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The Hall was incorporated as a college by Royal Charter in the middle of the 18th century, though by the mid 19th century it had fallen into decay.

Today a new Royal Oak has replaced the one we see here.

of St Michael and All Angels is a George III coat of arms dated 1784, signed by the Richmond painter Robert Coatsworth; he helped to paint the scenery for the opening night of the Georgian Theatre Royal

A royal burgh and port, Irvine was, by the 1920s, a town of 7,000 inhabitants.

This exquisite royal estate was purchased by Queen Victoria for her beloved Prince of Wales in 1861.

gateway' castles, such as Criccieth, which guard the approaches to the kingdom, Dolbadarn stands in the heart of the territory of Llewellyn Fawr, who used the title of Lord of Snowdon, and held important royal

To the east of Waddington is a vast Royal Air Force station, but the old village core with its mellow limestone houses and cottages remains remarkably unspoilt.

Now in the care of the National Trust, it is run by the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew.

Bathing in brine was all the rage in Victorian England; casks of salt were shipped daily from Nantwich to people's homes.The Royal Brine Baths were opened in 1892.

The Royal Pier, at the eastern end of Mayflower Park, was opened in 1833 and for many years was the largest in the south of England.

The Ship Hotel on the left is now known as the Ship and Royal.

Bovington Camp dates back to the First World War, and is the home of the Royal Armoured Corps. The surrounding heathland is heavily used for tank training.

Now it has elegant pews and an altar with fine medieval painted panels (from St Michael-at-Pleas Church), and is the regimental chapel of the Royal Norfolk Regiment containing their flags, honour and memorials

Two public houses, the Royal Arms and the Princess Hotel are visible as well as two shoe shops, a jewellers and a butcher's shop.

The Royal Academy, the oldest institution for musical training, is consistently rated Britain's top musical college.

The building by the little harbour was for many years the home of the Royal Western Yacht Club and is now the Waterfront Restaurant.

The two ambulances (centre), identified by the crosses on their roofs, are probably en route from the Royal Air Force Hospital in Lynn Road.

This photograph was taken some fifteen years before the opening of the Britannia Royal Naval College.

Linlithgow became a favourite royal residence, though during the wars with the English it was often under siege or counter-siege.

That function for the modern Theatre Royal (built roughly on the site of the GWR offices) is fulfilled by The Bank, which in this picture (behind the columns) is still a bank.

The Hippodrome Cinema, later the Gaumont, remained open until 1971, and the County Hotel, next to the Theatre Royal, closed in 1976.

The red-brick village school with its bell-tower and half-tiled gables was built on the main road between Ashford and Royal Tunbridge Wells during the late 19th century, adjoining the churchyard of Holy

Phipps ales and stout and wines and spirits can just be seen advertised on either side of the main door of the thatched Royal Oak in Blisworth.

Here we see a conversation piece in the town centre, a century and a quarter after the proprietor of the Royal Goat changed the village's name and erected Gelert's Grave nearby.