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The town is a mix of stone, brick and colour-washed render.

Lancaster's beautiful canal, with its magnificent sea views of Morecambe Bay, was originally the vision of the factory owners of the locality, who were eager to connect their mills with the national canal

This monastery lies west of the church, along what is in effect a back lane; its main building, here seen from the north-east with the lane on its left, is of the 1850s and built in a suitably

Market stalls were supposed to be erected and removed either side of market days, but inevitably it became easier to leave them stacked for use (left).

This narrow gateway, constructed of cobbled flint and brickwork, was built in the 13th century to defend the northern entrance of this well-preserved town, which was also fortified by earthworks connected

Croxley Green lies east of the River Chess, separated from Rickmansworth by the open space of Rickmansworth Park and Croxley Hall's woods.

Dated 1923, the neo-Georgian terrace of shops and flats was built to coincide with the arrival of the Northern Line in that same year.

By the beginning of the 20th century the national retail chains were opening branches along what was considered one of the finest streets for shopping in England.

This road was a great success, but the old Grammar School (a conversion of the medieval Hospital of St John) formed a serious bottleneck.

Locally named the Pepperpot, it was erected in 1850 on Hoad Hill to commemorate Ulverston-born Sir John Barrow, a founder member of the Royal Geographical Society.

Eight metres wide and elevated in towns - their 'High' Streets - it was the route that Queen Boudicca (or Boadicea) took in AD 60 to her final battle with the Roman Governor of Britain, Suetonius Paulinus

The Church of St Oswald proved too small for the congregation that was expanding rapidly as more Irish migrated to the town, so plans were made for a new church nearby.

The royal connections with this park probably go back further that with other parks, beginning with Edward I (1272-1307), when the area was part of the Manor of Shene; the name was changed to Richmond

An 1821 Act of Parliament specified financial limits within which Worthing Town Commissioners could purchase land to erect a building to hold their meetings and provide and maintain a town clock.

During the first two decades of the 19th century, the more affluent of Worthing's Georgian visitors often took over entire houses on a long lease, so that they could cater for themselves and also entertain

The Black Rock had long been a hazard to navigation for ships entering or leaving Liverpool.

Until the 1850s, the Navy offered little in the way of pre-sea training to recruits; they were simply posted to a ship, where they learned their craft from experienced hands.

The village used to be called Auldkirk, because the people of Greenock worshipped here until they built their own church at the end of the 16th century.

This magnificent stone bridge was built in the early 1800s to replace another that was washed away in the floods of 1797.

At the south end of the High Street the road widens to a pleasant green, formerly a market place.

Heading north-west roughly parallel to the River Witham, we reach two small towns on either side of the River Bain, which meets the Witham a mile away at Dogdyke.

Even the wooden gate (centre) is newer, but of the same functional design.

How sad – this is the end of our photographic journey around this part of the Vale of Glamorgan.

Taking its name from the wife of Edward VII, the park was officially opened on 25 June 1902 – the date scheduled (but not kept) for his coronation.