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South-westwards from the North Wall (left), across the harbour basin just about as empty as it would be today, are the Cobb Warehouses (centre) and Granny's Teeth steps, to the left

In 1903 the main south wall of the abbey was built up to the ruined west front, and repairs to the roof and buttresses on the north side and east end were undertaken.

The esplanade Hotel (left) stands on the north side of the Promenade; horse-drawn brakes wait for passengers from either the beach or the hotel, bound for the railway station in the town centre.

Horse drawn carts were still used to transport the cargo—probably coal from the north—from the barges. Many of these magnificent flat-bottomed craft were built in Essex.

The riverside willows on the north bank have only recently been pollarded in this view, in which an eight rows past. The opposite bank is Long Island.

In the heyday of Stevenage, at the start of the 19th century, up to twenty stagecoaches a day passed along this stretch of the Great North Road.

The church, up a lane on the north side of the village, is a haven from the busy A38 which passes through between Saltash and Liskeard.

Lying to the north-east of Iona, the uninhabited island of Staffa is famous for its caves and rock formations. Legend has it that the cave was formed when the giant Finn McCoul made the island.

North Hill climbs towards High Street, just beyond St Peter's church tower seen in the distance.

A view of the pier showing the North Sea in one of its more dramatic moods. Refreshments can be sought at the pavilion at the end of the pier.

The White Swan stands on the north side of Bondgate Within. The frontage is mid 19th-century, but the real gem is inside.

The narrow Trebarwith valley emerges at the north Cornish coast; here Trebarwith Strand presents a good beach of golden sand, but all vanishes at high tide.

Before it was cut and constructed in the 1870s, traffic from the north-west and higher Salford had to wend its way through small back streets to reach the market and central Manchester (the Shambles).

Continuing north-west towards Felbridge from the Moat Road junction we see the Italianate Church of Our Lady and St Peter, looking south east.

This view from the roundabout looks north along Turner's Hill, where the contrast between the modern shopping parade and the smaller old shops can be appreciated.

It has a low tower, nave and north aisle, with a south transept on the far side. Within, a curious niche in the west wall may be the entry to an anchorite's cell of c1400.

The chancel is Early English, but it was restored in 1849; this restoration stretched to the 13th-century south nave windows and the north aisle.

This single-span bridge is situated a few hundred yards to the north of St Machar's Cathedral. It dates from the early 14th century.

A small village to the north of Cuckfield, Whiteman's Green was once on several bus routes—a single-decker bus is just visible at the bottom of the hill.A village sign is on grass verge.

On a steep hillside commanding views of the Weald, north-west of Ashford, this charming village was near the seat of the Dering family at the now-vanished Surrenden Dering a mile away.

Somewhere in Shropshire the Celtic hero, Caractacus, fought and was defeated by the invading Romans before fleeing north where he was later captured.

The Black Swan Inn would have been a popular resting place for the cattle drovers who used the Bullock Road.

The Green Bridge, named because of its proximity to the Green, was built 1788-89 to a design by the North Riding bridgemaster, York architect John Carr, after its medieval predecessor

We are looking north towards Friary Gardens and Queens Road across the roundabout at the junction with Victoria Road. King Street became one-way for outbound traffic in 1994.