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Llandudno stands back against the mass of the Great Orme's head, which shelters it from north winds, and on a neck of sand between two bays, which are so close together that in rough weather their spray

Very little of the Roman occupation of Dorchester, Durnovaria, remains.

The landlords of the Bridgend Inn, the rear of which is on the left, were George and Betty Dobson, and the busy boat hire business operating from the hut further down the towpath was owned by a Mr

Perched on the summit of Ludgate Hill at almost the highest point in the City,Wren’s masterpiece is the pride of London.

Situated 3.5 miles south-south-west of Crieff, Drummond Castle was originally built by John, first Lord Drummond in 1491. It has endured its share of troubles.

This archway and wall date back over two hundred years; it is known as Gannock Gate, and forms part of a huge park known as The Walks, where it was the perfect place for fashionable folk

The event that prompted this wonderful assembly of motor vehicles of the day was probably related to St Paul's Church in the background. Unfortunately, history does not record what it was.

The Redcliffe had a hydropathic plunge bath on the seaward side of the building, connected to the house by a subway that filled with seawater at high tide.

The body of the church is 14th century, but any patina of age was effectively neutralised by the over-restorations of 1849 and 1857.

This view shows the Victorian mansion and one of the more conventional parts of its fasci- nating gardens.

This popular bay and beach lies to the west of Mumbles. Note the walled garden in the centre of the picture complete with lean-to

These two pictures give us some idea of the different philosophies behind the development of the Fylde resorts.

Caversham Heights lies to the north of the Thames and began to expand up the valley slopes when Caversham became a fashionable suburb of Reading.

Most of the land around Pitsea, Dunton and Langdon Hills had originally been farmland; the crops were mainly barley, oats, wheat, peas, beans, and clover.

THE NEW century saw a renewed burst of building activity. The town, while remaining essentially small and with only a minimal growth in population, continued to spread eastwards.

The Redgrave Road area of Vange did have a few pre-New Town shops near the Bull public house in Bull Road, and were reasonably near other old shops, which were mainly on the A13 road at Vange and Pitsea

This photograph shows part of a hypocaust (underfloor heating) system and the remains of mosaic floors.

The earliest remains in stone are a hall and a small tower, both of which date from the 12th century.

Roslin Chapel was built by Sir William Sinclair, third Earl of Orkney in 1446. It is famed for a carved pillar featuring entwined ribbands.

This view looks north along Church Road from near the Cheam Road junction, with the spire of St Nicholas parish church in the distance.

The building on the far left, built in 1909 for the Maidenhead Gas Company, replaced the one in the 1890 view (see 23634, page 20).

The re-opening of the bandstand (it nearly became a skating rink) was a great occasion on St Anne's Promenade in July 1982; that day, Freckleton Prize Band started an era of Sunday afternoon concerts with

What a peaceful scene is captured here on camera. It is early morning in Charlbury, an Oxfordshire village on the River Evenlode.

Down by the river bank, the paviours follow the line of the medieval wharf. Behind the moat are the medieval outer defences, the inner one overlooking the outer - the battlements are 19th-century.