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Backed by the tall 52-year-old buildings of the Esplanade, the Parade was Rhyl's only real attempt at elegant seaside architecture.

A border town with a ruinous castle built by Henry III, Hawarden lies close to Chester on the former main road into Wales from the Dee lowlands and the Cheshire Plain.

This resort on the south side of the Llyn peninsula became popular in Victorian times and has remained so ever since.

I recall leaving my school cap on one of them one morning and racing back to get it!

The old house here was restored and rebuilt in 1840 by Lord Howden to the designs of Decimus Burton, a London architect, who was also responsible for Hyde Park Corner.

It was delightfully but fancifully described by the 17th-century historian Habington as `invironed with highe and mighty trees and able to terrifye a far-off ignorant enimy with a deceitful showe of

The late-1870s saw a period of intense competition on the Irish Sea ferry services, forcing the BSC to modernise its fleet; the 'Semaphore' underwent a major refit that included lengthening her hull

Linked by an inclined plane on a 1 in 4 gradient, the boats were carried between levels on a rail-mounted cradle.

The 'peoples' park' was opened in 1871 amid scenes of great jubilation.

We are looking up New Road, with W C King & Sons, ironmongers, on the left. Further up we can see the sign of the Black Horse. According to the deeds, this was built in November 1843 as a beer house.

The Pier Hotel (left of centre) opened in 1881, the same year as the pier on the other side of the road. The hotel is pictured here after its reconstruction in the 1950s.

Castle Street is 'the finest Georgian street in Cornwall', according to Sir John Betjeman, who knew a thing or two about the county.

With the introduction of the one-way system, traffic now travels only out of town through the arch. Next to the Arch is the Baker's Arms Hotel, another 18th-century building.

Designed by Sir Gilbert Scott, the university building is dominated by its 200ft tower topped off with a 100ft spire.

The church was built in 1686 on the site of an 11th century church. The original church was probably built by the Danes, and St Michan is likely to have been a Danish saint.

We see HMS 'Bellisle' riding at anchor like a 'floating metal fortress' in the River Mersey as part of that same Royal Navy visit.

Here we see Victoria Buildings on the corner of the road to the sand dunes, known as Formby Hills, and to Mad Wharf beyond them.

The magnificent elevations of St Paul's soar above the surrounding streets. Wren directed its construction at such a ponderous pace that Parliament cut his salary from £200 to £100 a year.

In the village are a good variety of houses, including the early 16th-century rectory, and Hallside Grove, a Gothicised house of quality.

Beyond the mill, which dates from Norman times, is the square tower of St Mary's. This parish church has some fine stained glass in 28 windows paid for by John Tame, a rich wool merchant.

Note the two farm carts with shafts designed for sturdy horses to the right of the yeoman farmer's dwelling.

Situated between the River Thames and Quarry Woods, made famous in Kenneth Grahame's 'The Wind in the Willows', Bisham is one of Berkshire's most historic villages.

The school was founded in 1558 in the will of Thomas Alleyne, a priest and Oxford scholar who was born in Uttoxeter.

The latter two had acknowledged the influence on the Movement of Quaker simplicity in life-style and design.