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Here we have a general view of Halton and its castle from the west. The castle was built by the new Norman lord of the manor of Halton, Nigel Fitzwilliam, in around 1071.

At the time of the Domesday Book, Halton was the main administrator of the area, and Lancaster was 'under' Halton, which lies three miles north-east of Lancaster.

It's amazing to think that Halton is now the centre of the modern town once more; history has turned full circle.

Built on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Mersey, Halton passed by marriage in 1311 to the House of Lancaster, and was later a favourite hunting lodge of John of Gaunt.

Along with Frodsham, Halton was of strategic importance. These castles commanded the southern shore of the Mersey estuary and controlled vital river crossing points at Runcorn and Hale.

When Halton Grange was bought by the Council the purchase included the grounds around it which extended to 12 acres.

Barnston appears in the Domesday Book as 'Bernestone', then held by William Fitz-Nigel, second Baron of Halton.

This delightful house, originally known as Halton Grange, was built by the soap manufacturer, Thomas Johnson in the 1850s.

In 1874 it became a halt on the Taunton to Minehead railway line, now the privately run West Somerset Railway.

Just next door to the Municipal Building is the technical college, since renamed Halton College.

The building was used briefly in the 1980s to house the Halton Chemical Industry Museum.

Lydford was once an important halt on the South Western Railway, which skirted round Dartmoor to the north and passed through Tavistock and Bere Alston on its way to Plymouth.

Today the maintenance of the bridge and its approach roads consume about a third of Halton's entire highways budget.

During the Civil War in the 1600s Halton Castle was besieged and subsequently 'slighted' - in other words it was damaged to such an extent that it could not be refortified.

The first ferry was established in 1178 by the baron who owned Halton Castle on the southern side of the estuary.

There has been a great deal of concern locally following the severe decline of old Runcorn that resulted from all the investment in the new town development around Halton Lea.

The Ribble Valley has many good examples, notably at Edisford and Halton, and Cromwell's bridge over the river Hodder.

Commanding an excellent viewpoint, Halton Castle was first built as a wooden castle soon after the Norman invasion of England.

Dalton was growing quite rapidly in the 1960s, and there was the occasional need for the fire brigade. The firemen of Dalton were all volunteers.

The cross stands in front of Dalton Castle at the top of the town.

The two statues guarding the hospital entrance are James Watt, right, and John Dalton, left. The Dalton statue was a bronze copy of the marble one by Chantry that stands in the town hall entrance.

Calton Hill can be seen in the distance.

The old Calton burial ground just beyond is where the philosopher David Hume is buried.

In the background on Calton Hill stands the unfinished monument to the Scottish dead of the Napoleonic Wars. The monument was started in 1822, but the money ran out and it was never completed.