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In Nuns Road there is a section of the city walls which gives a grandstand view of the races. This section is open to the public for free viewing from the walls only.

In Nuns Road there is a section of the city walls which gives a grandstand view of the races. This section is open to the public for free viewing from the walls only.

The construction of a substantial sea wall, seen here in section to the right, led to Exmouth's prosperity as a seaside resort.

West Gate, at the top of Winchester's High Street, has stood on the line of the city wall for over 600 years.

From the North (later Gaol) Gate to the East Gate ran the North Walls. The South Walls ran from the East Gate to the South (or Green) Gate.

The high curtain wall enabled Caernarvon to be provided with three levels of defence, ie two levels of casemates and the wall walk.

West Gate, at the top of Winchester's High Street, has stood on the line of the city wall for over 600 years.

Beyond the war memorial is a drystone wall topped by the sign that reads Broadway Lane. A typical feature of the Cotswolds, the centuries old craft of drystone walling flourishes to the present day.

A distinguished 16th- and early 17th-century three-storey building, which incorporates part of an earlier structure, and stands close to the eastern wall of St Ann`s Church.

Though almost entire- ly rebuilt, some of the original walling remains.

The keep (with the flagpole) was raised to three storeys and the outer walls and towers refaced in the 1820s; the walls still look remarkably fresh today.

The keep (with the flagpole) was raised to three storeys and the outer walls and towers refaced in the 1820s; the walls still look remarkably fresh today.

The present harbour walls date from the middle of the 19th century; they are built on the site of previous medieval walls.

There were originally seven gates into Southampton's old walled town. Walk the walls today and only five can be seen. Around Southampton

The wall beyond the boating pool is part of the north defensive wall of the Roman town.

On the north side the walls are about two feet out of true because of subsidence and the collapse of the south walls in 1569.

Where better for Edwardian ladies to promenade than on Exmouth's Parade, the long walk above the sea wall?

Again, the flint walls remain, and the brick pavings on the right survive, but the pillar box on the corner of Blackwater Road has been replaced by a modern one.

In 1457 the Earl of Pembrokeshire helped the inhabitants to rebuild and strengthen the walls to guard against the Spanish Armada.

These awe-inspiring and formidable walls and gates were knocked down in 1934. At that time there were no conservation laws, and anything that was in the way of progress was destroyed.

The 12th-century bridge, with later additions, is a continuation of the precinct wall linking Eastgate Street with the Vinefields.

The wide sweep of the right-hand sea wall and the outer mole demonstrates the studied construction of a man-made harbour built specifically to offer protection against variable winds and

The photographer was standing on the position of the old town wall/boundary. Beyond the wall there would have been more room to spread out, and so immediately the road becomes much wider.

Southampton's walls and defences were built from stone brought across from the Isle of Wight.