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This chapter finishes with a flourish in Glastonbury, one of England's most historic smaller towns, a major centre of pilgrimage in the middle ages and still regarded by many as of mythic importance.

It was Sir William Keith, Marischal of Scotland, who built a tower house at Dunnottar in the late 14th century, and is said to have been excommunicated for his troubles by the Bishop of St Andrews for

The enormous proportions of the castle can be seen in this view of one of the three entrances to the castle, Constable's Tower. Today, the castle is in the care of English Heritage.

One of the first known owners of the property was a member of the Brocke family by the name of Ayre. The earliest boundary was north of the stream known now as the Pip Brook.

In remembrance of the men of the county of Pembroke, who at the call of King and country left all that was dear to them, endured hardness, faced dangers and finally passed out of the sight of men by the

The late 15th-century half-timbered Chequers Inn, with its gabled frontage and a swinging sign said to have been put up in the reign of Elizabeth I, stands on the west side of this busy street.

This club house was opened in 1898 by Mrs W J Pirrie, wife of the managing director of Harland and Wolff; among the well-wishers was Mr Gustav Wolff, also representing Belfast craft of a larger size.

The late 15th-century half-timbered Chequers Inn, with its gabled frontage and a swinging sign said to have been put up in the reign of Elizabeth I, stands on the west side of this busy street.

Built on the site of a failed attempt to erect a structure to rival the Eiffel Tower, this building, apart from its twin pepper-pot towers, cannot be said to be a thing of great beauty.

Begun in 1915, and re-named Catterick Garrison in 1973, this is now the largest military base in Europe, and an important part of Richmond's economy.

Denton Hill is part of Cuddesdon. The name of the village is Saxon and means 'Hill of Cuthwine.' From the churchyard there are wonderful views across the plain of Oxford to the Chilterns beyond.

Here we see the remains of the Premonstratensian Abbey of St Agatha.

THE ANCIENT city of Lancaster gave its name not only to the Palatine County, but also to a royal house.

Begun during the reign of King John and finally completed in 1472, York Minster stands on a site previously occupied by the Roman praetorium and by Saxon churches; the earliest of these was a small wattle

This quiet road is built over an earlier byway bordering the extensive area of common land that was enclosed, drained and extensively farmed from the 17th century.

Overlooking the Clyde to the north of the present town of Bothwell, the castle is still an impressive sight despite being a ruin.

Rye, set on its sandstone isle rising from the flat fen of Romney Marsh, still presents something of a medieval picture, dominated by the great church of St Mary.

It was the early use of bathing machines that made Weymouth such a popular resort for sea bathing.The larger machines ran down into the water on rails and consisted of a number of cubicles.

The eclectic mix of architectural styles, ranging from the thatched roof of the single-storey old post office and the slab-fronted agricultural dwelling next to it, to the generously featured

Although there is no evidence of habitation here before the 17th century, this windswept north-west corner of the Isle of Sheppey has since enjoyed a measure of success as a seaside resort as a result

This quiet road is built over an earlier byway bordering the extensive area of common land that was enclosed, drained and extensively farmed from the 17th century.

This is all that remains of the magnificent west front of the Abbey, now reduced in height and stripped of its facing stone.

Great Easton lies in the south-east corner of the county, to the south of Eye Brook Reservoir, and to the north of industrial Corby, on the very edge of the Welland Valley.

The ancient church of St Helen, known as 'the cathedral of the Fylde', dates from the 12th century and was once the parish church for Garstang, two miles away.