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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.

Designed in Grecian style and proportions by Sir Charles Barry, who also designed the Houses of Parliament, it was built as a home for the Royal Institution of Manchester.

Dolgellau was the county town of the old county of Merioneth, and is set amid the mountains which are famous for Welsh gold - the mines here provided gold for Royal wedding rings.

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

The Royal Hotel on the right, half-way up Main Street, is still there; like the village, it seems to have resisted change and modernisation.

Up to the 1970s, the Royal Oak public house offered a welcome break to travellers before they moved on to London or Thrapston.

Chapman's the shoe repairer's (left) is now Rutland Fishing; next is now a book shop, and then comes the Royal Restaurant. Sidney Hudson the baker has been replaced by Simpole Clark, fine foods.

William the Conqueror's original royal fortress was a wooden tower on the motte, which in later generations would form the upper bailey.

Here we see the Royal Eye Hospital, Oxford Road, just three years after it was opened in 1886 by Philip Goldschmidt, Mayor of Manchester. The road to the left is the aptly named Nelson Street.

A royal commission was appointed to investigate the killing, and it ended with Manners having to go to Newcastle and submit.

It was demolished in 1966, and lines to the north thereafter operated out of Queen Street; its site is now occupied by the Royal Concert Hall.

Down the slope the sgn of the Royal Oak Hotel hangs above the hand-cart; it was named for King Charles II, who was nearly captured on his escape into exile along this very street in 1651.