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It has been known as the old Briton Ferry Bridge since the construction of the second crossing which links the M4 to West Wales.

The half-timbered Old Market Hall was constructed in the early 1600s, and is unique in that it is the only such hall in Wales still standing on its original position.

were several warehouses here; they stored domestic items brought by boat, including one called Y Storws Llestri (the Earthenware Warehouse), that contained ceramics from the Buckley potteries in north Wales

Jesus College has long been synonymous with Wales.

After its journey through Wales, the river meanders through Shropshire and Worcestershire before joining the River Severn at Worcester.

Dating from 1857, this viaduct once carried one of the busiest railways in South Wales.

After its journey through Wales, the river meanders through Shropshire and Worcestershire before joining the River Severn at Worcester.

The higher rainfall and the natural lakes of Wales have always been necessary to meet the water requirements of England.

At the bottom of Fore Street - down by the harbour and therefore handy for the maritime fraternity - are two pubs, the George and the Prince of Wales, both of which claim to be the oldest hostelry in

A new and rather grand Town Hall, designed by George Gordon Hoskins, was opened in 1889 by the Prince of Wales; it cost £130,000 to build.

The pier was another Birch-designed affair, his only one in Wales.

One 18th-century resident of Twyford was Mrs Maria Fitzherbert, who spent much of her childhood here, before going to London and becoming the mistress of the Prince of Wales—later George IV.

Prince of Wales Road was cut through the town in 1862 to provide a fittingly grand route from Thorpe Station.

This workshop hails itself as the 'oldest established in Wales'.

Improved transport opened much of North Wales to the leisured classes, who were able to visit its grand and picturesque scenery, even in wilder and more remote locations.

Sitting right on the English/Welsh border, Oswestry has always served as a market centre for a wide area extending well into central Wales.

Near Llanbedr, about 3 miles from Dyffryn in Wales, are two standing stones, one over 10 feet high.

The Newmarket connection with racing dates back to the time of Charles II, although the sport's main boost came during the reign of Victoria, promoted by her son, the Prince of Wales.

The area was then landscaped and turned into a park, which was opened by the Prince of Wales in 1921.

Resourceful individuals often took advantage of the growing number of visitors to North Wales in the post-war years.

In the foreground is a poster advertising the Royal Jubilee Exhibition, which was opened by the Prince of Wales and ran from May to October 1887.

Portsmouth's magnificent Guildhall, one of Hampshire's stateliest civic buildings, was opened in 1890 by the Prince of Wales on behalf of his mother Queen Victoria, who was said to be alarmed by the endless

These memorials, found in nearly every town in both England and Wales, tell of the terrible consequences of the two World Wars to the small communities from which the men named on them were drawn.

Being so close to the English border, indeed partly on the border, this town was and is the natural entry point into Wales for travellers and tourists.