Scotland, Edinburgh, Holyrood Park. St Anthony's Chapel high above St Margaret's Loch, viewed from the Salisbury Crags.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh City. The distinctive Edinburgh skyline with the famous landmarks of the Castle and Scotts Monument.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh City. The distinctive Edinburgh skyline with the famous landmarks of the Castle, Calton Hill and Holyrood.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh City. Panoramic view looking south from Castle Hill accross the city towards the Pentland Hills.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Festival Theatre. The modern glass facade of the Festival Theatre. There has been a theatre located here since 1830 making it Edinburgh’s longest continuous theatre site.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Grassmarket / Cowgate. Busy traffic where the Cowgate area meets the Grassmarket – A complete contrast from the cattle that would have been driven through here to the horse and cattle markets held in the Grassmarket weekly between 1477 – 1911.

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, The Royal Mile. Hume statue with the St Giles Cathedral, situated along the Royal Mile.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Princes Street. Royal Scots Greys monument located on the junction of Princes and Frederick Street.

Scotland, Edinburgh, The Royal Mile. The Camera Obscura with The Hub in the background. Originally known as the Assembly Hall, this historic landmark of the Royal Mile is a grade A listed building constructed between 1842 and 1845.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh City. Panoramic view looking south from Castle Hill accross the city towards the Pentland Hills.

Scotland, Edinburgh, George Street. Statue of Dr Thomas Chalmers, a noted scholar and mathematician, looking down Castle Street towards Castle Hill.

England, Tyne and Wear, Whitley Bay. The coastline north of St Mary's Island viewed at low tide, looking towards Blyth and the Northumberland Border.

Scotland, Edinburgh, The Manuscript Of Monte Cassino. The Manuscript Of Monte Cassino, a three piece sculpture by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi located outside the St Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral. Perhaps unsurprisingly, this sculpture is often referred to as the 'Big Foot'.

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, Bank of Scotland. A prominent feature of the Edinburgh skyline, the Bank of Scotland head office on The Mound. Construction of this impressive building was completed in 1806.

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.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Leith Street. Rush hour traffic on Leith Street looking towards the Balmoral Hotel and the Register House.

England, Tyne and Wear, Gibside. The chapel at Gibside was built as a in the 1760's as a mausoleum for coal magnate George Bowes. The chapel, now owned by the National Trust, is still used for religious worship and wedding ceremonies.

England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Newcastle Brown Ale has been brewed in Tyneside since 1927, with the recipe remaining unaltered since the start of the 30's. Tradititonal brewed north of the river in the city of Newcastle, production switched to Gateshead in 2005.

England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. St James's Park, home to Newcastle United FC. The cantilever roof pictured here is among one of the largest to be found in Europe.

England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Newcastle United football strip immortalised as a sign for the Strawberry public house near St James Park.

England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Alderman Sir Charles Hamond officially opened Tynesides' first park, Leazes Park in 1873. The lake pictured here was created along the line of the Lort Burn.

England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Bandstand in Exhibition Park, one of the numerous green spaces to be found near the city center. The bandstand is the only remaining item from the 1887 Royal Jubilee Exhibition from which the park gained its name.

England, Tyne and Wear, Marsden. Marsden limekilns, built from the late 1870's, were constructed to burn lime which was then used on farms and in steel mills throughout the country and further afield.

England, Tyne and Wear, Marsden. The North Sea engulfs the rocky shoreline of Marsden Bay. The sculptured form of the Marsden Rock is testament to the powerful natural forces of this often unrelenting stretch of coast.

England, Tyne and Wear, Marsden. Marsden Rock and Grotto located in Marsden Bay, South Tyneside. Marsden Grotto is the only restaurant and bar in a cave to be found in Europe.

England, Tyne and Wear, Tynemouth. Statue of the 3rd Duke of Northumberland, in the grounds of the Master Mariners Homes.

England, Tyne and Wear, Byker. Tom Collins House forms part of the Byker Wall, an award winning design comprising of a continuous block of maisonettes conceived by Ralph Erskrine. In 2007 the wall became a Grade II listed building of outstanding architecture.

England, Tyne and Wear, Wallsend. Excavated remains of the original foundations of the Segedunum fort in Wallsend.

England, Tyne and Wear, Wallsend. Excavated remains of the original foundations of the Segedunum fort in Wallsend.

England, Tyne and Wear, Wallsend. A space age viewing platform overlooking the Segedunum fort.

England, Tyne and Wear, Wallsend. A space age viewing platform overlooking the Segedunum fort.

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

England, Tyne & Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. The St. thomas' church near the Haymarket of Newcastle Upon Tyne, was built in 1839 upon the site of St. Mary Magdalene, a former 12th century Leper Hospital.

England, Tyne & Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. The St. thomas' church near the Haymarket of Newcastle Upon Tyne, was built in 1839 upon the site of St. Mary Magdalene, a former 12th century Leper Hospital.

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 and Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Dawn looking over Sandhill and the varied skyline of Newcastle Upon Tyne.

England, Tyne & Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Rush hour traffic alongside Hadrian's Wall in East Denton. Hadrian's Wall was built to protect Roman Britain from raids by the Picts to the north, and stretched from the Solway Firth to Wallsend in North Tyneside.

Rush hour traffic on the A1 heading south bound from Newcastle Upon Tyne.

England, Tyne & Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Tussock on the Town Moor, a large area of common land located within the city of Newcastle Upon Tyne.

England, Tyne & Wear, South Tyneside. View from the mouth of the Tyne looking south towards Marsden and the Souter Lighthouse.

England, Tyne & Wear, Tynemouth. The North Pier at the mouth of the River Tyne.

England, Tyne & Wear, Tynemouth. East end of the Tynemouth Priory Church (National Trust), located upon headland between the River Tyne and the North Sea.

England, Tyne & Wear, South Shields. Ornate fountain in the grounds of the South Shields Town Hall, opened in 1910 and often used in Catherine Cookson television dramas.

England, Tyne & Wear, South Shields. South Shields Town Hall, opened in 1910 and often used in Catherine Cookson television dramas.

England, Tyne & Wear, South Shields. South Shields Town Hall, opened in 1910 and often used in Catherine Cookson television dramas.

England, Tyne & Wear, South Shields. South Shields Town Hall, opened in 1910 and often used in Catherine Cookson television dramas.