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This view, looking across Lower Close, has changed remarkably little since 1896; it shows how the cathedral dominates its surroundings, towering over the houses of Lower Close.

Just visible inside the Round House is the broken granite stump of the old Newport Cross, which from 1529 to 1831 was the spot at which Newport's two MPs were declared.

The photograph shows the rear of the red brick master's house of c1725, which was originally of two stories until a third was added around 1835, backed by a neat garden and tennis courts.

In fact, the castle is a fortified manor house, carefully set out within a rectangular moat, and the beauty of the remains, which are in the guardianship of English Heritage, resides not so much

The houses on the left-hand side had been rebuilt further back for road widening in 1870.

On the opposite side of the road is the Chequers public house. It dates from the 16th century, and was originally the Chequers and Punch Bowl.

The Bath House is behind, with its chalybeate spring producing water at a constant temperature.

This part of east Berkshire consists almost entirely of 19th-century development; here and there are a few large Victorian houses with huge plate-glass windows and free Renaissance decorations.

The main part of Dullingham village lies along the southern edge of the grounds of the early 18th-century Dullingham House, hence the picturesque thatched estate cottages.

They remained until the middle of the 20th century, when they made way for council housing.

They remained until the middle of the 29th century when they made way for council housing.

Greenock Custom House was built in 1818. In the distance are Cartsdyke Mill and east yards, the Gravel graving dock and the entrance to the James Watt Dock.

On the left is the Register House containing the Scottish archives. Over on the right is the general post office. The statue is of the Duke of Wellington.

It comprised 775 acres, including woodlands, lakes and a manor house, part of which was turned into refreshment rooms.

When this photograph was taken, the richly pargetted Ancient House, which dates back to medieval times, was occupied by Fred Pawsey, selling books and stationery.

The site, however, now houses the town's general hospital on Victoria Road.

This shows the bank designed by Archibald Simpson (1839), topped with a statue of Demeter, and a large block of houses by John Smith (c1810), showing Smith's characteristic recessed, curved corner.

Leinster House, flanked by the National Library and National Museum. Home of the Irish Parliament since 1922, the building was designed by Richard Cassels in 1745 for the Duke of Leinster.

This half- timbered Wealden Hall House has a late 16th- century sandstone facade at the back.

The road outside this attractive timber-framed and weatherboarded house has changed little over the years. Note the impressive chimneys, both on the side and in the centre of the building.

This street is now bedecked with flower baskets, but the splendidly cut granite blocks and steps of the houses still survive, as do the cobbles, or 'setts', of the street's surface.

This view shows a picturesque mix of house styles, the timber-framed examples probably dating from the early 17th century, fronting onto a pool, essentially an inlet of the River Ouse.

This graceful manor house, built of brick and with a moat, was originally constructed around 1430 near Moor Farm. Cardinal Wolsey substantially enlarged it in 1520, while he was Lord Chancellor.

This photograph gives us some idea of the rural setting for this village, something of a constrast to the dense housing of the village itself.