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The church was badly damaged during the last siege of the castle after being used as a lookout for the opposing side.

assortment of small fishing and rowing boats has been hauled safely above the high water mark in this picture of the eastern end of the Marine Parade; the famous white cliffs are visible beyond the castle

The first ferry was established in 1178 by the baron who owned Halton Castle on the southern side of the estuary.

The view is up Main Street, westward from the bridge over the River Winniford (right), to Chideock House Restaurant and the Castle Inn.

Originally the site of a Saxon hunting lodge, much of the present Corfe Castle, which gives its name to the stone-built village beneath, dates back to the troubled reign of King Stephen.

He was a frequent visitor to Hever Castle, the childhood home of his second wife, Anne Boleyn. The spire of the ancient church, left, is tucked behind the site of an inn which has existed since 1597.

Originating from a 13th-century pele tower, the castle was largely rebuilt as a stately home during the 18th century.

The original castle, built by Henry VIII in 1542 as part of his many coastal defences, has all but disappeared, and was replaced by a large Victorian mansion during the 1880s.

The castle itself dates from c1145, and was built by Reginald, Earl of Cornwall, a bastard son of Henry I.

It is suggested that the remains of Herstmonceux Castle form part of the oldest brick mansion in Britain; it was built in 1441, following a grant from the King to Roger de Fiennes to 'embattle' his manor-house

Described as an 'ambitious and correct neo-Elizabethan mansion', Greystoke Castle was remodelled by Anthony Salvin in 1839-48 and again after a fire of 1868.

It is suggested that the remains of Herstmonceux Castle form part of the oldest brick mansion in Britain; it was built in 1441, following a grant from the king to Roger de Fiennes to 'embattle

The stone stiles, which were used to keep farm animals being driven from Castle Farm from entering the cottages' gardens, have long since gone.

After the castle came into the ownership of the Ministry of Works in 1927, the ivy was cleared away.

Not much more than a stone's throw from Jack Straw's Castle, the original Old Bull and Bush can be seen on the right of shot.

The land on which Kendal Castle stands was acquired through marriage by Ivo de Taillebois, and it is he who is thought to have built the original 11th-century fortress.

The castle was rebuilt in the 1640s by Matthew Cradock, first governor of Massachusetts. It is in the Jacobean style, with a tower imitating the medieval period.

Trent Bridge and an Upper Trent boat may also be seen but then, as now, Bishop Alexander's 12th-century castle dominates the scene.

However, it was Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, who completed the process two centuries later after Elizabeth I gave him the castle in 1563.

A Peace Parade was held at Stortford in July 1919 when the plans for the memorial in Castle Gardens were announced. By-laws forbade the beating of carpets and driving of cattle through the gardens.

And while the architecture of the Castle does not exactly gel with that of the church, both buildings attract their fair share of visitors at the appropriate times.

Chantries were added to the original structure by the 14th Baron Greystoke, who built the first Greystoke Castle.

The castle was founded in 1070, and in the 14th century it was bought by the Luttrell family. In 1645 it was the last Royalist garrison in Somerset, and only fell after a siege of 150 days.

Down the lane to the left, on the other side of the castle green, is Northgate and Doomsdale, the prison which included among its inmates the Catholic martyr St Cuthbert Mayne, the Quaker George Fox, and