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The ivy has gone; this important medieval castle and Roman fortress ruins were properly consolidated after the Duke of Devonshire gave it to the nation in 1925, some years after these two views were

This view is north of the village, looking south across the 16th-century Duke of Northumberland's River with the southern perimeter road to Heathrow Airport immediately behind the photographer.

The Duke's Head Inn (right), which would appear to date back to the 16th or 17th century from its quaint interior, is still here at the side of what is now a modern dual carriageway.

The largest observation post in England, it was used by Allied generals who watched the live-firing rehearsals for the D-Day landings, and were joined by King George VI on 18 April 1944.

The Clock Tower, clockless and with a cupola instead of its spire, was built as a memorial to the Duke of Wellington, on the Southwark side of London Bridge in 1854.

The buildings we see here were built by the Duke of Newcastle as a private residence in 1679, but were burnt out during the Reform Bill Riots of 1831.

The Duke of Edinburgh is an eminent member of this club. Next to the club, on the corner of the Parade and Watch House Lane, is the Watch House of HM Customs.

Though the castle was enlarged by Richard, Duke of Gloucester, its career as a fortress was short.

The ground was given to the town in perpetuity in the late 18th century by the 3rd Duke of Dorset.

The Royal Lancaster Infirmary is pictured in the year this building was opened by the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, later to be George V and Queen Mary.

memorial to the life of Col Richard Nicolls who captured the Dutch Colonial city of New Amsterdam on behalf of the English Crown - and then renamed it New York in honour of his commanding officer, James, Duke

Sad to say, the house was largely dismantled by the Duke of Bedford in 1794.

Famous for its many antique shops, which line the broad High Street, Hungerford was given a fishing charter and a brass drinking-horn by John of Gaunt (the Duke of Lancaster), who granted fishing rights

At the time of Domesday it was held by King William himself - before 1066, it was included in Earl Harold's estates as part of Hitchin.

The first master plan drawn up by Henry Currey, the Duke of Devonshire's surveyor, covered the stucco seaside terrace and squares.

The date of this photograph is the year in which the Duke of Bedford opened Woburn Abbey to visitors in the commercial sense.

They were originally part of the Portmore Park estate, which belonged to the Duke of Norfolk in the 17th century.

Originally owned by the Percy family, Earls of Northumberland, the Petworth estate passed by marriage to the 6th Duke of Somerset, who built the present house, designed by the French architect Daniel

Military flags hang on the wall of the north aisle (left), for the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry has close associations with the town and church.

Over 30,000 boys from all over the world gathered here, and the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Connaught, and Lord Baden-Powell himself visited them.

Several of the pictures were taken in 1929, a year which saw the commemoration of the sixth centenary of the Richmond charter granted in 1329 by King Edward III, but none of this pageantry is

Alan was the son of the Count of Penthievre, and related to the Duke of Brittany, a relationship that often saw the castle declared forfeit to the Crown.

The Central Library was opened by King George V in 1934, and it was then the largest public library in the country.

The church tower was built in the 15th century on the instructions of Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford and uncle of Henry VII.