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All is romantic ruin, and it is a much-favoured spot with visitors.

It was once part of a much larger and prestigious palace complex constructed by Odda and his brother Aelfric. It is plain and unadorned inside with a chancel arch.

It was once part of a much larger and prestigious palace complex constructed by Odda and his brother Aelfric. It is plain and unadorned inside with a chancel arch.

Barton-upon-Humber was once a rival to the port of Kingston upon Hull on the other side of the river Humber, but it is now a much smaller settlement, and the Market Place confirms that most definitely.

Barton-upon-Humber was once a rival to the port of Kingston upon Hull on the other side of the river Humber, but it is now a much smaller settlement, and the Market Place confirms that most definitely.

Opposite the Five Arches were cottages built so closely that only a man walking or a horse being led could pass between them.

This is also known as St John's Gate and is thought to incorporate a stone arch taken from the Norman church of St John. Notice the zigzag stone work on the arch which is typical of that period.

To the left can be seen the Norman arches, clearly distinguished from the later perpendicular arches.

The arch leading to the chancel has beautifully carved decoration. The coat of arms that is displayed on the chancel arch today bears the arms of George III and was restored in 1963.

The nave arcade is built in the late Romanesque style, in which the rounded Norman arches begin to change to the pointed Gothic style.

In the grounds of Greyfriars are the Bank Lane arches. Previously, this part of Greyfriars had been used to house cattle and other farm animals awaiting market.

The arch is not the genuine article: it is in fact a folly built by one Miss Elizabeth Morgan in 1820, using stone recovered from the remains of Roman buildings.

The arch is not the genuine article: it is in fact a folly built by one Miss Elizabeth Morgan in 1820, using stone recovered from the remains of Roman buildings.

In the niches either side of the central arch of Stonebow are statues of the Archangel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary, an Annunciation scene in effect.

Up until the 1930s, specially designed trams with dome-shaped tops to fit the arch travelled through Bargate.

This interior view of the church shows the 15th- century nave arcades and chancel arch; the ghost of the original roof line can be seen high above the chancel arch.

Up until the 1930s, specially designed trams with dome-shaped tops to fit the arch travelled through Bargate.

The Millers House seen here is all that remains of a much larger building; it is now almost invisible from the bridge downstream because the trees and riverside vegetation have grown so much.

A bowler-hatted gentleman contemplates this tranquil river scene looking towards the gracious arches of the viaduct that carries the railway to Effingham junction.

The Arch itself dates from the 12th century, and the rooms above it from around 1550. Used for some time as the town prison, it originally had slit windows.

The Arch itself dates from the 12th century, and the rooms above it from around 1550. Used for some time as the town prison, it originally had slit windows.

The Arch itself dates from the 12th century, and the rooms above it from around 1550. Used for some time as the town prison, it originally had slit windows.

A pleasure cruiser has lowered its mast to enable it to pass under the stone and brick bridge with its wide central arch and two pointed side arches.

The elegant double-span bridge over the River Derwent at Froggatt dates from the 17th century; it is unusual in that it has a large, pointed central arch nearer to the village and a smaller one on the