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The church of St John the Evangelist has a shingled broach spire; flint and stone are used for walling and buildings.

It is interesting to note that the signwriter who worked on the wall to the left must have kept his eyes on his job - if he had looked up he would have noticed there should be a space in

Note the new prison (built 1820) to the left of the main castle buildings with its chimneys and observation tower, all of which have been removed.

Here we see the Market Hall (or House) from the rear, and we can also see the back of the Town Hall; its 20ft-high wall guards a courtyard.

The wall we see on the right and the graveyard behind were cleared away in the 1950s.

A quick look back at the 1890 view of the market place will show the building's original appearance; it was altered between 1909 and 1929 to give it that 'olde worlde charm' - the timber

When the Black Death raged through Europe, Ashwell was not spared, and a desperate villager scratched on the wall of the church: '1350 - miserable wild distracted the dregs of the people alone survive

The town of Runcorn is behind the bridge; the retaining wall of the Manchester Ship Canal can be seen along the edge of the River Mersey.

It is not known if Belsay ever had a curtain wall, or if there were other buildings associated with it. The manor house extension was added in 1614.

At that time, the border between those firmly under Norman control and those still willing to fight lay just a few miles to the north.

The shop on the left has old enamelled metal cigarette advertising signs fixed to the wall. There is a larger shop across road.

Military flags hang on the wall of the north aisle (left), for the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry has close associations with the town and church.

Three miles south-east of Southport, Scarisbrick Hall was remodelled by John Foster in 1814 and by Augustus Welby Pugin between 1836 and 1845.

The so-called Jewry Wall, which can be seen in front of the superb Saxon Church of St Nicholas, formed a part of the exercise hall to the public bath.

The houses on the left have been altered in a reasonably complimentary manner, but to the right the mature trees have gone, and the 18th-century garden wall has been mostly demolished to form

Though similar to Bodiam Castle in shape, and designed with a well-defended entrance that featured no less than five doorways and a portcullis at either end, Bolton's principal function appears to have

Adopted as their headquarters by the Cobham Cycling Club, whose plaque is visible on the front wall of the building, the facilities also proved popular with early motorcyclists, like the rider of this

Warrington's Town Hall was originally Bank Hall, built between 1749-50 by the world-famous architect James Gibbs as a home for a local businessman, Thomas Patten.

The rebels swept on to burn more towns before their defeat, and Colchester was rebuilt and walled in stone.

In architectural terms it has much to offer within its basically 13th-century fabric: a 17th-century bread cupboard, hatchments, wall paintings and monuments, including one to Jane Clitherow who died in

Tenby is probably the most recognisable seaside town in Wales.

Today the post office is gone, but a modern, larger lamp of similar style is attached to the wall of Carlton House, No 25.

At that time, the border between those firmly under Norman control and those still willing to fight lay just a few miles to the north.

The Dicker, behind the brick wall and trees beyond the pub, is a rather odd-looking mansion, built by Horatio William Bottomley, a politician and journalist. It is now St Bede's School.