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• Hartlepool
  After Norman conquest of 1066, the De Brus family gained ownership of the lands surround ...ion to modernise Middleton Grange Shopping Centre from the 1960s brutalist architecture, the Historic Quay regeneration, and the construction of much new housing,
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• Colchester
  ...Colchester's main landmark is Colchester Castle, which is an 11th-century Norman keep, and built on top of the vaults of the old Roman Temple of Claudius. N Colchester is noted for its Victorian architecture. Significant landmarks include the Colchester Town Hall and the Jumbo Water
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• Newport, Shropshire
  The main street in Newport follows the Norman design, giving it a distinctive, long, wide High Street, split into three p ...wport in 1666 the old Norman buildings were replaced with grander Georgian architecture, which hid the work yards behind; the shops are still there but the work ya
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• Bridgwater
  ...1 |publisher=Tempus |location=Stroud |isbn=0752419412 |page=21 }}</ref> a Norman nobleman, hence becoming known variously as Burgh-Walter, Brugg-Walter and ...the restoration of the monarchy, in 1663 the non-conformist Reverend John Norman, vicar from 1647 to 1660, was one of several 'religious fanatics' confined
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• Dunfermline
  ...It is considered to be one of the best examples of Scoto-Norman monastic architecture.<ref name="Walker and Ritchie p129">Walker and Ritchie ''Fife, Perthshire a ...iew/Andrew+Carnegie+House |title=Andrew Carnegie House |publisher=Scottish Architecture.com |accessdate=2008-13-02 |date=2010-12-16}}</ref>
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• Newcastle upon Tyne
  ===Anglo-Saxon and Norman=== [[File:Newcastle greys monument.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Georgian architecture around the Monument]]
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• Kings Langley
  ...the Abbey of [[St Albans]], although actual records have been lost. At the Norman conquest the manor was given to William's half brother Robert, Count of Mor ...p://www.kingslangley.org.uk/index.htm Kings Langley, its history and local architecture] Kings Langley Local History and Museum Society. Accessed January 2008
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• Hemel Hempstead
  ...rch of St Mary's was built in 1140, and is recognised as one of the finest Norman parish churches in the county. The church features an unusual 200-foot tall After the Norman conquest the land thereabouts was given to Robert, Count of Mortain, the el
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• Merthyr Tydfil
  ...situation persisted for several hundred years. The Norman came after the Norman Conquest of England, but by 1093, they only occupied the lowlands and the u ...he education of the public by promoting the study of the local history and architecture of Merthyr Tydfil".<ref>[http://www.mths.co.uk/]</ref>
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• Gloucester
  ...Peter by King Æthelred, favoured the growth of the town. Long before the Norman Conquest, Gloucester was a borough governed by a sheriff|portreeve, with a ...ce of King Edward II of England and of Walter de Lacy. Its soaring gothic architecture attracts wonder and film-makers.
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• Bristol
  ...n the Anglo-Saxon period. It existed at least by the tenth century. Under Norman rule acquired one of the strongest castles in southern England.<ref>{{cite ...ity centre was characterised by large, cheap 1960s tower blocks, brutalist architecture and expansion of roads. Since the 1980s another trend has emerged with the
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• Steeple Gidding
  ...n incorporated elsewhere into the fabric. The south aisle and its arcade (architecture)|arcade were built in the 14th&nbsp;century, and in about 1330 the chancel ===Architecture===
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• Southampton
  Following the Norman Conquest in 1066, Southampton became the major port of transit between the Pockets of Georgian architecture survived the war, but much of the city was levelled. There has been extensi
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• East Cowes
  ...Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The Prince had a major influence on the architecture of the area, for example on the building of St Mildred's Church in [[Whippi ...t and other prominent guests. East Cowes Castle was notable for its Gothic architecture|Gothic towers and turrets, and elaborate castellation. Nash died in 1835 an
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• Christchurch
  ...ble's House - geograph.org.uk - 1764117.jpg|thumb|The Constable's House, a Norman dwelling]] ...t on a motte.<ref name="Moxey 1997 87">Moxey (1997) p. 87.</ref> After the Norman conquest in 1066 the castle's defences were strengthened with a ditch and b
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• Portsmouth
  ...ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mgcars.org.uk/cambs.mgoc/conquest.htm |title=Norman Conquest run in Portsmouth |publisher=Mgcars.org.uk |date=|accessdate=8 Mar ...ment throughout the country was characterised by utilitarian and brutalist architecture, with Portsmouth's Tricorn Centre one of the most infamous examples. More r
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• Ewhurst, Surrey
  ...ly inhabited. That there was some population soon afterwards is implied by Norman work in the church, a chapel to [[Shere]], the earliest evidence of it as a ...n Swedish pantiled roof. It was built for M C Warner in a blend of Spanish architecture and Lutyens.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1253713|accessdate=10 October 2012}}</ref> It h
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• Rochester
  ...maller cathedrals, yet it demonstrates all styles of Romanesque and Gothic architecture.<ref name=MM/> ...ls, and its keep is 113 feet high, 70 feet &times; 70 feet in breadth. The Norman cathedral was completed in 1130.
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• Godalming
  ==Architecture== ...century brickwork. Godalming Parish Church has an early Saxon chancel and Norman tower.
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• Milford Haven
  ...n that a Dark Age stronghold and possible Romano-British site preceded the Norman castle.<ref name="CCW"/> **St David's (Hubberston) - a Norman church and is believed to be the oldest building in Milford to be in regula
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