England, Northumberland, Plessey Woods Country Park. A recent snowfall transforms the woodland of the Plessey Woods Country Park.

England, Northumberland, Plessey Woods Country Park. A recent snowfall transforms the woodland of the Plessey Woods Country Park.

England, Northumberland, Plessey Woods Country Park. A recent snowfall transforms the woodland of the Plessey Woods Country Park.

England, Northumberland, Plessey Woods Country Park. A recent snowfall transforms the woodland of the Plessey Woods Country Park.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Old Town. St. Columba's Church, The Hub and Johnstone Terrace, near the Castle and the Royal Mile.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Old Town. Courtyard and doorway of the St. Columba's Church, known to many as St. Columba's by the Castle.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Old Town. The New College and Assembly Hall on the Mound were opened in 1846 as the Free Church of Scotland New College. More recently the Assembly Hall has been used as a debating chamber for the Scottish Parliament prior to the construction of the new Parliament Building at Holyrood.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Old Town. The New College and Assembly Hall on the Mound were opened in 1846 as the Free Church of Scotland New College. More recently the Assembly Hall has been used as a debating chamber for the Scottish Parliament prior to the construction of the new Parliament Building at Holyrood.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Old Town. Milne's Court, a narrow passageway heading to the Royal Mile, alongside the New College.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh City. Old house on Dean Bridge. The Dean Bridge, designed by Thomas Telford, was opened in 1833 to carry the Queensferry Road over the Dean Gorge.

Scotland, Edinburgh, The Dome. The Dome, a bar and restaurant situated in George Street was built on the site of the old Physicians Hall which was designed and built by James Craig who planned the New Town of Edinburgh. The foundation stone for the present building was laid in the June of 1844.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh City. Impressive architecture of the buildings in Leopold Place.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Calton Hill. The Dugald Stewart Monument on Calton Hill, looking towards the Castle and Old Town of Edinburgh.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Calton Hill. The Dugald Stewart Monument on Calton Hill, looking towards the Castle and Old Town of Edinburgh.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Calton Hill. The Dugald Stewart Monument on Calton Hill, looking towards the Castle and Old Town of Edinburgh.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Calton Hill. The Dugald Stewart Monument on Calton Hill, looking towards the Castle and Old Town of Edinburgh.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Calton Hill. The Dugald Stewart Monument on Calton Hill, looking towards the Castle and Old Town of Edinburgh.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Greyfriars Kirk. Greyfriars Kirk was completed in 1620 making it one of the oldest surving constructed buildings outside of the Old Town.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Holyrood. Looking towards the Old Town and the city center from a high viewpoint near Arthur's Seat in the Holyrood Park.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Old Town. Looking down on West Bow in the Old Town.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Old Town. Courtyard viewed from the George IV Bridge which was constructed to link the Old and New Town.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Old Town. Courtyard viewed from the George IV Bridge which was constructed to link the Old and New Town.

Scotland, Edinburgh, The Royal Mile. Cobbled stone road and traditional red telephone boxes in the High Street, part of the historic Royal Mile in the Old Town.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Old Town. A city taxi waiting in traffic on Bank Street. The building at the end of the street is the Bank of Scotland.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Camera Obscura. The Camera Obscura is located on a tower which had originally been the townhouse of the old Larid of Cockpen. This building was to become known as the Outlook Tower before its present title of the Camera Obscura.

Scotland, Edinburgh, George Heriot's School. George Heriot's School on Lauriston Place in the Old Town, was established in 1628 as the George Heriot's Hospital with the aim of educating the poor children of the city.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Old Town. View overlooking the Old Town towards the extinct volacano known as Arthur's Seat.

Scotland, Edinburgh, St Andrew's Square. Statue of Sir John Hope, the 4th Earl of Hopetoun, a noted soldier born at Hopetoun House in Edinburgh. The statue is located in front of Dundas House, the registered office of the Royal Bank of Scotland of whom Hope had been a governor.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh City. Looking across the city and the variety of new and old buildings.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Old Town. Looking from the east of the North Bridge towards the Castle, Bank of Scotland and Scotsman building in the Old Town.

Scotland, Edinburgh, North Bridge. The current North Bridge linking the Old and New Town districts. The Scotsman Hotel to the right used to be home to the Scotsmans Newspaper and the giant printing presses used to print the paper, which when in use were said to cause the entire building to resonate.

England, Tyne & Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. War memorial near the Haymarket of Newcastle Upon Tyne.

England, Tyne & Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. The great outer gateway known as the 'Black Gate' was added to the castle of Newcastle Upon Tyne by Henry III during 1247 to 1250.

England, Tyne & Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. The Newcastle Castle Keep was built by Henry II between 1168-1178 and is a fine example of a genuine Norman Keep.

England, Tyne & Wear, Killingworth. Ice covered lake near to a residential estate in Killingworth.

England, Tyne and Wear, St Pauls Monastery and church. Stained glass window in the Chancel at St Pauls Church near Jarrow. This window is the oldest stain glass window in western europe.

Scotland, Edinburgh, City Skyline. City skyline viewed from Calton Hill looking towards Castle Rock and the surrounding old town.

Scotland, Edinburgh, City Skyline. Impressive skyline of Edinburgh City viewed from Calton Hill looking towards Princes Street and the neighbouring old town.

Scotland, Edinburgh, City Skyline. Impressive skyline of Edinburgh City viewed from Calton Hill looking towards Castle Rock and the surrounding old town.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle. Edinburgh Castle illuminated at night.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle. Edinburgh Castle illuminated at night.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle. Edinburgh Castle is built upon the remains of an extinct volcano, originally known as Lookout Hill but now known as Castle Rock, which has been used as a stronghold for over 3000 years.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle. The last light of the setting sun illuminates Edinburgh Castle.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle. The last light of the setting sun illuminates Edinburgh Castle.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle. The last light of the setting sun illuminates Edinburgh Castle.

England, Tyne & Wear, Boldon. Horses grazing in a field located near the former Boldon Colliery in South Tyneside.

England, Tyne & Wear, Boldon. Horse grazing in a field located near the former Boldon Colliery in South Tyneside.

England, Tyne & Wear, Boldon. Horses grazing in a field located near the former Boldon Colliery in South Tyneside.

England, Tyne & Wear, Boldon. Horse grazing in a field located near the former Boldon Colliery in South Tyneside.

England, Tyne & Wear, Cleadon Hills. The rising sun spotlights the old mill in Windmill Field, located within the Cleadon Hills Local Nature Reserve.