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This column was built by public subscription in 1817 to honour a local landowner, Henry William Paget of Plas Newydd.

Along with the magnificent town house of Plas Mawr in Conwy, they illustrate the dominance of this family in this region over many centuries.

It is now home to the National Mountaineering Centre at Plas Brenin, but has been known for many years for its superb view of the Snowdon 'horseshoe'.

The Plas y Brenin Outdoor Pursuits Centre, converted from the King's Hotel in 1954 to provide excellence in outdoor pursuit training, is seen in the middle distance.

As the High Street runs down toward the medieval town wall gate and through to the harbour, the influence of Robert Wynn's Plas Mawr can be seen in the transomed stone mullions of the Castle

It is now home to the National Mountaineering Centre at Plas Brenin, but has been known for many years for its superb view of the Snowdon 'horseshoe'.

Here the street is seemingly deserted in the sunlight, save for a few parked cars; one is waiting outside the Plas Coch Hotel.

Panton had married a local heiress, Jane Jones of Plas Gwyn, and they owned much of the estate around Pentraeth.

The statue of Joseph Pease stands guard over the entrance to Northgate.

Here, in another view of the Promenade, we see the large five- storey houses, built in distinctive white 'Pease' brick, many of which operated as small private hotels or boarding houses

Another view of Cat Nab, showing very clearly the 'new town' laid out in the mid to late 19th century, largely through the vision and initiative of the Pease family.

Cliff House was built in the mid 19th century by the Pease family, who owned the nearby Upleatham Ironstone Mines.

The window was glazed by the Pease family in memory of Lady Pease of the nearby Hutton and Pinchinthorpe estate.

Swale House on the extreme left was the home of Joe and Veronica Pease, great hosts of balls and parties.

This handsome building, again built in distinctive white 'Pease' brick, stands on Albion Terrace and was originally two imposing private residences.

The neighbouring estate to the Chaloners' Gisborough estate, the Hutton and Pinchinthorpe estate, was bought in the 1860s by the Quaker industrialist, Joseph Whitwell Pease of Darlington.

This handsome terrace of Victorian houses, built in distinctive white 'Pease' brick overlook the Coronation Park.

Henry Pease was said to have had a vision of 'a town arisen on the edge of a cliff'.

Hoskins was also responsible for designing the Grammar School of Queen Elizabeth (1875), John Pease's villa Elm Ridge (1867), the New Hippodrome and Palace of Varieties (1907), and the King's Head.

The Queen's Hotel is built in distinctive white 'Pease' brick as is found in many buildings in the town.

Again built in distinctive white 'Pease' brick, the hotel was designed to cater for tourists and had its own private railway platform at the rear, bringing guests literally to the door of the

and elaborate range of houses, bothies, potting sheds and greenhouses (together with the adjoining stable block, these were converted in the early years of this century into a luxury development, Pease

The street is dominated by the Italianate clock tower, paid for by Joseph Pease; along with the Town Hall and covered market, it was designed by Alfred Waterhouse and built in 1864.

This ornamental fountain was provided in 1896 by Joseph Pease, one of the Owners of the Middlesbrough Estate, and it was traditionally surrounded by beautiful flower beds.