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Standing on a limestone hill, Dudley Castle dominates the town.

Once known as Morton Foliot, the parish of Castle Morton runs a long way up to the Malvern Hills. St Gregory's Church dates from the 12th to the 14th centuries.

Davey Place was formed in 1812 to link the cattle market (in Castle Meadow in front of the castle) with the main market place, butting through the yard of the King's Head.

In this picture, the steeple of Rochester Cathedral seems to rise out of the castle keep in front of it, but it illustrates the strategic siting of the castle, overlooking the entire sweep of the approaches

This photograph was taken from the top near the Market Place, with Castle Wynd up on the right.

There was a castle here in the 12th century; the Bruce family were once lords of the manor. The present castle is a battlemented house dating from around 1800, and the seat of the Wharton family.

A stronghold of the de Braose family, the castle was briefly captured by the Welsh warlord Sytsylt ap Dyferwald.

But without doubt the most venerable building hereabouts is Berkeley Castle, the oldest inhabited in England.

The castle at Dover was built between 1181 and 1187 by Henry II. A Roman stone lighthouse, the Pharos, stands in the castle grounds near the Saxon church of St Mary in Castro.

The castle was originally ordered by Edward I, but it was finished in the custody of Reginald de Grey, Justiciar of Chester, in 1284.

When Leland visited Weobley in 1540 he described it as 'a market-town where there is a goodly castle, but somewhat in decay'.

Portchester Castle was built by the Romans to defend the English Channel from raiding Saxons and is one of the largest of the 'Saxon shore' forts.

The former Peninsula Barracks stand on the site of a medieval castle which was destroyed after the Civil War.

The house on the right stands on the corner of Castle Street, a reminder that the town once had a Norman castle. Murphy televisions and radios are proudly advertised on the banner (left).

Colchester had the largest castle- keep ever built in Europe. Constructed in 1080, its floor plan is half as big again as the White Tower's.

The present castle was begun in about 1283 by Roger Mortimer.

There was a castle here in the 12th century, and the family of Bruce were once lords of the manor.

This view of the castle was taken from the site of the medieval pond, which supplied fresh fish to the inhabitants of the castle.

Bow and Arrow Castle, or Rufus Castle as it is sometimes called in honour of its founder William II, was besieged by Robert of Gloucester in 1142 during the civil wars of King Stephen's time.

Banbury once boasted a castle which enabled the town to grow in the shadow of its protective walls.

In the 12th century a castle-keep was added, built on a central mount (hence the Mount Stores on the left).

Dominating Castle Square ('Y Maes' in Welsh) at the west end of the town stands the great bulk of the castle. The structure covers two and a half acres and is in the shape of an irregular oblong.

The old cattle market occupied part of the former bailey of the castle, until 1960 when it moved out to make way for a car park.

What remains of the Castle buildings is now overshadowed by a glass, steel and concrete edifice to its rear.