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The Leicester architects Harry Roberts and John Woodhouse-Simpson added the north aisle and chancel in 1859.

After the First World War, a dignified war memorial was built at the north end of the Market Square with the names of the dead on bronze plaques.

A solid little stone tower on a slant, nothing elaborate, dates from the 13th century and is on the north side of the church, not at the usual west end. The church has Norman origins.

crowned by the ruins of the old castle, and is now pleasantly laid out with walks which serve at once as pier and promenade, and from which are commanded fine views of the bays on either hand … Both on the north

crowned by the ruins of the old castle, and is now pleasantly laid out with walks which serve at once as pier and promenade, and from which are commanded fine views of the bays on either hand … Both on the north

Thirsk has always been an important stopping place on the old Great North Road, and the Golden Fleece Inn, on the extreme right of the picture, was a coaching inn where horses were changed.

Battle is, of course, best known for the remains of its medieval abbey founded by William the Conqueror on the site of his victory over King Harold in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings.

Just north of Chipping Norton, in the parish of Great Rollright, lie the Rollright Stones, set in a circle about 100 feet in diameter.

The church was mainly rebuilt in the 15th century; for example, money was left for the north aisle in 1459. Inside is a family tree of the Eden family of Ballingdon Hall.

At the north end of the High Street stands the 15th-century market cross, with Malmesbury Cottage Hospital and the abbey in the background.

In Church Street stands the building (now the Conservative Club) where Bonnie Prince Charlie stayed twice in 1745.

A little north of Horam, on the Heathfield road and up Steelyards Hill, stands Stillyans, an oasthouse converted into a house.

This view is north of the village, looking south across the 16th-century Duke of Northumberland's River with the southern perimeter road to Heathrow Airport immediately behind the photographer.

North Common has a white smock windmill reckoned to be the exact centre of Sussex. A temporary World War Two fighter airfield was constructed at Chailey in 1943, with grass runways.

The north front, seen here, exceeds 400ft in length. It survived intact until the 1950s when its contents and fittings were auctioned.

Belford is just one of many places in Northumberland that suffered during the cross-border raids that were a feature of life in the North for several centuries.

Findon is on the top of the Downs, just north of Worthing, and was noted for an annual sheep fair. Now horse breeding and training is an important local activity.

Plans have already been submitted for the redevelopment of the north end. As yet planning approval has not been granted, as certain organisations have lodged objections.

Our look at the fine schools of Bedford moves north beyond St Peter's Square to Bedford School. This had its origins in the free school founded by Sir William Harpur in 1566.

Looking north along High Street, the prominent clock on the right catches the eye.

Our tour now heads north-east to Greenwich to a much grander building.

This view, showing the centre of Ewell village, was taken looking north towards the Horse Pond and Spring Corner, and includes several splendid examples of the motor vehicles of the period.

At the opposite end of the High Street, past the North Street junction, stands the Wesleyan church; its foundation stone was laid by the splendidly named Williamson Lamplouch in September 1868

Parker's beyond is mainly timber- framed - the framing is now visible from the north.