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The restoration of the castle was started in 1930 by the Ministry of Works. The central tower has an impressive vaulted ceiling.

This traffic-free view of the town centre from Bridge Street conveys the history and feel of the place instantly.

Margaret Dobson's book 'Bradford Voices' has a picture of the pre-stressed concrete sections being lowered into place in October 1962.

A fragment of the medieval Town Wall, this postern gate allowed the townsfolk to obtain drinking water from springs at the Greyfriars.

Taken from Billy Banks Wood south of the Swale, this distant view shows the defensive site of Richmond Castle, and the town clinging precariously - and picturesquely - to the hillside

Completed in 1731, Rokeby was designed by its owner, the amateur architect Sir Thomas Robinson, son-in-law of Lord Carlisle of Castle Howard.

Looking eastwards along the river Bure, this photograph shows a wide range of sailing and motor boats.

Here we have a good view of the sweep of river which provides an extensive water frontage for Horning.

Bishop's Cleeve has now become something of a small town, a dormitory for nearby Cheltenham, but it still has an attractive setting under the slopes of Cleeve Hill.

Upper Slaughter's tiny church has been 'restored' on several occasions, not always sympathetically.

One of the most colourful events on the Thames, Eights Week takes place in May: it is then that the college barges and the river banks rapidly fill up with riverside spectators and those who simply enjoy

Queen Victoria's Scottish physician Sir James Clark thought that the climate of upper Deeside might alleviate their rheumatism, and they took over the lease of Balmoral in 1847, subsequently rebuilding

Across the broad expanse of the High Street is the portico of the Town Hall, which was rebuilt in 1790.

During the winter months these rough seas are common on this coast. A terrible storm in 1871 claimed the lives of six local lifeboat men.

In the 17th century, the second marquess wrote a treatise on the use of steam and water-power in which he anticipated the invention of the steam engine.

A carriage with top-hatted coachman waits patiently outside one of Cheyne Walk’s many grand Georgian brick houses.

The river meanders through the grounds and beside the flowerbeds of this park, which adjoins The Walks.

Pictured from the beach, the sheer extent of the Grand Hotel becomes plain.

The development never happened; one problem was the continual danger of erosion of the cliffs. This kiln is now surrounded by holiday caravans and chalets.

Blakeney Point, a shingle peninsula owned by the National Trust, is a haven for wild birds and also the home of thousands of seals.

The bridge at Potter Heigham has headroom of only six feet at high tide.

Wimborne enjoys a delightful setting close to the banks of the River Stour.

The Isle of Portland guards Weymouth Bay from fierce south-westerly gales, though it is a rocky peninsula rather than an island.

The inscription reads: 'Here lies the heart of Thomas Hardy OM, son of Thomas and Jemima Hardy. He was born at Upper Bockhampton 2 June 1840 and died at Max Gate Dorchester 11 January 1928.