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Helmsley is the attractive castle-crowned 'capital' of the North York Moors National Park, and this view shows passengers alighting from a Bedford coach parked beside the Eleanor-style cross in the spacious

This castle, probably dating from the 13th century, stands on the high ridge overlooking the Woodchester Valley, just north of Nailsworth and on the western edge of Minchinhampton Common

In King Street, east of the castle, this church has been redundant since 1981.

Part of the circular courtyard of the thirteenth-century castle; a favourite spot with Victorian visitors for a picnic. On the left can be seen the honeycomb internal stonework of one of the turrets.

The great cathedral spire dominates the view, with the square block of the castle on the left and St Peter Mancroft's tower in between.

There seems to be ample room beneath the wide arches of Llanfoist Bridge, but when the Usk floods the waters have often risen to the top of them and flooded the Castle Meadows in the foreground.

Bear Lodge, now a private house, is one of two lodge houses which led to Cave Castle - a folly built in the 19th century. It is now a hotel and country club.

Dominating the scene is the castle, with the Saxon St Mary's Church, together with the Roman lighthouse, in the centre.

Windsor Castle's round tower can be seen against the skyline.

Sandgate Castle, built in 1573, was so altered in 1806 to make a defence against the feared invasion by Napoleon that it resembled the Martello towers built along the coast (see centre

In King Street, east of the castle, this church has been redundant since 1981.

The unfortunate Earl was taken prisoner and hauled off to his own castle at Pontefract, where he was beheaded.

Isolated in the flat fields south of Rye, Camber Castle, one of Henry VIII's coastal forts of the 1540s, is now over a mile from the retreating sea: well beyond Tudor artillery range.

The magnificent early 19th-century mock-Norman castle is shown here photographed from the park. It was built by the Pennant family on the proceeds of their huge Penrhyn slate quarries at Bethesda.

The castle holds a lofty hilltop position surveying five counties. It is visited by many every year, and holds various special attraction days.

Note the large broomhead, which is now in the Castle Museum, hanging over the shop.

It was from the top of the Goblin Tower that the keys to the castle and town were hurled at the feet of the Parliamentarian commander Major General Mytton upon the surrender of the Royalist garrison.

The Castle Hotel is to the right of this picture. Note the shop frontage for Stephen and Fred Green on the left (now a chartered accountants).

In 1093 Malcolm III was treacherously killed here as he leant from his saddle to accept the keys of the castle.

Cooling Castle was built in the 14th century, and was once owned by Sir John Oldcastle, on whom Shakespeare based his character Falstaff.

There is the much-restored Holt Castle and a church dating back to the 14th century to see.

The castle is built on a massive defensive earthwork, giving unrivalled views across the land and out to sea.

Here we see Castle Dock, with an assortment of spars and rigging dominating the view.

The castle wall on the left was mostly rebuilt in the 19th century. Architecturally, little has changed: the view is now merely cluttered by motor vehicles, parked or moving.