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The main port lay north of this point, since a medieval three- arched stone bridge blocked the further passage of tall craft upstream along the River Parrett; even in the early 20th century,

The north porch was restored in the Early English style in 1882, and a new belfry erected in 1886.

The north porch was restored in the Early English style in 1882, and a new belfry erected in 1886.

It is also rightly famous for being on the new (1905) branch line from Prestatyn, which was the first in North Wales to use the new motor train.

Until the construction of the A14 bypass, visitors to the town entered via he Old North Road through this narrow medieval bridge and into the busy High Street.

Here we see the great castle-like north- east corner tower and, to the right, the Great Hall's oriel bay window and the (now glazed) cupola to vent the hall's former open fire.

takes its name from the Viking settler Lyulph, whose name was popularised in the 18th century when the Duke of Norfolk, then owner of Greystoke Castle, built the folly called Lyulph's Tower on the north

Here in the far north of the county, 2 miles south of Great Ayton, stands this 'Gentleman's Residence', built in Georgian times for the Emerson family.

This drawdock on the north side of Westminster Bridge disappeared in the 1860s when Victoria Embankment was built. The carts were for carrying coal landed from the river.

This view, looking north to Peaslake Lane, is little changed, although the Forrest Stores is now the Peaslake Village Stores and thriving still.

Steps from the Highcliffe (right) descend to the beach at North Swanage, beyond the promenade (upper centre) where the cliffs are skirted by beach huts.

Just north of Floodgate Pool was the floodgate keeper's cottage, which was demolished in the 1950s. The family out for a stroll have stopped on the path to talk to the gatekeeper.

From Stour Street we head north along the river. This photograph was taken from the railway line looking east across the Stour.

When it opened in 1860, it was 1,200 yards long and had a landing stage where steamers from the Isle of Man, North Wales, and several west-coast ports made scheduled stops during the season.

The camera looks north towards the large green; on its right is the three- storey early 19th- century red brick Royal Oak pub.

The village is at the north end of a magnificent two-mile long sandy beach. Until the 1800s this stretch of coast was remote, its splendours familiar only to Ilfracombe fishermen.

In the north transept is a memorial carved in Purbeck stone to a 12th century priest called Phillip.

The paintings that formed the basis of Britain's national collection were purchased for £57,000 in 1824 from J Angerstein.The exhibition halls created on the north side of Trafalgar Square to display

This view looks north towards Oxford Street. Nash's handsome terraces were spurned by London's affluent classes, for stucco was considered common.

In early days Queenhithe on the north bank of the Thames was a significant port for the landing of fish and corn.

In the centre is the old cross: the blur to the left is a pony and trap moving too quickly for the photographer's camera. The market town of Bedale is just a few miles to the north-east of Masham.

Great Harwood lies to the north of Accrington, and commands a lovely part of the Hyndburn Valley.

Continuing along the west side of the River Nene as it heads north-east, we reach Islip. The river forms the parish boundary with Thrapston, now a small industrial town on the east bank.

The paintings that formed the basis of Britain’s national collection were purchased for £57,000 in 1824 from J Angerstein.The exhibition halls created on the north side of Trafalgar Square to display