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An old farm, Great Burdon, near Darlington. Picture: Adam Elliott Breen An old farm, Great Burdon, near Darlington. Picture: Adam Elliott Breen Langthwaite, North Yorkshire Four vintage petrol pumps once championed for their aesthetic have been preserved in Langthwaite. The 1930s roadside pumps were made by Wayne Fuelling Systems, which was first known as Wayne Oil Tank Company, a company which was one of two that claimed to have installed the first electric petrol pump in the UK. Langthwaite, North Yorkshire. Picture: Campbell Sheppard Langthwaite, North Yorkshire. Picture: Campbel...

Photograph: Sharon Pinner Whatever direction snowstorms come from, they often seem to peter out before reaching Cambridgeshire. I savour the rare occurrence of a significant dollop of snow. A few years ago, I was able to enjoy the aftermath of one such occasion when running along an ancient track known as the Mare Way. This follows a ridge above the villages of Little and Great Eversden. The extensive views towards Cambridge on one side and Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire on the other were accentuated by hoar frost-encrusted trees and waves of white fields. Mesmeric. Still waiting for that ma...