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Work on the palace began during the reign of James VI, when the north-west tower was built up against the nave of Holyrood Abbey.

The well kept gardens and fine central portico, supported on six columns, lend a touch of class to the imposing bulk of the Town Hall designed by Bradshaw, Gass & Hope and built between 1937 and 1938

Weymouth is made by its setting: the graceful conformation of Weymouth Bay has often been compared favourably with the Bay of Naples.

The original hotel, a jumble of buildings, was certainly tidied up out of all recognition.

The fine, large town church is situated up an alley at the east end of Market Street and behind the market-place. Only remnants of its medieval tower survive.

There was talk in 2001 of upgrading the market street for the comfort of the silent majority, the town's pedestrians.

The reference to the Town Hall is to the one erected in 1795 to the designs of Alderman Bradshaw to replace the earlier one he demolished.

This enticing street is lined by woods on one side.

Many on the left have traces of pargeting. Note the large chimney pots, dating back to a time when open fires were the only form of heating.

There are a number of contenders for the exact source of the River Thames, but this picture shows a favoured spot, and one more picturesque and accessible than the inauspicious muddy patches put forward

Dating from 1857, this viaduct once carried one of the busiest railways in South Wales.

The weekly market held in the old Market Square was moved in October 1963 to the site of the old cattle market behind Broadway.

On the far right, the building with the conservatory and tower is the old Hoegate School.

This promenade area has changed out of all recognition; to all intents and purposes it is no longer there. The landscaped part on the left leading down to the sea was obliterated in the ?

The ferry terminal is in the centre of this photograph. The ferry services were essential to the hundreds of men who travelled to the shipyards and engine works at Middleton.

At the bottom of the picture is the Bull Hotel, host to Alfred Lord Tennyson in 1876, when he was Poet Laureate.

A group, thought to be part of a 'walking party', pose rather self-consciously on the two-arched bridge over the River Mole. This stands across the fields some two miles to the south west of Reigate.

Modern buildings have crowded in along the northern part of Betchworth's long village street, but the line of the North Downs and the big chalk pit remain much the same, although the downs are far more

The brash sixties shopping precinct is overlooked by its nine-storey block of flats (with some evidently still awaiting occupation according to the sign); the tower of St Paul's Church rises among the

Newnham Paddling Pool in Lammas Land, pictured here with just a small handful of die-hard paddlers and bathers, and a park keeper looking on.

Teignmouth is the second-oldest seaside resort in Devon; it has attracted visitors from the middle of the 18th century.

Teignmouth is the second-oldest seaside resort in Devon; it has attracted visitors from the middle of the 18th century.

On the right is the pristine stonework of the then new St Saviour's chapel; behind Nurse Cavell's cross is the two-storey Norman ambulatory chapel.

The fine, large town church is situated up an alley at the east end of Market Street and behind the market-place. Only remnants of its medieval tower survive.