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These are the premises of the bank run as Cunliffe Brooks & Co, one of Manchester's private banks. Chancery Lane is to the left of the building, and Brown Street runs away to the right.

The forty-five mile route takes the visitor through historic villages and on to Lancaster Castle via the Trough of Bowland.

Tor Royal and Foggintor provided stone for the building of the prison, while King's Tor and Swell Tor quarries produced the corbel stones for London Bridge, some of which can be seen, unused, near

The effects of two World Wars on Hemel Hempstead cannot be overlooked. During the First World War Hemel Hempstead was the base for the Royal Artillery.

Stafford was next involved in national politics when William Howard, Viscount Stafford (1614-80), became one of the victims of the so-called 'Popish Plot' invented by the notorious Titus Oates.

The village population had grown to just short of 700, and there were now over 100 houses. The way of life had remained basically agricultural.

This fine 14th-century gate rose from the ashes of the Norman one, burnt in the great riots of 1272.

Often described as 'the most romantic and complete medieval manor house in England', Haddon Hall, the Derbyshire home of the Dukes of Rutland, is seen here on its limestone bluff overlooking the River

The pinnacled tower of the parish church of All Saints at Hunmanby, eight miles south of Scarborough, dominates this photograph.

This fine 14th-century gate rose from the ashes of the Norman one, burnt in the great riots of 1272.

A great sweep of sand, appropriately called Sandbanks, guards the Bournemouth side of Poole Harbour, reaching towards the opposite peninsula of wild Studland Heath.

Annfield Plain, to the north-west of Durham, was one of several towns to attract industrial development as the number of active pits declined.

Sir Henry Thompson, son of a vice admiral and curate of the parish church of St Peter and St Paul, helped to found Holy Trinity Church in West Street, as well as church schools in Park Lane and Fontley

Beyond the far end of Fargate was Balm Green, to the east of the present City Hall, which contained Barker's Pool, a source of fresh water for the town's residents to supplement the supply from

Fore Street boasts many excellent examples of Georgian and Victorian architecture, with a Shambles and market arcade rebuilt in 1796.

The huge growth in Middlesex's population has meant the creation of many golf courses on the green fields and heathlands of the county.

Much of the Hoo's 1053 acres of parkland were designed and laid out by Capability Brown in the 18th century.

Malvern College for Boys was founded in 1865 and is one of England's leading public schools. Many of the early pupils were the children of parents scattered across the British Empire.

The canal meets the River Gade at Heath Park, to the south of Marlowes.

Built from English bricks which were transported to Caister by sea, this castle dates from the time of Henry VI. In 1449 it belonged to Sir John Falstolf.

Just south of Penrith, Mayburgh Henge is a circular bank of earth and stones of about 1.5 acres, with one 10ft stone at the centre. It is thought to have been built between 1000BC-2000BC.

Just south of Penrith, Mayburgh Henge is a circular bank of earth and stones of about 1.5 acres, with one 10ft stone at the centre. It is thought to have been built between 1000BC-2000BC.

Bourton-on-the-Water is probably the most popular tourist haunt in the Cotswolds. It deserves its popularity.

Situated on the Avon, Cropthorne Mill has often attracted the attentions of artists and photographers.