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The ruinous 70ft high 12th-century keep is all that remains of Henry III's favourite palace. It was the only royal palace in Surrey; the motte was raised soon after the Norman Conquest.

Here we see a family outing and picnic on the rocks at Friars Point, with a gentleman stanidng by a lady in a wheelchair.

Bath Street, leading off the Market Place, is one of Ilkeston's main shopping streets. This view looks back towards the tower of St Mark's at the end of the street.

Standing proudly at the top of Pendennis Point is Pendennis Castle, built by Henry VIII to guard the approaches to the estuary of the Fal, one of Cornwall's great waterways.

It was to Sheerness dockyard that Nelson's body was brought, preserved in a barrel of spirit, following his death at Trafalgar.

Once a boat builder's premises, it obtained a licence to sell beer in 1897. It was swept away in a great flood.

The 17th-century Old Market House at Winster was the first property to be acquired by the National Trust in the Peak District, in 1906.

Cockermouth is best known as the birthplace of the poet William Wordsworth, and there is a stained glass window memorial to this fact in the parish church of All Saints.

Portishead was connected to Bristol by rail in 1867. The following year the pier was commissioned; it was soon extended so that vessels could use it at low water.

Long before this picture was taken, the northern Severn had effectively been closed to navigation at two to three hundred yards above Stourport Bridge.

The centre of the village is located around the White Horse public house (centre right).

The river flows particularly swiftly at this point and is very popular with canoeists riding the rapids. The white building in the centre is the Saracen's Head pub.

On the left is Wheeler's Hotel, and at the top of the street, just visible, is the hop leaf symbol of Simond's Brewery - once a common sight on local pubs.

It was built by Bishop Flambard in 1128. The peninsula end was defended by a gatehouse, but this fortification was demolished in 1760.

Waldringfield is very much the place for yacht sailors, with its thriving boatyard, yacht club and pub.

The War Memorial stands at the top of the park. The architect was Major C Oakley and the sculptors were Fairburn and Hill, all of Barrow.

This photograph looks back at the same houses as those shown in 41386 and 41387.The well-laid out public gardens give a tropical air to the scene.The Lees Hotel was one of the many hotels to be found

The Alexandra Hotel was established in 1888 and still welcomes guests today.The building was originally the home of William Pinney MP in the days of ancient boroughs, when Lyme had its own representative

One 18th-century resident of Twyford was Mrs Maria Fitzherbert, who spent much of her childhood here, before going to London and becoming the mistress of the Prince of Wales—later George IV.

We go back into Hawley Lane and arrive at Hawley School, with Vicarage Lane to the right, just past the school buildings. Where the road ends, just out of view, is Hawley Church.

There has been a church on this site for a thousand years. After many alterations and additions, the parish church of All Saints attained cathedral status in 1888.

Facilities at the racecourse have improved considerably since the fifties with the addition of new stands, hospitality suites and the Champagne and Seafood Bar.

Looking up-river - B51032 - and down-river - B51040 on the Great Ouse, we see scenes far more tranquil than when Danish raiders or Norman soldiery played out their roles.

It suffered during the Dissolution and again at the hands of Cromwell's men. After two centuries of neglect, Sir Gilbert Scott restored it in the 1870s.