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A view of one of the beaches which look out over Galway Bay to County Clare and the limestone landscape of the Burren.

Built at the end of Washbank Road, Eynesbury, on the site of one of the earliest St Neots` crossings of the Ouse, Conygear takes its name from the nearby rabbit warren owned by Margaret, Countess of

We can see the letters of part of the surname of the owner, John Prichard, above the entrance to the Angel Hotel on the left.

Many of the Abbey ruins remain, and some of the buildings are still in use.

Chesterfield Road c1955 Eckington township is situated 6 miles north-east of Chesterfield and 7 miles south-east of Sheffield, and may be the place mentioned in the early 11th- century will of

A row of drifters settled on the South Beach. The sheer volume of boats of all shapes and sizes is staggering. Again, the east coast herring fishing boats are prominent.

The circular estuary of the Stour and Avon, where the two rivers penetrate far inland, and the shores of Christchurch Bay, attract thousands of sea and wading birds, particularly during the winter months

Work on the palace began during the reign of James IV and continued under James V. On the left are the remains of the Chapel Royal, which is in fact the nave of an abbey founded in 1128.

These tall weatherboarded net 'shops' (net drying sheds) cluster on the foreshore below East Cliff.

This shows a pretty view of the west end of Hinderwell.

This late Elizabethan house is filled with treasures, including fine works of art. The descendants of the original family still occupy the building.

Ruts either side of this ravine prove the use of this short cut to West Mark.

Despite the growth of Shifnal (it developed to provide accommodation for both Birmingham and Wolverhampton to the east and the new town of Telford to the west), it has managed to retain

The station and extensive sidings at Peak Dale were mainly for the transportation of limestone from the surrounding quarries - we can see some of them in the background of this photograph.

In this view of the reconstructed gatehouse, remnants of the original medieval stonework can still be seen - a reminder of the old Norman castle.

Inside this expansive parish church the many signs of the Early English era are manifest in the pulpit, for instance, which is inscribed and dated 1631 on a large arched panel with a good helping

An iron pot containing a large number of coins of Edward the Confessor was found in 1876. They were thought to have belonged to King Harold, and hidden during the Battle of Hastings.

This view looks from the top of King Street down towards Cross Street. We can see that the street narrows towards the bottom.

The path leads down to the church of All Saints and St James the Greater.

Here we see Lewis's large and very ornate store at the top of Market Street, just four years after the death of its founder David Lewis in 1885.

It was at Catterick in AD 625 that Paulinus, first Bishop of York, baptised converts to Christianity, following the marriage of King Edwin of Northumbria to Ethelburga of Kent.

When the Duke of Gordon held the castle for James VII during the 'Long Siege' of 1689, there would have been few, if any, buildings between the fortress and the port of Leith.

Here we have a fine overview of the town centre against a backdrop of the Fairfield Horseshoe group of mountains.

While Chorley Old Hall is still recognisable for what it was, and lies, still with its moat, on the outskirts of Alderley Edge village, Hawthorn Hall, originally part of the hamlet of Morley, is