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Originally granted to the monks of St Michel in Normandy, Otterton's priory remained an important religious house until Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries.

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visited Woburn on a number of occasions, although it is not suggested that the sitting rooms on view fully reflect the ornate taste in decor of the period.

It was here on the Close, during a game of football in 1823, that William Webb Ellis picked up the ball and ran with it towards the tryline, thereby creating the new game of rugby.

From the bridge it was once possible to see a windmill built on a high bluff of rock above the river.

His mock-Tudor designs were chosen for the redevelopment of Commercial Square during the 1920s, and his foray into Art Deco can still be seen at Clive Court in nearby Sydney Road.

The first was the building of the Aldwych and Kingsway at the beginning of the 20th century. This caused the Sardinian Chapel to be moved several hundred yards north.

The first was the building of the Aldwych and Kingsway at the beginning of the 20th century. This caused the Sardinian Chapel to be moved several hundred yards north.

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

Carnival parades were annual events until recently, and visiting circus entertainers along with their animals used to parade the length of the street advertising their shows.

School - was built by public subscription on Derby Street. That building, now Stokers' furniture store, was originally only one storey; in 1853 an upper floor was added at the cost of £1,007.

As late as 1965 the great majority of boats are still sail, though some hulls are made of fibreglass.

This heavy interior is typical of mid-Victorian taste, and its architectural detailing presumably dates from the rebuilding of the house in the 19th century.

A fruity example of high Victorian exuberance, the nave pulpit dates from 1889. Behind it can be seen one of two spiral-cut columns.

The gap in the buildings marks the south side of the green, down the middle of The Steyne, laid out in 1807; it copied that in Brighton and borrowed its name.

Set in woods two miles north of Midhurst, the King Edward Sanatorium (1903-6, by Charles Holden) is vast but built in a humane Tudorish style.

By 1914 the Cinema De Luxe had appeared at the south end of London Road.

Dating from the turn of the 17th century, the Key House is probably the best of Castle Donington's vernacular buildings.

Hardly picturesque, crouched under the outcrop of granite, is a collection of small cottages, the earlier one probably occupied by the granite workers who came from as far away as Scotland to quarry and

The gardens of Haddon Hall are simple a delight, falling in a series of terraces from the house down to the river.

A marvellous view of the once bustling scene at the tea rooms near the summit of Box Hill, close to the Monument. The Old Fort itself was built against the French.

Originally a Tudor house, to the north of the village, the building was remodelled in 1806 by Jeffry Wyatville and given its classical frontage in a manner which was strongly influenced by the work of

A further view of the mouth of the River Liffey, Dublin's harbour. Dublin has always been an important port, particularly for goods and merchandise.

The Ferry c1955 The ferry from the mainland prepares to dock and unload its cargo of motor vehicles and foot passengers.

Hemmed in by a circle of hills and built on a gravel bank between the Thames Isis and the Cherwell, Oxford gives the impression of sitting on an island.