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The wall on the right was built from slag and clinker from local foundries. The entrance leads to the Reverend Gainsford's residence.

The medieval wall paintings (right) were covered over during the 1960s restoration, unfortunately.

This range of 18th- and 19th-century cottages, some thatched, look across to the parish church, whose churchyard wall can be seen on the left. The village hardware shop is now the Alfresco Restaurant.

The name of the street harks back to the days of the medieval walled town. The gate itself was demolished in 1781.

Granite cottages and walled gardens line this quiet lane leading invitingly to the church tower beyond. A lucky wee lad on a granite step has managed to get into the picture.

It shows the little harbour wall and a rather full rowing boat setting out on an excursion.

To the left we can see the village school with its walled playground.

Bathing machines are lined up near the sea wall. They would be towed down to the sea, possibly by the horse in the picture.

The trees and flint wall in the photograph marked the southern boundary of the Warwick estate.

The Romans found it, and used it for a signal post; the remains of this are still visible within the walls of the Castle. Later, the Norsemen came calling (and pil- laging).

Featured is the church of St Mary-without-the-Walls, which was completed in 1887; its distinctive spire is something of a local landmark.

The church is unbuttressed, with a west tower and Perpendicular bell-stage and a very fine chancel all dating back to the 13th century.

Trees, sailing yachts and the foreground stone wall contrast with the darker hills overlooking Llandudno in the distance.

The road follows the line of the old Roman road which linked North Gate and Head Gate, both entrance points to the original Roman walled town.

The cathedral precinct wall is on the left, and Great Hospital, founded in 1249 and with St Helen's Church attached to the Infirmary Hall, is opposite.

The defensive wall runs for three miles, and had to be repaired following the tidal surge in 1953.

Such a scene, but with an improved road and without the figure by the wall, would still be familiar today in many rural parts of Cornwall.

The castle wall on the left was mostly rebuilt in the 19th century. Architecturally, little has changed: the view is now merely cluttered by motor vehicles, parked or moving.

The ornate spires on the left form part of William Wilkins' screen which walls off the Front Court of King's College.

This photograph shows the dovecote at the end of the Abbot's garden, the wall of which is undergoing repairs at the time of the picture.

Since then, a protective sea wall has been built in a bid to arrest coastal erosion.

Nearby are rows of pretty cottages and ancient, timber-framed buildings with walls of wattle and daub.

Consequently, it was one of the first Roman-British towns to have complete city walls.

Consequently, it was one of the first Roman-British towns to have complete city walls.