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We can see All Saints' church to the left in the background of this peaceful scene. King William gave lands here to one of his supporters, Drogo, who built a castle on the land.

On the left is the former Presbyterian Chapel, now Unitarian Chapel, of 1711.

The sea wall leads to the Parson and Clerk rocks, with the railway - surely one of the loveliest stretches of line in the country - running alongside.

The City of Plymouth has given its name to some forty other Plymouths around the English-speaking world.

This is reputed by East Grinsteaders to be one of the longest continuous rows of medieval timber-framed buildings in the country.

Designed and constructed as a working tool, canals have become some of the most attractive and restful waterways in Britain.

The elegant, five-arched ashlar bridge of around 1830 is named after the Countess of Wilton, whose husband - a well-known figure in the hunting world - bought Egerton Lodge and entertained the rich and

A fine view of one of Belfast's many imposing buildings, the Ulster Bank in Waring Street. It was built in 1860 and still stands today.

The Palace is situated upon the south shore of Linlithgow Loch. It was here in 1542 that Mary, Queen of Scots was born in 1542.

This overhead view of the Broomielaw area of the city shows the George V bridge in the foreground.

The Shire Hall of 1837 is on the right. The County Assizes were once held here, but today part of the building contains the town's Tourist Information Centre.

The gatehouse or outer barbican is the last surviving remains of the medieval castle.

Today Albrighton is known to most people because of its proximity to the RAF base at nearby Cosford.

Belbroughton parish contains parts of the three Domesday Manors of Belne, Brocton and Farfield.

The wall on the left now has two boards bearing the names of all the Mayors of Totnes back to 1359.

Rose growers in these villages must have benefitted from passing horses if the state of this road is anything to go by!

A visit to St Cross breaks down the barrier between past and present; it is a chance to glimpse the charitable values of medieval England—and to pause for a while from the hurry and bustle of the

One of the town's most beautiful buildings, the Cloth Hall was restored in 1902, more than fifty years before this photograph was taken, in memory of Queen Victoria; it was handed to the Corporation, who

This superb Ketton stone-faced Gothic Revival church was built at the cost of just over £20,000 in just over one year, apart from the spire, for Squire William Fortrey by local architect John Wing (1728

This is the first village in Rutland when approaching from the flood plain of the River Welland. The River Eye flows below the bridge seen here, which was once much narrower.

In 1811 the local boat builder at Salcombe completed the ketch 'Ceres' for Capt William Lewis of Bude for trading with north Spanish ports, though for much of 1813 and 1814 she was employed carrying

On the left, next to the only brick façade in town, is J F Goodall, linen draper and outfitter. Stockings, corsets and buttons from the old shop are on display in the museum.

Originally called the Sugar Loaf, in 1852 its name was changed to the Sowerby Arms out of respect to the lord of the manor. During the Great War, it changed again to the Lilley Arms.

When the Duke of Bridgewater planned his canal into Manchester in 1760, the original plan was to stay on the Salford side of the Irwell.