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This photograph shows the impressive footbridge which spans the lake, but it also reminds us that Burnley is an industrial town; the chimneys are those of the Burnley Brick and Lime Co Ltd, which had works

Dartmouth has always been a port for adventurers and plunderers. Crusaders gathered here to sail with Richard the Lionheart. Privateers left from the town to plunder French and Spanish ports.

Dartmouth has always been a port for adventurers and plunderers. Crusaders gathered here to sail with Richard the Lionheart. Privateers left from the town to plunder French and Spanish ports.

At one time vessels could thread their way right up to the town quay, and Lostwithiel grew to be second only to Southampton as a port along the southern seabord.

At 22 acres, Manningtree is the smallest parish in Essex; it is also the smallest town in England.

They halted on the banks of the Exe in about 50AD and founded the town of Isca. The West Country see was transferred to the safety of the Exeter city walls in 1049.

Its railway and pier, both now gone, prompted ambitious plans to transform the town into a major seaside resort similar in size to Brighton or Bournemouth, but the scheme failed to make the grade.

Perhaps originally a retreat for the locals, being only a couple of miles from the town of St Austell, Porthpean had become a 'charming seaside resort, much frequented in the summer months as a boating

At the top of the hill behind the trees stands the Territorial Army building and the town centre.

An elegant lamp standard adorns the zebra crossing in front of the Town Hall, and hanging baskets brighten the stonework.

These buses going to and from Sheerness provided many villagers with their only transport to the main town on the island.

Beoley predates Redditch, but it remains a small village on the northern edge of the present New Town.

This one-street town is one of the most delightful in England; it is a special place to visit and an even better one to stay in, to use as a base for the exploration of Worcestershire.

Taken from Billy Banks Wood south of the Swale, this distant view shows the defensive site of Richmond Castle, and the town clinging precariously - and picturesquely - to the hillside

During the 18th century hops were of prime importance to Farnham, which had five breweries and had more inns than any other town in Surrey.

Once the town manufactured and exported cloth and built ships; it imported tobacco and salted cod, and wool from the Continent for the Devon weaving industry.

The mid 20th century saw the housing boom: around the towns and cities, large and small estates were built on agricultural land.

Harlow swimming pool is in the Town Park. The site is quite near the part of the River Stort that had been used for swimming lessons and galas by local schools for at least one hundred years.

The park, correctly known as the Rhymney Memorial Park, was founded and opened in 1925 by the Rhymney Town Council.

The Town of Kendal Kendal—the 'Auld Grey Town' on the River Kent— was founded on the wealth won from the wool of Lakeland sheep.

Leaving the town centre we move along Church Street to the Missenden Road, just past the junction with Pednor Road and Wey Lane.

Raphael Park`s peace and quiet is ideal for taking baby for a promenade in a beautiful perambulator. This spot was part of the Gidea Hall Estate bought by Herbert H Raphael in 1897.

Had the Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway had its way, their main line would have run from Warrington to Sutton-on-Sea.

A picturesque collection of cottages and shops line the spacious main street of this Georgian coaching town, as we look towards the triangular Bowling Green, while the photographer's activities attract