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The wall we see on the right and the graveyard behind were cleared away in the 1950s.

The church of St John the Evangelist has a shingled broach spire; flint and stone are used for walling and buildings.

Described in 1549 as 'the round castle of Buitte callit Rosay of the auld', the first stone castle at Rothesay was a circular shell keep 142ft in diameter with walls 30ft high and 9ft thick; four projecting

Set at the mouth of the River Conway, or Conwy, this mediaeval walled town with its famous castle, one of Edward I's 'iron ring' around Wales, is still remarkably self-contained.

Dedicated to the local saint, and often called 'the Cathedral of the Weald', it was built of local yellow sandstone in the mid 15th century, and was restored during the 19th century.

This vaulted structure, roughly 80ft by 11ft, has two parallel stone vaults and massive walls that formed the platform for the temple, which was the centrepiece of the colonia for retired legionary

With a plan based on its Roman predecessor, Noviomagus, this fine walled city is divided into quarters by North, South, East and West Streets, which all meet at the splendid Market Cross in the centre

This majestic and beautifully proportioned building was destroyed by fire on 1 August 1934, with only the balustrade, some stables, the two lodges and a flint boundary wall left standing.

Stone from neglected Sawley Abbey was purloined and built into house walls – an example is the bay windows at 16th-century Little Mearley Hall near Pendleton. By 1904 the ruins were covered in ivy.

This view shows the barn's steep roof and the later cart shed built alongside its main wall.

This view looks along one of these quiet lanes, The Street, towards the parish church, with the walls to Puttenham Priory's grounds on the right: no real priory this, but a good stucco mansion

Dedicated to the local saint, and often called 'the Cathedral of the Weald', it was built of local yellow sandstone in the mid 15th century, and was restored during the 19th century.

It then evolved into a bustling sea port during the 18th century, and finally, before the tide ceased to lap against the sea wall, it developed into a fashionable seaside resort.

The fine and spacious interior was poor acoustically although in 1941 over 800 people crammed into the hall for the entire London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent.

The curved entrance walls and the asphalted footpath look recent. Beyond the lovely garden there is an exquisite view of the east window and turret of the school chapel built by G E Street in 1865.

At that time, the border between an England firmly under Norman control and those still willing to fight lay just a few miles to the north.

I fownde the people in the castle in continuall mutenyes, seaking to leape the walls and run to the rebells'.

Walter Wells (left) sold clocks - one of which survives in the Union Street Schoolroom - and jewellery, hence the ring sign above his shop front.

The tower`s iron steps were enclosed with iron railings until 1933, when the present dwarf wall, pillars and sward were substituted.

Most of these houses are still there, but no longer depending on the Battery Wall for protection from the sea.

The Lord's Prayer is painted on the north wall. There are some interesting effigies, including one of a former crusader.

Today the post office is gone, but a modern, larger lamp of similar style is attached to the wall of Carlton House, No 25.

At that time, the border between those firmly under Norman control and those still willing to fight lay just a few miles to the north.

The Dicker, behind the brick wall and trees beyond the pub, is a rather odd-looking mansion, built by Horatio William Bottomley, a politician and journalist. It is now St Bede's School.