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Most of the stone used in the construction of the Minster was carried up this street. The names of streets and alleys are sometimes strange, such as Whipmawhopmagate and Jubbergate.

This was one of the earliest castles in England to be constructed from stone (in about 1090); the massive 125ft-high keep, the tallest in the country, was added by William de Corbeil, Archbishop of Canterbury

Harlech Castle, built 1283-1290 for Edward I by Master James of St George, the military achitect, as a statement of his military power.

Between the houses in the distance was the site of the Roman Catholic church dedicated to the Holy Trinity and St Augustine of Canterbury in 1926; it was never completed, and the remains were demolished

Up to two hundred years ago, the whipping of vagrants was a common practice; it seems that Datchworth was rather more understanding than most other villages and ceased the practice around the time of the

This lively low-angle shot, virtually from ground level, looks north-eastwards along the Market Place and the northern side of East Street at its western end.

Bradgate, a park of 820 acres, was enclosed out of Charnwood Forest in c1200 as a hunting park, and it did indeed produce very fine venison.

Children pose near the small bridge over Downham Beck, a brook which runs through the heart of the village.

Children pose near the small bridge over Downham Beck, a brook which runs through the heart of the village.

By 1896 Wigan was taking public health seriously, and not only in the provision of hospital beds.

This inn stands in the centre of the village by the side of the main London to Worthing main road on the route of Stane Street.

The Imperial must have been the largest of the several hotels catering for the traveller as well as for the more frequent tripper from Belfast. The number of tall boarding houses was still growing.

A picturesque collection of cottages and shops line the spacious main street of this Georgian coaching town, as we look towards the triangular Bowling Green, while the photographer's activities attract

This view looks south towards London, along the narrow stretch of Ermine Street or the Old North Road, with its overhanging 17th-century houses and gables.

'In honour of William John Wills, native of Totnes. The first with Burke to cross the Australian continent. He perished in returning 28th June 1861'.

Situated in the shadow of the grand church of St Helen's, the castle, now in the care of English Heritage, originated as a Norman manor house; it ultimately become the property of the Breton La Zouch family

One of Masham's distinctive features is its large market place, where fairs would see as many as 70,000 to 80,000 sheep and lambs up for sale.

The broad High Street is part of the Fosse Way, and is dominated by the Redesdale Market Hall, a fine Victorian Tudor building designed by Sir Ernest George in 1887.

This view of Ombersley's main street gives an idea of the range of facilities in the village.

Ber Street leads the traveller out through the southern fringes of the city. This quiet, shaded street offered a little respite from the bustle of the market centre.

The land was acquired by the City Corporation in 1934 at a cost of £8,000. The Debtors' Prison was opened as a museum, which was then extended to the Women's Prison building.

The gardens, the railway line and Princes Street occupy the area once covered by the waters of Nor' Loch.

This corner of Eastleigh has changed significantly: the new buildings interposed with the older ones on the left-hand side of the street offer a rich mix of architectural styles.

Subsequent silting of the river mouth and its movement to the east thanks to a shifting shingle beach led to the decline of the port at Steyning, and the establishment of the town of New Shoreham by the