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The imposing Greek portico is the east front of the Bank of Ireland, originally the entrance to the House of Lords of the Irish Parliament, erected by James Gandon in 1785.

This statue of Henry Grattan (1746 - 1820) stands outside the Bank of Ireland (formerly the Parliament House) and shows the great orator in the act of speaking.

Tynwald is the oldest unbroken parliament in the world.

Market stalls huddle around the 90ft obelisk raised in 1781 to commemorate William Aislabie's 60-year stint in the House of Commons as the local Member of Parliament.

This magnificent building, unobscured by traffic or pedestrians in this photograph, was originally built by Edward Lovett Pearce in 1739 as the Irish Parliament.

The camera is on top of the Victoria Tower above the House of Lords.

The photographer is standing on the Mansion House balcony looking directly at the Royal Exchange.

The Union Jack flying on the Victoria Tower indicates that Parliament is sitting.

Hansom cabs line up on Senate House Hill, alongside the elegant classically styled Senate House, the 'Parliament' building for the University.

The chamber of the House of Lords is prepared for Edward VII's first state opening of Parliament.

The original viaduct of 1847 collapsed after heavy rain, and was rebuilt three years later.

Created around 1860 and overlooking the River Ribble, Miller Park is one of several in the town, a welcome contrast to the close-packed housing developments that accompanied Preston's industrial expansion

Changed to electricity in 1942, the lighthouse was eventually given up by Trinity House in 1987.

This hybrid of a survival reveals in its stonework the continuing patchwork of alteration.

The locks at Fleckney are a part of the descent of the canal from its high point at Foxton into the Soar Valley.

The medieval river bridge was replaced by the Improvement Commissioners set up by Act of Parliament in 1803.

The locks at Fleckney are a part of the descent of the canal from its high point at Foxton into the Soar Valley.

If, as has been reported, it is not the most beautiful village in Hertfordshire, Westmill is certainly among the most photographed.

Because of its obscurity, this hamlet by the river Hodder was chosen by the Quakers as the site for their Friends' Meeting House, which was also used as a school in 1767 (right, with the tall belfry).

By 1740 the original premises were very dilapidated; the Manor House at the south end of High Street was purchased for £1,000 to provide a new Master's House.

The history of Christ College falls into three unequal periods.

Because of its obscurity, this hamlet by the river Hodder was chosen by the Quakers as the site for their Friends' Meeting House, which was also used as a school in 1767 (right, with the tall belfry).

The Heath, extending from Kenwood House in the north to an area around Parliament Hill in the south, occupies some 800 acres; it has been popular with artists and authors (and the Gordon Rioters) since

Tyre transformed the farm buildings into a modest Georgian house, which was given the name of Denbies.