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Here classical marble sculptures line the walls and floor, to be shared with the thousands of visitors who annually come to `the Palace of the Peak`.

Small shops on the other side of the street sell Lyons cakes, Woodbines, and Walls ice cream.

The walls we see here lining the churchyard path have since been removed.

Perhaps Brompton's greatest claim to fame is that William Wordsworth was married in the parish church of All Saints in 1802 (the churchyard wall is to the right of the photograph).

The village lies next to Bolton on Swale five miles east of Richmond; it has the largest walled green in the whole of the country.

One of the oldest hotels in the country, The Lygon Arms boasts a 14th-century fireplace set into its 4 feet thick walls.

Within the Roman walled enclosure, William I built his Norman castle and moat in the south-eastern corner.

Wooden arches on stone pillars support the timbered walls and gables of this little gem.

To prevent accidents, a wall has been built along the riverbank and a small green provided as a turning point for vehicles.

Notice all the evidence of day-to-day trade, especially the delivery boys with parcels or newspapers.

This illustrious town, often called the gateway to Cornwall, crowns the dark hill that rises from the valley of the tiny River Kensey.

Before that, ships tied up at the churchyard wall of St Saviour's, the tower of which, built in 1631, can be seen in the centre.

The low wall on the extreme left had been a pound - an overnight stopping-point for animals being driven to Chelmsford's livestock market.

The old station it replaced lay just within the city walls; its site and layout were such that trains had either to back in or out of it.

Canvey Island has been a great Thames-side attraction for many years, though now the sea walls have been raised to protect the low-lying island in the event of the closing of the Thames Barrier.

Walls were rebuilt in the early 1880s, and in the late 1880s work was done in the chancel.

The High Street, this time looking east towards the (then) new Town Hall.

Its slate-hung walls are typical of the local style.

The building of the sea wall and the Esplanade beyond gave a new opportunity for promenading.

The village Post Office on the right has a small sign attached to the wall which reads 'Post Office for money orders, savings bank, parcel post, telegraph, insurance and annuity business'.