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The church is built of a grey sandstone; the scraping of the interior has left it somewhat dull, but relieved by the royal arms dated 1684 above the chancel arch.

The Royal Military Canal was constructed in the early 19th century; its purpose was to transport military personnel along the most vulnerable stretch of Kent's coast in the event of a French

As early as the 10th century, this vast tract of wooded landscape was known as 'sher wood', meaning 'the wood belonging to the county or shire', and by the 12th century it was a royal forest subject

Opposite the police station is the Alexandra public house, and to its left the Castle and Royal Oak hotels, both registered in the 1770 rate book.

Of local hotels, the RAC- and AA-listed Royal (Birkdale) was the biggest, with 220 beds and garaging for 35 automobiles. The Victoria is listed as having 100 beds and garaging for 5 cars.

The factory site became a Royal Air Force base for operating air-sea rescue craft and bombing range launches during the Second World War.

Here a Royal Air Force coastal radar station slipped down the cliffs on 14 May 1942. Its concrete and brick remains are entombed in the undercliff.

We start in Marshmill Meadows park, and then go past Hobbs and Sons' southern boatyard and chandlery, with the Salter's Steamers 'Goring' taking on 1950s passengers, and Royal Mansions, once an hotel

Almost next door is the Royal London Yacht Club, which was formed in London in 1878. Part of this classical building was the home of Dr Hoffmeister, surgeon to Queen Victoria.

Lytham Hall then passed into the hands of the Guardian Royal Exchange insurance company.

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.

In the days when the Forest of Dean was a Royal hunting ground, St Briavels was its administrative center; the legacy of this former importance continues to the present time.

Robert de Belesme is thought to have begun building the circular stone shell keep; the work continued under Henry I and Henry II after Arundel had become a royal fortress.

It was Royal Forest for a time, but it was confirmed as common land by Edward I.

A busy port became the Royal Mail route, and then came the beautifully-engineered harbour and a lighthouse. That was nearly 80 years before this photograph was taken, and it was the days of sail.

Regular royal visits and jousting tournaments added to the attraction of being sited close to the crossroads of the Watling Street and the Icknield Way.

Enclosed from Enfield Chase in 1777, and acquired by royal physician Sir Richard Jebb, Trent Park covered some two hundred acres.

Queen Anne stayed here in 1704, and her royal coat of arms is displayed above the front door. The church is partly Early?English but mostly 14th century, with nave, aisles and two chancels.

Land around here was once one of the royal hunting grounds. The White Horse, a chalk hill figure, was carved in 1857. It is still a major attraction and can be seen for miles.

This small town was built in a radial pattern, and soon contained all the ingredients of urban life - the Co-op opened in 1915, the Royal Hotel (right) in 1921, and the Methodist church beyond it in

Note the painted wooden Manchester Warehouse Co. sign under the chimneys on the left, the ladder against the building further up the street, and the Royal Gatehouse Hotel carriage on the right

The Royal Oak, part of which can be seen on the right has the claim to fame of reputedly being the place in which the official surrender of the invasion was signed on 22 February 1797.

That night they see a ray of light shining out of the baby's mouth as he sleeps, and they discover a royal birthmark on his shoulder.

Lights were also blazing at the Theatre Royal in Market Street and at the Empire cinema in the Cattle Market.