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These are the premises of the bank run as Cunliffe Brooks & Co, one of Manchester's private banks. Chancery Lane is to the left of the building, and Brown Street runs away to the right.

The forty-five mile route takes the visitor through historic villages and on to Lancaster Castle via the Trough of Bowland.

Tor Royal and Foggintor provided stone for the building of the prison, while King's Tor and Swell Tor quarries produced the corbel stones for London Bridge, some of which can be seen, unused, near

The effects of two World Wars on Hemel Hempstead cannot be overlooked. During the First World War Hemel Hempstead was the base for the Royal Artillery.

Stafford was next involved in national politics when William Howard, Viscount Stafford (1614-80), became one of the victims of the so-called 'Popish Plot' invented by the notorious Titus Oates.

The village population had grown to just short of 700, and there were now over 100 houses. The way of life had remained basically agricultural.

This fine 14th-century gate rose from the ashes of the Norman one, burnt in the great riots of 1272.

Often described as 'the most romantic and complete medieval manor house in England', Haddon Hall, the Derbyshire home of the Dukes of Rutland, is seen here on its limestone bluff overlooking the River

The pinnacled tower of the parish church of All Saints at Hunmanby, eight miles south of Scarborough, dominates this photograph.

This fine 14th-century gate rose from the ashes of the Norman one, burnt in the great riots of 1272.

A great sweep of sand, appropriately called Sandbanks, guards the Bournemouth side of Poole Harbour, reaching towards the opposite peninsula of wild Studland Heath.

Annfield Plain, to the north-west of Durham, was one of several towns to attract industrial development as the number of active pits declined.

Sir Henry Thompson, son of a vice admiral and curate of the parish church of St Peter and St Paul, helped to found Holy Trinity Church in West Street, as well as church schools in Park Lane and Fontley

Beyond the far end of Fargate was Balm Green, to the east of the present City Hall, which contained Barker's Pool, a source of fresh water for the town's residents to supplement the supply from

Fore Street boasts many excellent examples of Georgian and Victorian architecture, with a Shambles and market arcade rebuilt in 1796.

The huge growth in Middlesex's population has meant the creation of many golf courses on the green fields and heathlands of the county.

Much of the Hoo's 1053 acres of parkland were designed and laid out by Capability Brown in the 18th century.

Malvern College for Boys was founded in 1865 and is one of England's leading public schools. Many of the early pupils were the children of parents scattered across the British Empire.

A veritable oasis of calm after the hustle and bustle of Haverfordwest town centre.

Marten had been one of the signatories to the death warrant of Charles I, and as such faced almost certain death himself at the Restoration of Charles II. His life, however, was spared.

Old Fore Street, later known as Culverhay, by 1912 was a mixture of architectural styles and had a good selection of shops.

Said to have been founded by the Spanish Ambassador's valet, the 18th-century pub, with its adjacent toll house, formed the entrance to the Bishop of London's Hornsey estate.

The chancel arch was rebuilt by Johnson, a Melton Mowbray architect, who achieved little of note. His work appears to have been virtually confined to the immediate area, which may be just as well!

At the beginning of the 20th century, Brighton was the most popular seaside resort in Britain, and Campbells could, and did, reinforce their Brighton fleet when necessary by transferring steamers from