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The Royal Oak is the town's oldest inn. Another old inn, the Peacock, was already scheduled for demolition when it caught fire in February 1974.

Standing above the east bank of the river Stour, Wye was a royal manor before the Norman Conquest, and was given by William I to Battle Abbey in Susses.

When the Domesday Book was being compiled, Kenilworth came under the jurisdiction of the royal manor of Stoneleigh.

It lacked the parapets on either side, which were rebuilt, together with the supporters of the royal arms, known as the King's Beasts. The Beasts were renewed in 1950.

The Lickey Hills were declared a royal hunting forest in the 11th century, but they were sold by the Crown to the Earl of Plymouth in 1682.

In the centre is the Royal Oak Hotel and the Wilts and Dorset Bank. Next door (right) Charles Edward Bazley offers Humber and Swift bicycles.

The Fish Dock was built in 1893, when it served the biggest fishing fleet in the world; this fact might seem to be contradicted by this preponderance of merchant vessels berthed in the Royal Dock.

Since it was gradually absorbed to become a suburb of Royal Tunbridge Wells, this small village south of Tonbridge supported a number of businesses in its commercial centre.

The Royal Hotel stands on the left.

Their local interpreter John Russell made such an impression on the royal couple that they took him to the court of Henry VII, where he became a leading courtier.

The Royal Oak (centre right) now houses Tillions. The glass shades on the Bradford Boot and Shoe Exchange (left) carry interesting advertisements: men's nailed boots cost from 3s 11d.

The Royal Oak (centre right) now houses Tillions. The glass shades on the Bradford Boot and Shoe Exchange (left) carry interesting advertisements: men's nailed boots cost from 3s 11d.

The Royal Pier was good value at 7s 6d a day all in.

It, too, has some fine carved details - particularly the royal crest in the centre, supported by the English lion and the Welsh dragon.

For some reason the line became known as 'The Nile;' it was particularly appreciated by Queen Victoria, who requested that royal trains use this route when she travelled to Osborne House on the Isle of

Opposite are signs for a 'Day and Night Telephone' and the star-sign of the Star Tea Company (centre left), with the Royal Lion Hotel further down the street.

Heading south-west towards Dorset we reach Crewkerne, another medieval market town that later specialised in sail- making for the Royal Navy until steam supplanted sail.

Ardingly hosts the South of England Show, an important agricultural event with livestock competitions and horse jumping, and has often been visited by members of the royal family.

It was already happening in the 1980s, when Royal Mail cleared the wharves on the south side of the river at Kingston and developed the largest mechanised letter office in the United Kingdom.

On the right are the Royal Baths, which cost nearly £100,000 to build; Harrogate was never parsimonious in its development plans - the Kursaal, which opened in 1903, cost over £70,000.

In Piccadilly are the stylish Burlington and Piccadilly Arcades, the Ritz, and the Royal Academy.

Thousands of tons of masonry fell and the old Royal Exhange was destroyed. The new Exchange was designed by William Tite and built at a furous pace. Within three years it was open for business.

The bank is now operated by The Royal Bank of Scotland. On the right, the Red Lion proudly displays its AA and RAC accreditation.

Around the beginning of the 20th century there was little difference in the cost of accommodation at either the Victoria, the Prince of Wales, or the Royal, though eating at the latter was slightly more