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On the left-hand side of the street, the building with the bay window, once the Castle Hotel and then the Co-op, is now Mackays clothing; while the premises to the right, occupied for many years by Folley's

It was rebuilt by the Normans, who also built Rochester's castle, from which we view the cathedral in this photograph. The central tower was rebuilt in 1904 and crowned with a spire.

The water in the castle's deep well was drawn for centuries by the use of donkey labour, a fresh supply being essential in times of siege.

The castle was owned by Henry's father, the Earl of Lennox. This was the first property to be acquired by the National Trust for Scotland.

The ancient, ivy-covered Black Swan Hotel dominates this view of the Square at Helmsley, the attractive castle-crowned capital of the North York Moors National Park.

This was erected by Richard Beauchamp, Lord St Amand, Governor of the Castle, during the reign of Edward IV. His tomb is to be found in St Nicholas, Bromham.

By the 1960s, time had taken its toll on the castle and it was in a poor state of repair.

The church, castle and market hall, the historic heart of the town, remain at the centre, but more modern housing fans out from it in this scene.

Castle Combe was once a centre for cloth weaving but now seems to trade on its picturesque qualities.

There are cynics who say that the remains of the castle are not worth the effort of the steep climb.

This lane leads from the Market Place to the castle gates. The buildings on both sides are located over the original moat. Centuries ago there may have been a drawbridge here.

Despite their looks, the walls and towers round York Castle and Clifford's Tower were not medieval.

George III gave his friend Thomas Weld permission to build a Catholic place of worship here by the castle - the first church of that faith built openly since the Reformation.

Frensham Common, and spanning 108 acres, the Great Pond and its smaller neighbour were constructed in the 13th century to supply fish for the Bishops of Winchester, who were then residing in Farnham Castle

King William gave lands here to one of his supporters, Drogo, who built a castle on the land. The ancient earthworks can still be seen.

One of these boats, the 'Kingswear Castle' (which entered service the year before), is preserved and operates in the River Medway area of Kent.

Parts of this castle were absorbed into a mansion house built on the site during the late 17th century.

The gatehouse or outer barbican is the last surviving remains of the medieval castle.

The domestic buildings of Warwick Castle are situated on the southern side of the fortress overlooking the river.

The bank was built in 1894 as the Wilts & Dorset Bank on the main road to Bournemouth at the Church Road cross- roads at the bottom of Castle Hill. Today it is Lloyds TSB.

This castle was reputedly part of the dowry of Princess Nest, the bride of Gerald of Windsor in 1100.

The domestic buildings of Warwick Castle are situated on the southern side of the fortress overlooking the river.

Hurst Castle was built by Henry VIII between 1541 and 1544 as a defence against foreign attack, utilising many of the stones from the dismantled Beaulieu Abbey.

A Sunbeam Talbot and a Morris Oxford Estate stand in the cobbled courtyard of Rockingham Castle outside one of the main entrances.