.

To the left is Market Street, now pedestrianised, to the right is Blenheim Road, and behind the photographer is the park. No 39 High Street was Clemoes, a women's wear shop, now a pizza parlour.

The vehicles which the traders have used to bring their wares can be seen in the foreground; often these were parked outside the Market Place in Queens Road.

The vehicles which the traders have used to bring their wares can be seen in the foreground; often these were parked outside the Market Place in Queens Road.

He was given permission to skirt the Trafford Park Estate, but his big problem was crossing the Irwell, which he did with a beautiful stone aqueduct designed by James Brindley.

The older part of the hall is on the right, and though much of the estate is now given over to the Safari Park, the Hall still retains much of its family touch.

Behind the parked van on the left are the premises once occupied by W Good's drapery and millinery shop, next to the ornate facade of the mid-Victorian Town Hall with its clock.

Here on the High Street was the busiest part of town, once the coaching and postal services began in 1660.

Fortwilliam Church had taken its name from the adjacent park, which had large mansions, complete with gate houses, coaches and coachmen.

The Spa Hydro opened in 1909, and the statue of the Marquis of Ripon was unveiled in the nearby park in 1912.

It was built for the tramway which connected the Lancaster Canal with Walton and is now in daily use as an entrance to the Fishergate Centre car park.

Our view shows an almost empty Blackpool Road in the Deepdale area of Preston, Moor Park is on the right. Oh! the hours I have sat in traffic jams on this road in the 1970s and 1980s!

The 18th-century mansion at Shillinglee Park was burnt out in the Second World War; the shell is conserved. Life on the estate was documented by past residents, Lady Catherine and Lady Maria Turnour.

In 1337 Edward III gave the castle to his son Edward, the Black Prince, as part of the newly created Duchy of Cornwall. The castle is still part of the Duchy of Cornwall's estate today.

The bank sign has a beehive for Bevan, and an Oak Tree on top for Oakes of Nowton Park.

at the timber windows with their coloured glass, the original front doors, the solid, yet attractive, garage doors, the original gates and boundary walls, and realise that all this has for the greater part

Parking can be a competitive experience, but there are spaces for 6,500 cars in the town centre!