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Here we have a grand view of the railway arches heading out of Whalley.The railway arrived in the village in 1850, and the 600yd- long viaduct carries the Blackburn to Clitheroe line at a height of

We are looking down from the keep of Clitheroe Castle to the town below.

Camberley lies on the south side of the A30.

This unusual viewpoint is from the tower of St Helen's parish church; we are looking south over the roofs of Brick Alley Almshouses and their panelled chimney stacks. These were rebuilt in 1718-20.

A view of the Ship Inn with the profile of Huntcliffe beyond. This area of Saltburn, being the oldest part of the town, is, inevitably, associated with stories of smuggling.

Old Sarum was one of a number of ancient sites refortified by the Normans; others included Thetford (Norfolk), Rochester (Kent) and Carisbrooke (Isle of Wight).

As might be expected of the world's most famous English public school, Eton College chapels have a host of stories to tell about their early days.

Holidaymakers at this time could be forgiven for thinking that there was something of an army camp about the site!

This stands close to the site of Assington Hall, which burnt down in 1957. Parts of the outbuildings survived, including the range to the left of the church.

One of the fads of entertainment which has come in and out of vogue since Victorian times has been roller skating.

The 1920s were to bring about something of a mini-boom in the amount of traffic using Gloucester, for it was then that a number of companies, including National Benzole, opened oil terminals at the docks

A short stroll from the toll bridge brings you to the little church of St Mary's.

The tulips bloom in beautiful profusion, and the house is reflected in the almost glassy stillness of the pond.

Joining the two courts of St John's College on either side of the River Cam is the Bridge of Sighs. It borrows the idea of the covered bridge from one of the same name in Venice.

The jam-packed stalls of Hitchin market reflect the higgledy-piggledy dwellings that it replaced.

The De Brus Cenotaph is the most significant surviving relic of the town's priory.

Clifton House, which is now the local museum, dates from 1782 and is the work of John Carr of York, one of the country's outstanding architects of his day.

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

Sandbanks is the long spit of land dividing Poole Harbour from the sea at the southwestern end of Bournemouth.

In 1541 a large manor house was constructed within the remnants of the old castle. It even incorporated a part of the curtain wall, gatehouse and great tower.

Stourbridge's great tragedy is its ring road, one of the most damaging examples of its type in existence.

The most striking feature of Holy Trinity church is its truncated spire, which was snipped in 1563 for fear of collapse.

Medieval Andover was established around a market which stands in the shadow of the 19th century church of St Mary, built in the Early English style by a former headmaster of Winchester College and described

Situated in the southwest corner of the Market Place, the building dates from the 13th century and was the home of Hugh Ripley, the first mayor of Ripon, who was appointed in 1604.