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The first village settlement was around a huge green beside the Car Dyke, a Roman ditch that connected Cambridge with Peterborough and the north.

This is probably the oldest part of Lyme, being built on land given to Sherborne Abbey in 744 by King Cynewulf, King of Wessex.

This is probably the oldest part of Lyme, being built on land given to Sherborne Abbey in 744 by King Cynewulf, king of Wessex.

Near the porch of the church there is a stone marking the grave of William Dyke, who is reputed to have started the Battle of Waterloo when he accidentally fired his musket.

Here pasturage rights were granted by King John, and in the 19th century political meetings were held here which led to fisticuffs.

However, Offa's Dyke passes right beside the town and so some people have suggested that the king is actually King Offa who reigned some 250 years earlier.

The Ladybower Dam was constructed between 1935 and 1943; it was officially opened by King George VI at these gates on 25 September 1945, just 10 years before this photograph was taken.

Located on a spit overlooking Portsmouth Harbour, the castle was regularly used by kings when visiting Portsmouth. Henry VIII came here with Anne Boleyn.

The Library was opened on 18 July 1934 by King George V and Queen Mary, who also opened the Queensway Mersey Tunnel on the same day.

Two boys are using the drainage dyke to sail their toy yacht. The town was once a significant cloth-producing centre, renowned for its kersey.

Hotels and boarding houses dominated the sea front by King Edward VIII's reign.

A massive control scheme of dykes and sluices was engineered in the 17th century.

Located on a spit overlooking Portsmouth Harbour, the castle was regularly used by kings when visiting Portsmouth. Henry VIII came here with Anne Boleyn.

Founded in 1488 by King James III, this port was for many years a strong centre of Scottish ship building; also, up until the time of our photograph, it experienced a phenomenally

One theory is that it comes from the Cornish for 'Market Jew', the Jews in question having arrived with the Romans or been brought by King John to work local mines.

It almost suffered the fate of its predecessor when, during redecoration for a visit by King George V, fire again broke out in the tower.

The Roman Foss Dyke canal fell out of use during Anglo-Saxon times, but was restored after the Norman Conquest to become one of the main outlets for the great medieval city's wool and lead exports.

with its main street and small shops running down to the large 12th-century Norman church on the left, was the site of a nunnery founded in AD 669 by Domneva, on ten thousand acres of land given to her by King

Mentioned in the Domesday Book and briefly a spa town in the 17th century, Wellingborough was granted market rights by King John in 1201. Cromwell stayed here en route to Naseby during the Civil War.

It has been used by King's School since 1560 but was originally the monastic refectory.

However, Offa's Dyke passes right beside the town and so some people have suggested that the king is actually King Offa who reigned some 250 years earlier.

Portchester is one of the largest of the 'Saxon shore' forts, and it was regularly used by kings when they visited Portsmouth.

The Roman Foss Dyke canal fell out of use during Anglo-Saxon times, but was restored after the Norman Conquest to become one of the main outlets for the great medieval city’s wool and lead exports.

A market charter was granted by King John in 1204. The Market Hall in the town centre was designed by William Grumbald. Work began in 1577, but the building remained unfinished until 1895.