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In the early hours of 28 December 1923 a devastating fire swept through the main buildings beside the Parish Church, and by daylight only a blackened shell remained.

To the left are Abbey House, the Cathedral, the Norman tower and St Mary's.

The three terraces of houses provided accommodation for ship builders and ancillary workers.

The Victorian photographer Joseph Raine built the pair of houses on the right, set above the raised pavement which continues along Quaker Lane.

The recent history of the ancient village of East Keswick is inextricably linked with the fortunes of the nearby 'big house' of Harewood.

It is now famous for its race horses and historic castle, once the home of Richard, Duke of York and later King Richard III.

The block of modern flats on the left replaced a smaller group of houses that were destroyed by enemy action during the Second World War.

Further along on the left is the hanging sign of the Prince Albert public house.

The lofty tower of the 14th-century All Saints church rises behind the Archbishop's Manor House and grounds.

It now houses a branch of Boots, the chemists, and all the plaster on the front façade has been recently removed revealing a beautiful jettied timber building.

This view of the bridge was taken from near Islip House, on the west bank. In 1795, the medieval bridge was seriously damaged by floods and five of its nine arches were washed away.

Here, in the village street, with its medley of picturesque old timber-framed houses, the atmosphere is quintessentially English and timeless.

Behind Woodburn House, left, was the village brewery. The confectionery shop and the chemist's (right) are now private cottages.

Though equipped with loops for handguns (they are the openings that look like inverted keyholes), Kirby was intended to be more a country house than a fortress.

There are a great number of excellent houses for summer visitors, besides handsome and comfortable residential villas in the neighbourhood.

The private hotel and boarding house (right) has stables available for visitors.

On the opposite side is the Fleur-de-Lys public house, popularly called the Flue, which once had a license to serve early morning alcohol to furnace workers coming off the night shift.

On the opposite side is the Fleur-de-Lys public house, popularly called the Flue, which once had a license to serve early morning alcohol to furnace workers coming off the night shift.

It is now demolished, and modern houses have been built on the site.

Full of quaint old Georgian houses and historic buildings, Arundel has long been an obvious destination for tourists and visitors.

Before the war, the Cow Inn, now a private house, was the venue of the annual Badger Feast, whose meat is said to have a taste similar to pork.

The Court House is a magnificent Tudor- style building, erected in 1881. Carved wooden panels decorate the corbelled windows and terracotta tiles adorn the façade.

The Fountain Court housed the castle's state apartments.

Designed on the courtyard plan with a turreted tower house at each corner, this building echoes Wallace's work at Pinkie (1613), the King's Lodging, Edinburgh Castle (1615), and the north range at Linlithgow