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The A27 is at one end of Castle Street. From the White Hart pub to the castle there are a variety of Georgian red brick properties.

Behind the thatched cottage in Church Street, where the author's great-uncle and great-aunt lived in the late 19th century, is the castle mound built in 1066-71 by William Mallet.

Devizes Castle was originally a Norman motte and bailey fortification, but was rebuilt in 1120, possibly by Bishop Osmund of Salisbury. It then fell into ruin.

In 1209, the rebuilding of Eccleshall Castle was begun by Walter Langton, Bishop of Lichfield and Lord High Treasurer of England.

There was a castle at Aylesbury, but its location is unknown: only the name of Castle Street commemorates it. Here the photographer looks uphill towards Temple Square.

Frith's photographer could not resist one of the most photographed views along the Thames: Windsor Castle on its cliff-top towering above the town and river.

Kendal Castle, originally a 13th-century structure, was owned by the family of Katherine Parr, the last wife of Henry VIII, in the 16th century.

Originally, Hubert de Burg was granted a licence to construct this castle in 1250, but it was completely rebuilt in the time of Edward III.

The little town of Corfe is older than its castle; it is the Corvergate of the 'Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'.

Inside the Castle, the photographer looks back to the gatehouse, which is basically 14th-century over a Norman archway, although the drum towers on this side are early 19th-century.

Castle Street c1955. This attractive close-studded timbered house of the mid 15th century provides a fine, almost secret entrance to Castle Yard.

A new visitor centre now marks the entrance to Conisbrough Castle, one of the best-preserved Norman castles in the country.

Broughton Castle was built as a fortified manor house by Sir John de Broughton in the 14th century. It was later acquired by William of Wykeham who converted the house into a castle.

A steep lane climbs up round the edge of the castle. This picture gives us an idea of the impressive appearance of the 12th-century keep.

The Cattle Market stands next to the old Norman castle.

Cockermouth Castle was built in the 13th century on a strategic site to guard the confluence of the rivers Cocker and Derwent.

This is not so much a castle, more a country house; it was built for the first Earl of Lonsdale by Sir Robert Smirke in 1806-11.

The tower, which features a corbelled stair turret, dates from 1578; this was the time when what are now termed the Z3 castles were beginning to prove popular with Scottish lords.

Caister's Castle was built by Sir John Fastolf when he returned from the French wars. Having led the English archers at Agincourt, he was seeking well-deserved repose and retirement.

Dominating Castle Square ('Y Maes' in Welsh) at the west end of the town, stands the great bulk of the castle. The structure covers two and a half acres and is in the shape of an irregular oblong.

The castle was once the home of the powerful Neville family; now parts of their castle lie in ruins, although one side remains habitable.

The Tombland Fair provides the activity in this picture of Norwich Castle. At the time of the Conquest, Norwich was both an important town and a major port.

Around 1078 the Episcopal See of Sherborne was transferred to Old Sarum, and a Norman cathedral and a bishop's castle were built; the motte was in the centre of the township.

The castle was on a hill north of the church, comprising a motte and bailey with earth and timber fortifications.