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This exquisite royal estate was purchased by Queen Victoria for her beloved Prince of Wales in 1861.

This inn is named after the Earl of Warwick, Richard Nevill. He was known as the Kingmaker and lived in Eridge Castle, the ancestral seat of the Marquis of Abergavenny.

Back on the river, this view looks north-east from the Crowmarsh Gifford bank to Bridge House, with the remarkable spire of St Peter's Church beyond.

Another delightful view of the Cat Nab area of Saltburn, with the distinctive profile of Huntcliffe beyond.

In olden days a beacon fire was lit on the headland to alert the countryside to threats of raids and possible invasion.

This photograph gives us a good view of the new sea wall built as part of the widening of the Promenade.

The wide end of the Ironmarket was also known as Butchers' Row; even its supply of water came to the surface courtesy of the Butchery Pump.

Jack Rattenbury, the 'Rob Roy of the West', was born at Beer in 1778 and experienced a series of adventures at sea before settling down to a life of smuggling along this wild and lonely

The fine Guildhall and Italianate clock tower of 1859 dominate the old centre of Liskeard; they indicate the prosperity generated during the mining boom of the mid 19th century.

The black and white signpost in the foreground will bring back nostalgic memories for some of motoring as it was half a century ago.

On the right, a road branches off to Wheathampstead. Codicote had a number of interesting charities.

The market cross dates from 1500, and was intended to be a copy of the one at Cambridge. To the right is the former Market Toll House, adjoining the British School of 1861.

This early photograph of Castleton at the head of the Hope Valley shows the intricate network of drystone walls which surrounds the village.

As befitted a rapidly expanding modern town, with such a diversity of nationalities and religious persuasions, the spiritual needs of the new citizens were vigorously addressed, and there

The castle was briefly owned by Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who later presented it to the Duke of Norfolk.

A view of Lyme on a clear summer's day in the 1950s, with the conical clifftop of Golden Cap in the distance. A boatman's sign promises a 'mackerel fishing trip round the bay' for two shillings.

The collection included paintings of the Spanish and Italian Schools, and the British were represented by artists such as Gainsborough.

Margate received its Charter of Incorporation in 1857.

Victorian Glasgow may have been a parvenu compared with Edinburgh, with its ancient history as Scotland's capital and its 18th-century reputation as the Athens of the North, but Glasgow's unparalleled

The second was a 12th-century Norman church - the shaft of a Norman piscina remains in the Lady Chapel - and the third church, built in the 13th cen- tury in Early English style, was restored in

To go to Styal now, it takes some imagination to see this place as a prime example of cutting edge technology, but 200 years ago this was the case.

St James' Church Kirk is a place of worship of very ancient origin. 'Church' is a Northumbrian word and 'Kirk' is Mercian; both words mean 'a place of worship'.

This is the east end of the chancel and side chapels of the parish church of St Michael the Archangel. These walls date from 1505, but the building becomes older as it rises to the west.

Royston is another former colliery town north of Barnsley.