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With the help of the architect Frank Matcham they created a magnificent series of arcades, which are still much admired.

Much of it was carried by wherries, clinker-hulled double-ended barges, that carried a single loose footed gaff sail of about 1200 sq ft.

In 1877 the barracks became part of the much larger Infantry Barracks housing 1350 men. The last horses were retired in 1939, and the Cavalry Barracks were demolished in 1971.

The back arch has strap work and trophies.

The third Herbert tomb in this chapel (to the left) is the elaborate arched tomb of Sir William Herbert's natural son Sir Richard Herbert of Ewyas.

This bridge carried much coaching trade, as it was on the main London to York road.

The timber is about 700 years old, and the bell turret rests on an arched frame of timber.

Notice the stage-coach arch next to the bay windows: the stage coaches to Preston and Blackburn left from here.

Of special interest are the font (early Norman) and the Doom painting above the chancel arch.

The centre of Heswall was originally much closer to the shoreline, probably in the area around Village Road and St Peter's Church, but the advent of Telegraph Road - the A540 - has moved the commercial

Cloisters with studies above run to the south and east of Old Quad, with a tall arch forming the entrance to the School House dining hall at the south-eastern corner.

One thing to be said for Stafford (as far as anywhere can make such a claim in these unsettled times) is that it is a town without a darker side.

The estate is over 2,000 acres, much of which is farmed. The church of St Peter can be seen to the right of the picture.

Titus Salt created a community very much to his own pattern at Saltaire.

The buildings on the right were put up around 1835; the one with rounded window arches was for a long time the booksellers Sherratt & Hughes, and later Waterstone's - it then became WH Smiths while the

This village is referred to as 'Torintone' in the Domesday book, but during the reign of Edward II it, and much of the surrounding land, came into the possession of Roger de Thornton, whose only daughter

Everything seems to have operated on a small scale, and no doubt with much footwork as well as letter-writing. Telegrams could be sent from the massive General Post Office Building.

What is particular about Gloucestershire is that it offers so much variation in landscape. Uplands such as Cleeve Common spread beyond the Cotswold escarpment.

It always started in church, but apparently few people paid much attention to the religious service; they were too busy checking out their neighbours.

Healey Dell has been an attraction of a different type for much longer, probably since Anglo-Saxon times. In 1905 the Edwardian Falinge Park was opened north of Rochdale centre.

Between the road leading up to the mission house and the track forking off to the left of it, lies the village green, very much the heart of the village and a place where generations of village children

The Board brought about swingeing changes in Chelmsford - although much of it was a question of getting the townspeople to alter things they were perfectly happy with.

Thereafter much of the stonework of the abandoned abbey was robbed for re-use elsewhere. In 1907 the site was bought on behalf of the Church of England.

The Jaegar Shop on the extreme left of the picture conjures up memories of tweeds and country pursuits; nowadays the branch is much more fashion orientated, but nevertheless to be found on the High Street