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Dominating Castle Square ('Y Maes' in Welsh) at the west end of the town, stands the great bulk of the castle. The structure covers two and a half acres and is in the shape of an irregular oblong.

Sheffield was once described by Horace Walpole as 'one of the foulest towns of England in the most charming situation'.

Tenby stands on a tongue of limestone rock, ending a green promontory, which is crowned by the ruins of the old castle, and is now pleasantly laid out with walks which serve at once as pier and promenade

The tower of the medieval St Peter's Church, seen here on the left, dominates much of Dorchester's High Street.

It is a replica of the ancient Ruthwell Cross, and was placed here in 1892 by the efforts of Canon Rawnsley, one of the founders of the National Trust.

The introduction of 'No Parking' markings along parts of the Esplanade was inevitable. The trend for day tripping and the increase in car ownership were to prove a bane for the council.

Initially commissioned to honour those of the parish who fell in the First World War, the simple Celtic cross of the war memorial was to be sadly amended in the aftermath of the Second World War with the

The rebuilding of All Saints' church in the 15th century was largely funded by the Brownes, a family of wealthy wool merchants.

We are standing on what is now the golf course, above The Dell and Swallowdale. In the distance, right of centre, is the long, pale form of the recently-completed Keay House.

This monumental glass pleasure dome was created in Hyde Park by Joseph Paxton for the Great Exhibition of 1851. 2,000 workers erected it at high speed, bolting and welding together 3,300 iron columns

Magnus Barefoot built a timber fort on St Patrick's Isle in about 1098-1103; the bulk of the surviving fortifications date from the time of Thomas, First Earl of Derby, and were constructed in 1460-1504

Lochranza dates from the late 13th century to mid 14th century with 16th-century additions, and features one of the earliest examples of an added jamb or wing which was built on to increase the castle's

The inn and the post office (and general stores) were at the heart of most villages until very recent times.

The coat of arms of Watton is a hare and a barrel: they can be seen above the clock and again on the weather vane. ('Wat' is a dialect word for a hare, and 'tun' a word for a barrel.)

The redevelopment of Botchergate is just the latest stage in the long-term rebirth of the great border city, continuing the process begun in the late 20th century.

Over on the left is Manchester Exchange station, opened by the London & North Western Railway in 1884 and famous for the long platform which linked it to Victoria Station.

Known today for its massive castle, one of Edward I's chain of fortresses built to subdue the Welsh, this town on the shore of the Menai Strait at the mouth of the River Seiont is now staunchly Welsh-speaking

At the corner of the Market Place is the main entrance into St Mary's churchyard, to the left of the church. No 35 Market Place was the King's Head, which is first mentioned in a deed of 1770.

Here we have a grand view of the railway arches heading out of Whalley.

The Tennis Ground (near left) and the Royal Standard (left) are prominent; the Bonded Store of His Majesty's Custom and Excise was the biggest building (centre right).

Parallel to Stratford Road and to the south of it is one of the grid of streets that were laid out for the town from the 1840s, starting at the east and then expanding westward as land was released

The arrival of framework knitters heralded a dour expansion of red brick housing and hosiery factories, but some nice examples of vernacular architecture are to be found in the village.

On the right is the old Belle Vue Tavern dating back to the 1760s, which was an earlier haunt for smugglers.

This view shows the 'sublime horrors' of the waterfall that the first visitors came to see.