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Caption For Keighley, Quebec Street C1890

This was once part of a quiet residential area, with orchards and gardens.

Caption For Ingoldmells, Moores Holiday Estate Camp C1955

Ingoldmells has had millions of pounds spent on its redevelopment, and more is promised for the future.

Caption For Colchester, High Street 1891

These views show the town from the 1890s to the 1960s; they record both the many changes that have taken place and also, paradoxically, how much of the old town survives.

Caption For Low Row, The Punch Bowl Hotel 1924

The Old Gang Mine, one of the oldest workings, is a few miles from here, and would have brought the miners to the warmth of the Punch Bowl Inn, which was built in 1638.

Caption For Godalming, High Street 1924

At number 68, on the extreme left, Grimmond's Bakery and teashop is now visible, but Luxford's has become Eastman's the butchers, losing the lovely stained glass decoration from its plain frontage.

Caption For Crickhowell, High Street 1898

Farther along are more barrels and boxes.

Caption For Longleat, The House 1907

Ancestral home of the Marquesses of Bath, and sometimes described as the first true Renaissance house in England, Longleat was built by Sir John Thynne between 1547 and 1580.

Caption For Basildon, Allders Liquidaton, The Eastgate Centre 2005

Since 1958 when the first shops began opening, Basildon town centre has been the home for a whole host of differing consumer needs.

Caption For Wimborne, The Minster, The Chained Library 1899

The library was founded after the Rev William Stone left his books to the Minster in 1686 and more were added in 1695.

Caption For Basildon, Pipps Hill Retail Park 2005

Since 1958 when the first shops began opening, Basildon town centre has been the home for a whole host of differing consumer needs.

Caption For Laindon, St Nicholas's Church C1955

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

Caption For Margate, Marine Sands C1950

Communal action and a progressive Town Council aided development with the building of promenades, bandstands, concert halls and the provision of a good water supply and drainage.

Caption For Chelford, Astle Hall 1896

CHELFORD is better known as a village that is passed through rather than a destination in itself for it stands on an important crossroads, where the route between Manchester and the Midlands crosses

Caption For Minehead, North Hill C1939

park as something that would attract more visitors.

Caption For Twickenham, York House From The Bridge C1955

In 1635 the town archery butts stood at the eastern entrance to Twickenham in Richmond Road - a reminder of the need for a standing army in a constant state of readiness for war abroad.

Caption For Sandhurst, R.M.C, The Royal Memorial Chapel 1901

This amazing independent brick building is staggering by its sheer size, scale and style.

Caption For St Neots, High Street C1955

The town, while remaining essentially small and with only a minimal growth in population, continued to spread eastwards.

Caption For Glasgow, Remains Of The Flint Mill On The River Kelvin 2005

The textile mills, forges and foundries, and the vast array of factories of all kinds that sprang up in the 1830s, attracted many people from the surrounding countryside, who exchanged the traditional

Caption For High Wycombe, Queen Victoria Road Looking South C1955

This was the harbinger of more to come, for highway considerations dominated town planning after the Second World War.

Caption For Chelmsford, Roman Centurion 2005

And fair enough - the road signs to Chelmsford do not shout 'Historic Cathedral City' - they say things like 'County town since 1250', or 'The birthplace of radio'.