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Inside the Castle, the photographer looks back to the gatehouse, which is basically 14th-century over a Norman archway, although the drum towers on this side are early 19th-century.

The 'Clifton Castle', fully loaded, is heading downstream.

The keep was built in 1165-73 by Henry II as a check on the power of Hugh Bigod, Earl of Norfolk and Suffolk, who had castles at Framlingham and Bungay.

This photograph was taken from Windmill Hill, the only point in the town that is higher than the castle. The road curving up to the left of the castle is Roydon Road, known at this time as Zulu Road.

Harlech Castle was begun in 1283. The town clusters around the stronghold, clinging to the steep slopes in a series of steeply inclined roads.

Here, looking past the tower towards Church Terrace, we can see how close the church was to the ancient castle.

Harlech Castle was begun in 1283. The town clusters around the stronghold, clinging to the steep slopes in a series of steeply inclined roads.

Situated nine miles east of Rotherham on the A361, the village of Tickhill once had one of the most important castles in the North, built on a motte no less than 75ft high and surrounded by a wet moat

The four-storey round tower in the distance at the south-east angle, strongly built, remains today in perhaps the best state of preservation of all the castle buildings.

The first castle on this site is thought to have been built by Robert de Stafford during the 1070s.

This castle was soon rebuilt, but it was destroyed a second time during the anti-Jewish riots of 1190.

The couple had just moved into Sissinghurst Castle in 1930; centuries earlier, the castle had been a prison for foreign soldiers.

To the left of the castle stands Coity Church. It is noted for two 14th-century monuments to de Turberville children, and a legged oak gabled coffer upon which are carved scenes from the Passion.

A famous view of Leeds Castle rising serenely from its two islands in a lake on the river Len.

The village was at the private entrance to Bolton Castle, and would have provided this massive stronghold with goods and trades.

The town of Richmond grew up round the Norman castle, which was begun around the year 1071 by Alan Rufus, a son of the Duke of Brittany, and William the Conqueror's man in these parts.

The Norman church of St Nicholas is perched on a small hill near the castle ruins. There was a railway station nearby, but the line is now closed. Lavender Cottage dates back to the 15th century.

It is close to quiet wooded hills, and to Gwyrch Castle, a battlemented mock castle built in the early 19th century. This street is so free from traffic that a dog can sun himself in the roadway.

In medieval times Tickhill, which lies 4 miles south of Doncaster, was more important than Sheffield; its castle, built about 1130, was one of the most important in the north - we can just

The legend is that de Rupe built his castle here in order that he might escape a prophecy that he would die from the bite of a viper.

The splendour of the Conservative Club building dominates the 'town' end of Castle Street, although the narrowness of the roadway belies its importance as the main road leading to London.

Framlingham, built 1190-1210, is amongst the earliest castles in England to be constructed with a fortified curtain wall.

The 180 foot spire of All Saints can be seen beyond, but the most remarkable feature of the church is the north porch: this seems to be a re-used castle gatehouse, perhaps from Moulton Castle, five miles

Henry II's great 12th century keep stands sentinel over Orford, built to guard the coast where Flemish mercenaries were brought ashore by the Earl of Norfolk, whose castles far out-numbered