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New footbridge across the deep ditch at Queen's Sconce

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The spire of St Mary Magdalene Church helps to relate the Sconce to the town it... (more)

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The original sconce, of which this view shows the southern point, was a... (more)

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The original sconce, of which this view shows the south-western re-entrant, was... (more)

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This is a companion photograph to this one... (more)

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The photograph is unremarkable and I wouldn't have taken it but for the... (more)

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This is a view to the north-east from about halfway up the escarpment that... (more)

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Morgan's Hill is historically interesting as it was the starting point for... (more)

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This art work is on the bridge over the Worcester to Birmingham canal next to... (more)

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The Sealed Knot leave Castle Drive to march along the Old Dee Bridge after the... (more)

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The Sealed Knot leaving Chester Racecourse (the Roodee), after the re-enactment... (more)

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The Sealed Knot leaving Chester Racecourse (the Roodee), after the re-enactment... (more)

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The Sealed Knot re-enact the Battle of Rowton Moor, (also known as Battle of... (more)

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Members of the Sealed Knot march onto Chester Racecourse (the Roodee), for the... (more)

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Members of the Sealed Knot march onto Chester Racecourse (the Roodee), for the... (more)

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Members of the Sealed Knot march onto Chester Racecourse (the Roodee), for the... (more)

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Members of the Sealed Knot march onto Chester Racecourse (the Roodee), for the... (more)

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During the English Civil War hand to hand fighting took place inside St... (more)

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373 years ago today (16 Jan 2016) Guisborough would have looked a totally... (more)

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Civil War monument (erected in 1720, some time after the end of the war) to Sir... (more)

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From Duncombe Park. The castle was badly damaged during a siege in the English... (more)

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Churchyard and tower from the west. The earthworks in the foreground are part... (more)

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This view, from Live Moor, is interesting. On the right is Whorl Hill and to its... (more)

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The Battle of Lansdown was fought on 5th July 1643 between the Parliamentarians... (more)

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Morgan's Mount was constructed in 1645 during the siege of Chester in the... (more)

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The church is listed Grade II*... (more)

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The view from the beer garden at The Castle Inn at Edgehill. On October 23rd... (more)

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Part of a larger undeveloped area including a small wood and some allotments... (more)

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In 1643 during the English Civil War, the first Battle of Newbury was fought on... (more)

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Only half the keep remains standing, the rest having been destroyed by... (more)

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A week for bridges. Until the building of the Tees Barrage towards the end of... (more)

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Part of the old defensive walls of Hull. This is where the governor of Hull, Sir... (more)

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The English Civil War started and finished near this mediaeval crossing of the River teme.

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These three plugged loopholes were used by Parliamentary soldiers to fire out of... (more)

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The ancient north door contains three plugged loopholes. The loopholes were used... (more)

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Looking across the north face of St Chad's tower with flush bracket S1197... (more)

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This footpath links the village with the church, which is nearer the estate... (more)

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This footpath links the village with the church, which is nearer the estate... (more)

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The name in the title sadly isn't to be found on the maps. Otherwise it... (more)

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Rearranged gravestones, 18th and 19th century. Moved in 1953 to ease maintenance... (more)

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Raglan Castle standing to the north-east of the village of Raglan, in Welsh... (more)

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This old pub has been here on Churchgate since 1251 when Bolton was granted a... (more)

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Hard to imagine that this bland looking field of cabbagey stuff was the site of... (more)

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Beside the realigned B4215, the monument marks the burial site of 86 civil war... (more)

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Helps pick out where a cannon=ball crashed into the church spire of St Mary... (more)

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This view is of the King's Standing, a possibly Bronze Age bowl barrow... (more)

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Lambert is a very common name in these parts, especially (it seems) for farmers.... (more)

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