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Another view that clearly shows the 1883 promenade and sea wall.

A low wall gives protection from flooding.

Castrol House, on the corner of Balcombe Street and Marylebone Road, was completed in 1960, when it caused much comment for being London's first American-style curtain-walled office building.

The former plaster on the external walls was removed by misguided restoration work in 1889, which has exposed the unknapped flint.

Sidmouth's sea wall was first built in the 1830s, though the attempts to create a satisfactory harbour failed.

This great sea wall and jetty dates back to the time of King Edward I, though stormy seas has meant its constant rebuilding and repair.

The River Leam and All Saints' Church from the suspension bridge.

This charming hut has a thatched roof, leaded windows and ivy-clad walls.

A letterbox is set in the wall.

This photograph illustrates how the Victorian sea wall was designed to throw back the waves in a Channel gale.

The walls and towers surrounding the county gaol, court house and Clifford's Tower were not medieval.

They were rebuilt slowly from 1297 to 1430; their size was set by the larger-than-life Herbert de Losinga's Norman cloisters, whose outer walls survived the 1272 fire.

The village's favourable microclimate encourages the profusion of climbing plants up the walls of the houses, which have the steep pitched stone roofs typical of Cotswold villages.

Two farm carts make their way down the drive, which is lined on one side with fir trees and on the other with the battlemented brick wall which is generally believed to form part of the original garden

Here we have a busy scene, with most of those enjoying the beach placing their deckchairs close to the sea wall.

The traffic-free minor road meanders south between drystone walls through the dale, towards Grange and Rosthwaite.

A temporary wall separates it from the crossing tower and the dust from the building works beyond the west tower arch.

Two of the village's attractions are the parish church, which is the only one in the country dedicated to St Benedict Biscop, and the cricket ground, which is one of the few walled-in grounds to survive

A temporary wall separates it from the crossing tower and the dust from the building works beyond the west tower arch.

The rustic walkway pre- sented visitors with ample opportunities to sit and admire the view, and its width is a reminder, if one was needed, of the thickness of the castle's walls.