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centre of the shot, and even more so when it is remembered that the same committee was, at about that time, taking the monstrous decision to authorise the demo- lition of the 18th-century Theatre Royal

It was given Royal approval and the garrison was paid for. King William III stayed there on his way to the Boyne.

To the left of the Italianate Corn Exchange, G C Flanders advertises the various cycles sold in the shop: Swift, Rover, Royal Enfield, Rudge and Whitworth amongst them.

The disguised royal party, fearful of attracting attention, fled eastwards, and had their next narrow escape at Bridport, en route to an eventual passage from Shoreham.

Above the bay windows of the Royal Lion Hotel (right) the name of the former landlord Robert Lutke has been replaced by the motto of the Prince of Wales - 'Ich dien' - to go with his emblem of

The house occupied by the courageous window-cleaner (centre) bears a 1716 datestone, and its neighbour (then, as now, housing the Royal Air Force Association) a datestone for 1663.

Our view is from the Royal Exchange Building.

No one was left in any doubt, especially the Welsh, that they were looking upon the seat of a new royal government and a new imperial power.

Down the slope is the sign of the Royal Oak Hotel (above the hand-cart) and the shop window of butchers W and R Fletcher Ltd (two ladies passing), with a painter on a ladder further down the hill.

William and Mary engaged Wren to extend and improve the building, and every monarch until George III used Hampton Court as a royal palace.

In 1817 the Prince Regent joined the club, and on his ascent to the throne as George IV in 1820, the club became the Royal Yacht Club.

Here we see the Royal Exchange from the corner of Market Street and Cross Street.

The last family to occupy the hall as their home between the 1930s and 70s were the Stricklands, notably General Sir Peter Strickland, the longest serving colonel of the Royal Norfolk Regiment

The castle then became a royal fortress.

The village was also the centre of much royal intrigue. A castle was built here by the Norman conquerors, and it later became a court of King Edward I and Queen Marguerite.

The Drill Hall (left), which was then the HQ of the 4th Battalion Royal Lincolnshire Regiment, has recently had a complete restoration; it reopened on 20 March 2004 to resume its place in the entertainment

In 1936, Hamble became home to the Royal Southern Yacht Club that had moved from Southampton town quay.

The Midland Bank is prominent on the left, facing the National Westminster and Barclays, which was a few steps from Lloyds' palatial building opposite the Royal Hotel.

The Royal Infirmary, designed by Robert and James Adam in 1792, is on the immediate left of the Cathedral.

The Carpenters Arms inn was built in 1714, but it was demolished in 1984 to make way for the Henley Royal Regatta headquarters.

The nave of St Mary's acted as the parish church for the town, while the large chancel was used by a secular College of Canons, responsible to the King, whose duty was to pray for members of the royal

Horse-drawn ambulances, taxi cabs, flat wagons, and even a horse bus were used to convey the patients down to the new Royal Infirmary on Oxford Road.

The overwhelming grandeur of Hampton Court's thousand rooms, its royal art collection, its formal gardens and its yew maze leave an unforgettable impression on visitors.

The modern suburb originated with a Royal Agricultural Society show held at Battenhall in 1863.