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Malmesbury BB95_10457

MARKET SQUARE, Malmesbury, Wiltshire. A rooftop view looking over Market Square, showing the market cross (c.1500) and the abbey ruins. The abbey was the setting for man's first flight attempt in the form of a monk named Elmer who threw himself from the abbey tower and subsequently broke both his legs in c. 1000. Photographed in 1864 by W Hanks

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St Pauls Cathedral CC97_00536

ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL, City of London. A general view looking across the River Thames from bankside and towards St Pauls with a passenger paddle steamer moored at the opposite bank. Paddle steamers were a familiar site on the Thames from the 1850s onwards. Late 19th century photograph by York & Son

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Southwell Minster AA98_16670

Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire. The west front of St Mary the Virgin Minster as seen from the gateway. The minster was established by Archbishop Oskytel of York in 956 AD but the present building dates from circa 1120. The church was granted cathedral status in 1884. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in August 1948

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