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The castle, much enlarged by the Dukes of Norfolk, along with their Roman Catholic cathedral, dominates this picturesque hill town, giving it a distinctly French character in distant views.The bridge over

As early as 1870, Nether Edge was linked to the town centre by the horse omnibuses owned by the Sharrow Omnibus Co, and in 1899 it was on the first route to be served by electric trams.

The medieval river bridge was replaced by the Improvement Commissioners set up by Act of Parliament in 1803.

As early as 1870, Nether Edge was linked to the town centre by the horse omnibuses owned by the Sharrow Omnibus Co, and in 1899 it was on the first route to be served by electric trams.

In the distance is the hill of Brentor, topped by the 12th-century church of St Michael de Rupe, which was restored by the Duke of Bedford in the 19th century.

In 1920 all the influential Dunlop Guide could find to say about the town was that it had 'pleasant walks by the river'.

Though cars were more affordable by the 1950s, engines, being thirstier by today's standards, needed more frequent refueling.

It is now owned by the University of York, and parts are open to the public, including the impressive Huntingdon Room built by the Earl of Huntingdon.

Free from traffic and flanked by the old cottages, this post-war scene evokes an essence of earlier village days.

The stone-built Gothicky Methodist Chapel of 1835 with its pretty arched windows is next to the old school of 1878, now used by the Moulton Theatre.

Fares were set by the local authority: one shilling for the first mile and 6d for each additional half mile.

The bridge was designed by the splendidly named Marriott Ogle Tarbotton, the Corporation Engineer, to succeed a medieval stone bridge, itself a successor to the first wooden one built in

Fares were set by the local authority: one shilling for the first mile and 6d for each additional half mile.

There would also have been hare and rabbit, shot or snared by the local gamekeepers and their labourers — rabbit was generally consumed by the working classes.

Pwllheli's harbour, with Gimlet Rock at its mouth, had been improved by the formation of a large embankment to resist encroachment by the sea, and shipbuilding, fishing and coasting trade went on.

This church in Kensington High Street was foundd in the 12th century by the Abbot of Abingdon. It was rebuilt by the Victorians between 1869 and 1872 to Sir George Gilbert Scott's lavish design.

St Peter's was originally a chapel of ease to Cartmel Priory, and was consecrated by the Bishop of Chester on 30 June 1745.

The clock tower was offered to the railway to be built by the station, but the offer was declined – so it was built by the parish church.

The foundation stone was laid in October 1954 by the late Princess Margaret and blessed by the Lord Bishop of St Albans.

In 1920 all the influential Dunlop Guide could find to say about the town was that it had 'pleasant walks by the river'.Wetherby was famed for its ancient Thursday market and fair, sanctioned

Substantially rebuilt by the Earl of Leicester in the 1880s, the village provides homes and a community for his staff. The far right building was the Reading Room; today it is the social club.

The horses are steadied from the front by the ferryman, and the driver holds the reins in case the animals bolt: it is a chain ferry, drawn through the water by a steam-driven boat alongside, so a sudden

Formerly, a railway line from the station to the slate quarries ran across by the mound (centre).

This is pre-eminently one of those places which have to be 'discovered', so to speak, by the roving holiday-maker.