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In 1622 it offered accommodation for servants of the royal household. When the railway from London to Cambridge was opened, the inn became a hotel.

The two soldiers passing the Fort Amherst site are probably Royal Engineers on their way back to the School of Military Engineering.

Left to right: The royal arms, showing England, France, Ireland and Scotland. King James VII. King Charles II.

In an age when many village pubs are closing, it is good to know that Rusper still boasts three inns - the Plough, the Royal Oak and the Star. Note the pretty timber-framed cottage on the right.

The Royal Pier, at the eastern end of Mayflower Park, was opened in 1833 and for many years was the largest in the south of England.

Bovington Camp dates back to the First World War, and is the home of the Royal Armoured Corps. The surrounding heathland is heavily used for tank training.

The Hoad Hill Monument at Ulverston is a replica of the Eddystone Lighthouse, and was built as a memorial to Sir John Barrow, founder of the Royal Geographical Society and for 40 years Secretary to the

He was professor of anatomy and surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons, and pioneered research on the motor and sensory nerves in the brain. He is buried in the local churchyard.

The Ship Hotel on the left is now known as the Ship and Royal.

On the right is the Royal Leamington Bath and Pump Rooms, with swimming pool and Turkish baths.

Here we see the Llandoger Trow Inn, whilst a little way down the street is the Theatre Royal, home of the Bristol Old Vic since 1946.

Even as late as 1957 the 'Royal Daffodil' carried 144,000 passengers down to Margate in a ten-week period.

Boer Gun 1904 Inscribed 'Ready Aye Ready', this cap- tured Boer gun is a memorial to Royal Marines and sailors from HMS 'Doris'.

Henry III once bartered Burton Bradstock in exchange for the royal regalia, which William the Conqueror had given to Caen Abbey.

The Royal Oak, now a private house, can be seen at the top of the street.

Across the Witham, Avenue Road becomes Beacon Lane and passes the old barracks of 1858 and 1872 of the Royal South Lincolnshire Militia, now occupied by an auctioneers and valuers.

It was the only Royal Castle in Surrey; the motte was raised soon after the Norman Conquest.

Traditionally the gathering place for the Royal family in the New Year, it was originally bought by Queen Victoria as a twenty-first birthday gift for Edward when he was Prince of Wales.

This view of a virtually deserted Emgate shows a street of sturdy 18th- and 19th-century houses leading up to the Royal Hotel at the top of the hill.

In the centre of this photograph is the Royal Hotel, a Victorian building that used to advertise itself as a 'Family and Commercial Hotel, fully licensed, premier position, garage'.

The Prince of Wales is a name chosen to honour many pubs, and is fitting for a Royal County.

Dee died a sad and lonely genius, isolated from the Royal Court that had once given him such a warm welcome.

The weekly cattle market, revived in 1920, was based on a royal charter of 1542. The tall building in the left distance was originally the Manse, and became a shop in the 1930s.

Many of its cottages were built in the 17th century, and the Royal Oak is older, claiming a date of about 1502. A famous treat, which is still sold today, was Granny's Nettle Beer.