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By the early 18th century, enclosed Cloth Halls in other parts of the county were stealing business from Leeds.

By the early 18th century, enclosed Cloth Halls in other parts of the county were stealing business from Leeds.

The castle was built in 1190 by the famous Bigod family, and was one of the first castles not to include a keep.

The south side of the square is dominated by the Georgian County Hall, whcihwas designed by Thomas Harris.

Note the wonderful carvings on the buildings on the right by the old Saracens Head hotel. The cyclist on the extreme right is about to pass the Hippodrome cinema, which burned down in October 1955.

The Lychgate, c1520, is a half-timbered cottage by the churchyard with an upper floor extending above.

The bridge we can see here is a railway bridge built by the 'Little North Western', who constructed a line to Morecambe in 1849; their station was at Green Ayre.

We are looking down Castle Hill, by the wall of Lancaster Castle. St Mary's Parade is to the left, going up to the church. The Judge's Lodgings are at the bottom of Castle Hill down the lane.

The iron fence and bushes in the foreground at the junction with Meathop Road have now gone, and the old street lamp at its end has been replaced by a modern one by the side of the road

Most of the old houses here were built in the 18th and 19th centuries using stone from the remains of the De Vaux College, which was established here by the Bishop to train clergy as early as 1262

Originally a wooden Saxon fortress built on two islands, the building was transformed into a solid stone castle at the end of the 12th century by the Norman baron Robert de Crevecoeur.

Note the TV aerial behind, promoted no doubt by the coronation of 1953 when many people bought or rented sets.

A Celtic cross was chosen by the village for their war memorial.

The church has a fine Stations of the Cross by the local resident sculptor Sean Crampton, installed 1986-87.

In this view, which looks towards Ramsden Square, the sign by the blind (left) proclaims a drug store, while one of the posters on the wall beyond is for Wheatleys Hop Bitters.

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

The gabled building to the right was the Village Hall, replaced in the early 1960s by the present hall.

In the 1900s, many Sundays saw the Sands Mission holding religious services by the station.

Between the two world wars Jack Perrin, who lived in the nearby Hagg Cottages, used to sit by the entrance and sell half candles to people who wanted to go down the mine.

The church of St Andrew was built by the monks of Bridlington Priory over 900 years ago. The original font was rediscovered and replaced in the 19th century.

The lych-gate was erected in 1919 to make the end of the First World War; it was given to the parish by the Yeld-Stephens family.

Today, the pottery buildings are being restored by the Farnham Trust as craft workshops, and the West Street Potters, a teaching group, continues the tradition of making ceramics.

Much of the land hereabouts is owned by the Titsey Foundation. This is Botley Hill Farmhouse, which has been a restaurant for a number of years. Today it is a popular pub and eatery.

The majestic sweep of the fertile fields down to the coast is also marked by the workings and spoils of man's need for the stone that is quarried from the mountain on this stretch of the coast.