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The Battle of Largs was important because it led to the Treaty of Perth, under which Man and the Western Isles were purchased by the Scottish crown.

The building of a new Cathedral was first suggested by the Bishop in 1853. In 1866, the young architect and member of the congregation Alexander Ross, put together the first designs.

The only one remaining is the Maud Foster Mill built in 1819 for the brothers Thomas and Isaac Reckitt from Wainfleet, and later operated by the Ostler family.

Despite being hemmed in by the surrounding hills, by the turn of the century Carmarthen was already a sizeable and bustling town.

Its replacement was this column, 60 feet high and bearing the following inscription: 'This column was erected by the trustees of the Liverpool Docks, by the permission of John Shaw Leigh, Esq,

Simply elegant, this is the last of a superb series of 1930s underground stations extending along the northern section of the Piccadilly Line, including Arnos Grove, Southgate and Oakwood, all designed by the

The church is surrounded by the parkland of Woolverstone Hall. The exterior looks unusual because the church was rebuilt three times by the Berners family between 1830 and 1890.

The construction of the new St Augustine's began in 1865; dedication by the Bishop of Llandaff followed the next year.

By the middle of the 20th century we see something resembling the modern scene.

Some of the ranges round the courtyard were galleried like those the famous George Inn in Southwark, also owned by the National Trust.

Henry II's great 12th century keep stands sentinel over Orford, built to guard the coast where Flemish mercenaries were brought ashore by the Earl of Norfolk, whose castles far out-numbered

The arched- roofed building on the right-hand side is the site previously used by the Coventry Motor Works, but by the 1950s it was one of several sites used by Caffyns, the countrywide

To the left of York's city wall stands the station opened by the North Eastern Railway in 1877.

Also known as St Sampson's, Golant on the west bank of the Fowey was cut off from the main estuary, save for a bridge, by the embankment of the Lostwithiel to Fowey railway in 1869.

Southend is reached in little more than an hour by the excellent trains of the Great Eastern Railway.

By the time of this photograph, the river was being used more and more for pleasure: streamlined boats are moored by the bank, and a canoe with its lone occupant is heading towards Lendal Bridge.

In 1715 they fought for the Stewart cause at Killicrankie and Sherrifmuir; their loyalty to the King Over The Water was punished by the Campbells.

A lane leads south-west from the green by the former post office to St Paul's Church and Culham Manor.

Cab fares were regulated by the council: a Hansom cost one shilling for the first mile, each additional half-mile costing 4d.They could also be hired by the hour at 2s 6d for the first hour and 6d

Two ramblers enjoy the shade cast by the riverside trees as they walk towards Hayfield along the Kinder Road, which leads towards Kinder Scout.

Because of its obscurity, this hamlet by the river Hodder was chosen by the Quakers as the site for their Friends' Meeting House, which was also used as a school in 1767 (right, with the tall belfry).

Kendal Castle was built by the Normans to the east of the town, probably by Ivo de Tailbois, the first Lord of Kendal in the late 12th century.

Near to the Three Peaks, Clapham's old Manor House (1701) is now used by the National Parks Centre. The original pigeon holes can still be seen in the gable ends.

The statues are badly worn by the strong westerly winds (which give the name of 'kill canon corner' to the north-west corner); they were also damaged by the 17th-century iconoclasts, who