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Recaptured by the English in 1407, it fell again to Glyndwr in 1408, but he was only able to hold on to it for a few months before it was once again in English hands.

Tantallon was a stronghold of the Douglases, a powerful family who were wardens of the Border Marches, lords of Galloway, and by the end of the 15th century masters of much of Lothian, Stirlingshire and

The beach huts are at a rakish angle, but are protected against the strong winds by the sea wall. The cliff pathway in the distance is the start of a scenic walk to Cromer, some three miles away.

The pretty village of Kemsing, on the Pilgrims' Way, boasts St Edith's Well, which is just by the walled war memorial at this road junction.

The earlier pub on the site, made famous by the music hall star Florrie Ford, was demolished in the early 1920s, and rebuilt to a vaguely similar design.

Bowman's Terrace was one of the earliest, claiming space hard by the sea and near the town.

At this time Trentham Hall was still used by the Dukes of Sutherland, and local people were allowed access to the gardens on public holidays and during Wakes Week.

The area was made notorious by the 'Piltdown Man' fake archaeological discoveries in the 1910s. The nearby Sheffield Park estate built the modern mock half-timbered houses at the end of the street.

The event is commemorated by the Whitehead Garden.

The chancel was rebuilt in 1858 by the architects Millican & Smith, who also carried out unremarkable works at Arnesby, Bagworth and Markfield, among others.

The present foreground view remains similar to this picture, but the area between the far side of the lake and the shore has been transformed by the buildings of the Ocean Plaza retail and

Now a tree-clad hilltop fort, this is another example of the many forts built by the Iron Age people. To date it has never been excavated.

The first section of the wall was completed in 1842, paid for by the local landowner John Rolle. It was 1,900 feet long and constructed from Devon limestone.

By the post-war period traffic had increased, so traffic lights were installed (see K13018, pages 52). The KICS (Co-op) drapery building with Jacobean bay windows can be seen down Newland Street.

By the end of the 19th century, New Street was both the principal business street in the town and the best for shopping and entertainment.This view is from Paradise Street.

The view looks at St Mary's from the north, along a varied terrace of possibly late 18th- and 19th- century houses which are not enhanced by the long brick boundary wall.

He became one of the most respected of Victorian commentators on social philosophy, his views and opinions always conditioned by the childhood years he spent in this plain house and isolated rural community

Barnoldswick is pronounced 'Barlick' by the locals. This is another village that has moved with boundary changes.

This view is from the south-west by the Town Hall; we can see from the west front, seen on the left, that the nave and aisles are the same height, a style known as a hall church, and the

During his visit to the Highlands, Dr Johnson was entertained here by the 5th Duke. The town was originally closer to the old castle, but was relocated in the mid 18th century.

It owes its origins to the establishing of a fishing station by the government Fishery Board in 1786. The aim had been to develop commercial fishing in the Firth of Lorne.

High Salvington, a hamlet on the downs, is now swallowed up, as is the Findon Valley below to the east; in effect it is a suburb cut off by the teeming A27.

Even the church of Holy Trinity, masked here by the foreground tree, was built in forbidding Mountsorrel granite c1865 by Derbyshire architects, Stevens & Robinson.

Nearby is a memorial to a World War Two fighter airfield, which was used by the American Air Force.