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The ancient steps known as Granny's Teeth protrude from the inner side of the only surviving section of rough locally-sourced medieval walling at the Cobb.

Simon de Montfort's army lay here the night before the Battle of Lewes in 1264. The area was made notorious by the 'Piltdown Man' fake archaeological discov- eries in the 1910s.

Glasson Dock Bridge connects the two halves of the village.

Back on the main road, this is the real centre of the modern village; there is a good range of shops and pubs, and the school, Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School, lies behind the fence on

Captioned by Frith in the 1950s 'A Pretty Spot', this view looks north across a footbridge over a stream towards the eastern end of the village.

As we look southwards from the Hele stone, through the middle arch, we can see the tallest stone of the inner horseshoes of trilithons.

The town of Winsford did not exist until the Weaver River was canalised in 1731 - this was needed to link the local salt fields with the Mersey River.

There is a substantial amount of Victorian development seen in this view of the town from the west, looking across Brooklands Park and the new cemetery on Queens Road with its chapel.

During 1955-57 the company spent £36 million on doubling car production, excavating over 1.5 million tons of chalk and clay from the Chilterns to accommodate 1.6 million square feet of building

Inverary Castle, the 18th-century home of the Dukes of Argyll, was designed by Roger Morris and Robert Mylne and completed in about 1780.

The town of Oban is only a little more than 200 years old. It owes its origins to the establishing of a fishing station by the government Fishery Board in 1786.

St Mary Street is one of the city's main thoroughfares, where shoppers and visitors could find the finest hotels, theatres and department stores, all built in a grandiose manner.

'The Queen of Welsh resorts', Llandudno preserves much of its Victorian flavour, with its sweeping promenade faced by numerous hotels, its expanse of sands between the headlands of the Great and Little

Standing on rising ground on the west bank of the River Gwendraeth, Kidwelly and its fortified town were founded by Roger, Bishop of Salisbury during the reign of Henry I.

The construction of a substantial sea wall, seen here in section to the right, led to Exmouth's prosperity as a seaside resort.

In 1768, Sir Francis Blake Delaval, canvassing for election as MP, and his agent Kellynge invited the Mayor and Corporation and the Colonel and Officers of a local billet to a grand dinner athte George

Simon de Montfort's army lay here the night before the Battle of Lewes in 1264. The area was made notorious by the 'Piltdown Man' fake archaeological discoveries in the 1910s.

Clifton College became the most famous of all Bristol's schools. Founded in 1860 and opened in 1862, Charles Hanson designed the original buildings, including the Great Hall.

This view was taken from the Infirmary end of the square, looking towards the junction with Bradshawgate.

Sherborne Abbey is the burial place of two Saxon kings, Ethelbald and Ethelbert, the two elder brothers of Alfred the Great.

After the opening of the railway from London to Brighton in 1841, the coaching era came quickly to a close.

The free-standing 'army hut' wards of the military hospital in the grounds of Frensham Heights (then known as Frensham Hill) during the First World War.

The southern end of the High Street widens slightly here, with houses and an inn just visible behind the line of trees.

Employing the services of a boardman was a popular means of advertising for the Victorian shopman.