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There had been an earlier marcher stronghold at Chirk; it was either on this site or nearer to the village, where traces of a motte and bailey survive, but wherever it was it had long fallen into disrepair

The 'Queen Mary' often drew the crowds as she proudly made her way up the Solent - note the numbers of people and parked cars in C173004.

Here we get a splendid view of the frontage of the 1926 Fox Inn building, largely unchanged today.

Brierley`s hired out rowing boats, canoes and punts from their landing stage at the corner of the Ouse and Hen Brook.

The church sits in a well-treed landscape, close to the basically late 16th-century Hall of the Hartopp family, who financed the building of the church in 1851.

The astronomical clock, once thought to have been built by Peter Lightfoot, a monk at Glastonbury Abbey, was constructed in 1392 and has three dials.

A classic washing-day scene in St Peter's Street Court, known also as Luke's Court. The tap at the top of the steps was shared by most of the surrounding households.

Henry Bell, the pioneer of steam navigation in Europe, is buried in the churchyard at Rhu. In 1812 Bell launched the steamboat 'Comet' on the Clyde, where it operated until 1820.

The little concrete pier affords some protection to the fishing boats at Portscatho, although it is barely a harbour. Nare Head and the Gull Rock can be seen across Gerrans Bay.

Created in 1790, this successful canal was built to ship Bedworth coal to the town of Coventry. At Hopwas, just beyond Tamworth, the canal threads its way through attractive wooded country.

The old bridge crosses the River Neet as it flows towards the sea at nearby Bude. Stratton was formerly more important than Bude, ans was a centre for the salt trade.

The mine was at the foot of the cliff, and in 1656 Captain Edward Christian found Bradda contained 'lead ore with much silver'. In 1699 the mine's output was 164 tonnes.

A long line of rowing boats waiting for their customers stretch around the bay at Waterhead, near Ambleside. In the distance, Todd Crag and Loughrigg Fell fill in the left background.

This beautiful scene of blossoms and oast houses was obviously taken in the spring. These oasts are of a slightly different design to those seen at Wateringbury earlier in this chapter.

A lavish late Victorian interior gives an idea of the comforts to be expected by guests at the hotel. A variety of furniture is provided, seemingly packed into the room.

The twin entrance booths to the West Pier are visible. Only the one on the right survives. Note the fishing boats out at sea beyond the left-hand toll-booth.

The River Trent at Burton is now crossed by three bridges: Burton Bridge, built in 1864, the iron Angelsey Bridge and the Stapenhill Viaduct, which is in fact a footbridge.

There is a small Garden of Remembrance here, together with one of the town's wells. The Bath House is behind, with its chalybeate spring producing water at a constant temperature.

The shelves at the front of the shops and the hooks overhead indicate that these were butchers' shops.

At the top of the street was the new market (dating from 1833), which took the 500-year-old trade from Church Green.

Coney Beach funfair was built in 1920 on an old ballast tip. The first ride was a figure-of-eight ride, housed in two World War I hangers.

Oolitic limestone has been quarried at Cleeve Hill for centuries. In days gone by it was called 'freestone' because it was relatively easy to obtain and work.

These cottages were at the lower end of St Andrew Street. They remained until the middle of the 20th century, when they made way for council housing.

These cottages were at the lower end of St Andrew Street. They remained until the middle of the 29th century when they made way for council housing.