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This is a large solid church of Early English design with a Norman tower. Nearby was once the royal palace of the early Saxon kings of Kent. There is also an underground labyrinth of caves.

Glynde is most famous for its internationaly renowned opera house built in the grounds of Glyndbourne. In this view of the village the old building on the left is timber-framed with a false façade.

On 18 July 1844 the London and North Western Railway Company began work to extend the railway from Lancaster to Carlisle.

The village was an important staging post in the heyday of horse- drawn coaches, and it is not surprising that the road across the wild heath was once the haunt of highwaymen.

This was one of the earliest castles in England to be constructed from stone (in about 1090); the massive 125ft-high keep, the tallest in the country, was added by William de Corbeil, Archbishop of Canterbury

Harlech Castle, built 1283-1290 for Edward I by Master James of St George, the military achitect, as a statement of his military power.

Between the houses in the distance was the site of the Roman Catholic church dedicated to the Holy Trinity and St Augustine of Canterbury in 1926; it was never completed, and the remains were demolished

Up to two hundred years ago, the whipping of vagrants was a common practice; it seems that Datchworth was rather more understanding than most other villages and ceased the practice around the time of the

This lively low-angle shot, virtually from ground level, looks north-eastwards along the Market Place and the northern side of East Street at its western end.

Bradgate, a park of 820 acres, was enclosed out of Charnwood Forest in c1200 as a hunting park, and it did indeed produce very fine venison.

Children pose near the small bridge over Downham Beck, a brook which runs through the heart of the village.

Children pose near the small bridge over Downham Beck, a brook which runs through the heart of the village.

The industrial and commercial parts of the town co-existed in a very confined space. The mill chimneys were an ever-present reminder of the source of the family's wagepacket.

The death of Henry I in 1135 saw England torn apart by civil war.

Here we have a splendidly detailed view of Godalming's High Street towards the end of the Victorian era.

Punting on the river in pre-war days. Near here is Conyngham Hall, now a conference centre, but once the home of the toffee maker from Halifax, Lord Macintosh.

With blissful symmetry the horizon here is occupied by Cardiff Castle - the iconic home of the Bute family, facilitators of the modern city and much of its wealth.

The Devil’s Arrows is nowadays composed of three stones. They stand in North Yorkshire, close to the A1: it is one of the most famous prehistoric monuments in the county.

The elegant Georgian house on the right of the road has been converted to offices.To the right of it is the entrance to Botley Mills, an 18th-century mill complex, which is mentioned in the Domesday

This sublime abbey, scene of many coronations down the centuries, is probably the most famous of English religious buildings, and considered the pinnacle of European Gothic architecture.

Until the latter part of the 20th century, the quaint stone-built town of Brackley suffered from increasing congestion.

On entering Loftus from Easington, we see Arlington Street on the right. Next to the Arlington Hotel is the Methodist chapel, with the tower of the Catholic church beyond.

The castle at Castle Bolton was built by Richard, Lord Scrope during the reign of Richard II.

This five-storey L-plan tower house was built by the Earl of Mar in 1628. It was here in 1714 that a so-called hunt was assembled by John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar.