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The town of Oban is only a little more than 200 years old. It owes its origins to when a fishing station was established here by the government Fishery Board in 1786.

The basic fabric of the church can be no later than the end of the Early English period, around 1300. The elegant five-bay north and south arcades are witness to this date.

Just south of the abbey's cliffs lie these rocks, which show the inroads made by the alum mining industry during the previous centuries.

The intricate timber-framed medieval farmhouse shown to the left of this view is joined to a yet older structure: the tiny stone chapel to the right was built by Odda, Earl of Hwicce, in Saxon times

A steamer, with a party of sightseers on board, has just left the quay heading down river. The women cluster at the stern under parasols.

Remarkably, little has changed in this view, although the Midland Bank on the right is now a pub, and the Station Hotel on the left (beyond Hall and Co, coal and coke merchants) is now part

By 1821 the population of the parish was over 7,000. The Reverend James Dixon was the vicar and Matthew Spilling the local surgeon, while his wife Ann ran a ladies' boarding school.

The intricate timber-framed medieval farmhouse shown to the left of this view is joined to a yet older structure: the tiny stone chapel to the right was built by Odda, Earl of Hwicce, in Saxon times

The church of St Nicholas which dominates this view was redesigned in 1863 by Anthony Salvin.

There were seats on the roof, and a magistrate's room below for dealing with the less reputable element.

This is All Saints' Church, situated on an elevated position looking over the village. It dates from medieval times.

Some of the water off the surrounding high ground runs through Glen Rushen and Glen Mooar before entering the sea by way of Glen Maye.

Partially visible, on the left of the photograph, in a meadow fed by the river, is the little church. Near the village are the remains of a sizeable Iron Age hill-fort.

The old village, which consisted of about eighteen houses, lay to the south-west of Belsay Castle - or rather it did until the early 19th century, when Sir Charles Monck had it demolished and moved to

Looking across the fields towards the ruins of the castle it is apparent how little remains of the original building. There are excellent walks in the area.

Holidaymakers in this newer age of recreation sought alternatives to accommodation in hotels and boarding houses.

St Stephen's Green on the south of the city was one of the three ancient commons enclosed in 1663. It covers 22 acres and was laid out as a park in 1880 with a lake and other water features.

The east end of St Peter's church is seen from Church Road. St Peter's dates from 1833.

In the Sixties 100,000 visitors a year were holidaying at Rockley Sands Caravan Park; it covered some 600 acres of harbourside heathland and pine wood.

The castle is superbly situated a few miles to the north of the city, on Cave Hill overlooking Belfast Lough. It was built in 1870 by the Third Marquess of Donegal and was given to the city in 1934.

The Edwardian and Victorian buildings in this part of the City are efficient without being distinctive.

Built by Lord Cobham of Stowe in 1748 to help regain the assizes for Buckingham, and extended in 1839, the castellated Gothic building has been superbly restored as a fascinating museum

This view of the Kennet and Avon Canal, taken from the Town Bridge, shows the site of Hungerford Wharf.

The graceful 14th-century spire of St Mary the Virgin Church, rising to nearly two hundred feet, dominates this photograph of the High Street. The tower is 13th-century.