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Situated nine miles east of Rotherham on the A361, the village of Tickhill once had one of the most important castles in the North, built on a motte no less than 75ft high and surrounded by a wet moat

When William Montacute, Earl of Salisbury, was appointed First Lord of Man he chose Castletown for his capital.

Architect Augustus F Livesay's design is a fine example of Early Victorian Gothic. The walls are of Caen stone and squared flints, the latter a mark of quality.

This beautiful collection of 15th- and 16th-century half-timbered houses includes the hotel and public house the George and Dragon, shown on the right, a fine example of Tudor architecture in an historic

The masts of sailing ships are visible beyond the bridge, and a fine collection of rowing boats can be seen around the boathouse.

This view is from the balcony of Knight's Croft, the home of Peter Morgan, who enjoys one of Dorset's classic views.

A most interesting architectural feature of the church of St James the Elder at Llanvetherine is the tower.

The roack gardens were given in 1932 by Henry Parkinson, a founder member of Accrington Historical Association, in memory of his grandfather, also named Henry Parkinson.

Boulters Lock is probably the most famous lock on the Thames, and was the first and the lowest on the river of the first set of eight to be built under the legislation of 1770.

Built of red brick, the church of St James the Apostle was erected in 1881 with seating for 250 parishioners.

Both the 800-tonne Swing Aqueduct and the swing road bridge have been opened to allow the passage of a steamer on the MSC.

Soon after the Conquest, the Normans built a wooden motte and bailey castle at Tamworth on the site of the Mercian fortifications of 913.

The advent of the power-loom, however, brought about a decline, but by 1900 new industries had sprung up, including printing at Locher Mill, a laundry at Glentyan Mill and flax and paper mills at Johnstone

Within two years 1,000 houses were built, and by 1954 an average of ten new residents were moving into Hemel Hempstead every day.

North of Saxmundham, Yoxford was once a coaching stop on the London to Great Yarmouth route.

Standing outside the village Post Office on the left, the bewiskered elderly man leaning on two sticks and wearing a bowler hat was probably a figure of some status in the village, where there were a

The town of Richmond grew up round the Norman castle, which was begun around the year 1071 by Alan Rufus, a son of the Duke of Brittany, and William the Conqueror's man in these parts.

It cost £9,000 to build, paid for by Mr John Walter II, proprietor of The Times newspaper, whose daughter Catherine died at the age of 23 in 1844.

At the south end of the High Street the road widens to a pleasant green, formerly a market place.

These are the ruins of Bromholm Priory, founded in 1113. It was famous for possessing 'the Holy Rood of Bromholm', said to be part of the true Cross.

Anyone familiar with the centre of Winchester will know the station approach. One feature that sets this scene apart from that of today is the amount of advertising.

On the summit of Castle Crag, in the centre of the photograph, are the remains of an early British fort.

the then new block of shops included a Fine Fare supermarket, once a prominent chain locally. Almost off camera on the right is Stantons music store - a place of wonderment for many in their youth.

Two miles south east of Rotherham,Whiston was a large village by the end of the Napoleonic Wars.