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Richard Fleming Richard Fleming (died 1431) was rector of Boston from 1408 to 1419, when he became Bishop of Lincoln.

More recently, St Margaret's was the home of two literary giants, Noel Coward and later Ian Fleming, who rented a house from Coward. It was here that Fleming wrote some of his James Bond novels.

Next to these premises, by the bus stop, stands the sports shop of Harold Fleming, the famous footballer who played for Swindon Town from 1907-24; he was capped for England eleven times.

In 1929 the council negotiated the purchase, at a very reasonable figure, of a large area of land owned by the Fleming family, who were the patrons of North Stoneham, and it was named Fleming Park.

Three of Elizabeth Tudor's most influential courtiers hailed from Newport: Dr Edes, her chaplain, Dr James, her doctor, and Thomas Fleming, who became Lord Chief Justice.

Next to it is Armstrong and Fleming's Garage, the offices of the Cumberland & Westmorland Herald, the Horse and Farrier Inn and then Tinkler's Garage.

Justice Fleming survived into the reign of James I, when he presided over the trial of Guy Fawkes; an act of judicial importance that is commemorated in Newport's Guildhall.

Situated in the Dutch Quarter, where Flemings settled, Stockwell Street still has some good medieval houses.The gabled Stockwell Arms seen opposite still exists—in 1866 the bellringers of St Peter's

Justice Fleming survived into the reign of James I, when he presided over the trial of Guy Fawkes; an act of judi- cial importance that is commemorated in Newport's Guildhall.

Lincoln College 1906 The college was founded in 1427 by Richard Fleming, Bishop of Lincoln.

Here we have another view of the pavilion and miniature golf course at Fleming Park, where there were also football, rugby and hockey pitches and tennis courts.

At this end was Mark Ellis the tailor, later Fleming's Antiques; at the other end Barclays Bank. The sign is on the Red Lion (centre left), which closed in 2000. Opposite is H E Rose, the butcher.

Haverfordwest first developed when the Flemings established a town here and built the castle. Henry Tudor also passed this way with his army on the way to Bosworth to defeat Richard III.

The large chimney on the guardroom (centre) is of a style attributed to the Flemings, who arrived with the Normans.

The church was paid for by Lady le Fleming of Rydal Hall.

The Institute and Reading Room, built in an eclectic Arts and Crafts style, recalls the contribution to that Movement made by local protagonists like John Ruskin, Albert Fleming, W G Collingwood and

Nearby Higham Park was once the home of Count Zborowski, whose racing exploits were the inspiration for the book 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' by Ian Fleming.

The longest lived was Fleming & Ferguson. There was also the Thistle shipyard, which closed in the 1930s but was reopened during the Second World War for the construction of landing craft.

There are many monuments in the church and in the graveyard to famous people, including Sir Thomas Fleming, who was the Lord Chief Justice who authorised the execution of Guy Fawkes, and Admiral Lord Hawke

Running above the course of the Flete brook, this broad street, now one of Torquay's premiere shopping malls, was constructed in 1865 to replace the narrow lane of slums and fishermen's cottages that originally

Running above the course of the Flete brook, this broad street, now one of Torquay's premiere shopping malls, was constructed in 1865 to replace the narrow lane of slums and fishermen's cottages that originally

The most famous iron furnace here was the 'Bedlam Furnace': with its flames and smoke, and noise and grime, it must have seemed like the very gates of Hell.

A long-vanished view of Hoveton in the days of the horse and cart, the flaming torch sign for the school approach and the neatly thatched cottage.

On 25 August 1952 the pier went up in flames.