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The ancient settlement of Greatham lies halfway between Wolviston and Hartlepool.

On the left are the boundary walls of the Hospital of God at Greatham, founded in 1273 – this was not a hospital in the modern sense, but accommodation for the elderly and the poor, the earliest present

The tall gabled building just beyond it is the Greatham Independent Methodist church, constructed in 1883.

In the 1950s Greatham consisted of little more than the High Street.

The climb to the great dam of Cruachan Reservoir is popular with walkers, who ascend the steep paths through beautiful woodland, passing these tumbling falls.

The Great Hall is particularly fine, with a timber roof, minstrels' gallery and brass chandelier.

The roof of the Great Hall uses Spanish chestnut, while there is a great deal of ornate wooden panelling and early stained glass.

The present Great Hall of Winchester Castle was rebuilt during the reign of Henry III.

Considered to be the best medieval hall in the country after Westminster Hall, the Great Hall dates back to the early 13th century and includes fine arcade piers of Purbeck marble.

Founded in 1860 and opened in 1862, Charles Hanson designed the original buildings, including the Great Hall.

The roof of the Great Hall uses Spanish chestnut, while there is a great deal of ornate wooden panelling and early stained glass.

Additional space was found by remodelling the Great Hall to create twelve barrack rooms.

A former rectory, the great hall of this beautiful building dates from around 1300, although parts were added later in the 16th and 17th centuries.

This photograph shows the Great Hall as it was originally intended - displaying a collection of armour and weapons, just as a castle should.

Once one of the principal fortresses of the Bishops of Durham, Auckland's transformation into a palatial residence began in 1661 when Bishop John Cosin had the 12th-century Great Hall remodelled: he added

Now part of a girls' school, the Abbot's Great Hall is its centrepiece, originally of the 15th century.

The entire inner ward was rebuilt and included a great hall, private apartments, kitchens and store rooms.

The building is 303 ft long; the Great Hall is 90 ft long, and is noted for its fine mosaic floors.

Considered to be the best medieval hall in the country after Westminster Hall, the Great Hall dates back to the early 13th century and includes fine arcade piers of Purbeck marble.

From the south you can see the Hall’s plan clearly, with the central Great Hall behind the three timber-framed gables of Hickman’s 1597 stair and corridor addition.

These are in turn separated from one another by what was a 60ft high building that included the great hall (66ft x 28ft), the earl's private dining room, a large buttery, a withdrawing room, and the great

The home of the Strickland family for 750 years, Sizergh was originally a 14th-century pele tower with 15th, 16th, and 18th-century additions and alterations, including a Tudor great hall.

The Round Table of King Arthur, made supposedly by the magician Merlin, has hung in Winchester's Great Hall for some six hundred years.

The Great Hall is particularly fine, with a timber roof, minstrels' gallery and brass chandelier.