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William decided to shut this 'back gate' to his kingdom by building a royal fortress at the entrance to the valley.

AT the start of the Victorian era, all the roads around Enfield had been turnpiked. These were under the care of the Commissioners for Turnpike Roads, who charged a uniform toll of 3d.

They also had a chance to look at some tunnels, and the concrete blocks set with chains to which you handcuffed yourself.

Glasgow began its westward expansion in the late 1830s, when fine terraces were laid out along Sauchiehall Street to Charing Cross and beyond.

IN SPITE of the depression, the town's population grew to 36,404 in 1901, and the town grew richer.

For a number of years it had been suggested that Berkhamsted School and Berkhamsted Girls' School should join together, to the benefit of the children from both schools.

In 2003, a new planning row broke out over plans by Richmond College, the local tertiary college (which is actually in Twickenham) to fund expansion plans by selling off part of their site in Crane

This view shows the western end of East Street, with a closer look at the Town Hall clock-tower and cupola, and Colmer`s Hill forming the conical eminence in the distance (centre).

This is the new parade of shops built by Harlow Development Corporation. Dorringtons (right) is a local baker with several shops in and around Harlow.

By this time, the building had been leased to the Youth Hostel Association for some years (it has accommodation for up to 60 people).

This small loch is sandwiched between Loch Katrine and Loch Vennachar, seven miles west of Callendar.

This view of the deserted village square shows the castle in the distance and Ye Old White Hart Inn, the white-walled building on the right.

She is watching for the tell-tale pair of small holes which betray the cockle's presence an inch or so below the surface.

This was a junction devoted to money.

With the last significant addition to the Esplanade being the Italian Gardens of the 1920s, only the cars (far right) betray this photograph's modernity.

The Inman Line had built its reputation on good solid safety and every home comfort.

It was bought by the council from Lord Wimborne for £560 and turned into a garden to mark Queen Victoria's Jubilee, which had been celebrated the previous year.

Staines was very much an agricultural area when this photograph was taken towards the end of Queen Victoria's reign; the shop fronts tell us a great deal about the commercial aspects of

Distinctive Welsh woollen cloth was manufactured at the mill in the village, and has latterly become a tourist outlet for these products.

Heysham Tower was built by T J Knowles in about 1837, and it was the home of the Cawthra family.

There are over 60 acres of gardens at the palace; these were begun by Cardinal Wolsey in the 16th century and remodelled by William III and Mary II in the Baroque manner.

Highcliffe's immediate neighbour to the right has always been known in the town as Green Hill, a distinct hillock with a rocky outcrop on its northern face.

The setting appears to be perfect: St Denys' is situated at the western end of a fine avenue of trees, close to its attractive 18th-century rectory.

A Roman milestone was excavated at Thurmaston, but the name is Anglo- Scandinavian.