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Conwy was already something of a tourist attraction by 1898 with its castle and remnants of the planned medieval town.

The A127 arterial road (in the foreground) was opened in 1925 by Prince Henry, and succeeded Wash Road as the main east-west route through Laindon.

The impressive edifice of the Queen's Hotel is angled and was originally envisaged to form one section of a 'circus' of buildings, close to the approach road to the town's railway station.

Council, the Commission for New Towns, the Civic Trust and the High Street Association promoted a street improvement scheme, and over the years the High Street has been cleaned and restored

Poor old Maidenhead: a rather good Georgian coaching town on the old London to Bath road, it was overlaid by Victorian development after the railway arrived in 1841, and has really suffered from ring road

Newark is a town with a wealth of historic buildings, and it is relatively little changed compared with Grantham or even Nottingham.

Formerly the slate capital of Wales, this slate-grey mountain town is proud of its history and happily promotes its memory.

The word callis means almshouse or hospice, and possibly derives from the name Calais. St Peter's Church was 'pulled down' in 1560, and this building was built in 1863.

The arrow slits are rounded at the bottom to accommodate early firearms and crossbows.

Bangor's main street runs between the station and the harbour. It is shown here crowded with shoppers and an early car. The street today has been partly pedestrianised.

Reflecting the town's original location on that highway beloved of cyclists, the Great North Road, the sign to the rear of the memorial promises 'Cycles Stored and Repaired'.

By the 1950s, Bournemouth was at the height of its popularity and one of the most prosperous towns in England, as this view of the town centre shows.

Horncastle is one of the county's most ancient towns.

In the 1920s the future looked very bright for Loughborough, but the Depression of the 1930s came as a cruel blow to the town.

Carmarthen was granted its first charter in 1313, and it was the largest town in all Wales in the early 18th century.

The fine old building on the right is used as the Town Hall. A blue plaque commemorates the fact that John Newman was burnt at the stake for his Protestant faith in August 1555.

Stevenage was the first of a series of post-Second World War new towns ringing London. Initially, Knebworth had been suggested, but it was felt that railway provision was better at Stevenage.

The lovely market town lies at the entrance to Wharfedale. The bustle of what must have been a market day is evident in the thronging crowds around the clock-tower and the busy road.

Lying in the valley of the Severn, the town does not seem particularly Welsh. Its original name was 'Pool', with the 'Welsh' prefix added to distinguish it from Poole in Dorset.

The Great India and China Tea Company, an 1880s building (on the left) is now, aptly, the Mocha Berry Cafe‚ while the haberdashers on the right is now The Grafton Cafe; both establishments reflect the

The original Town Hall building in Newbury dated back to 1742 and included a part known as the 'shambles'. This was used by stall holders for the sale of their wares.

Newhaven developed as the 'new town' after the River Ouse shifted its mouth in 1579. The mouth was stabilised in 1733, and there were great plans for the port.

The old Town Hall, a square building with Tuscan columns completed in 1768, was replaced in 1903 by new municipal buildings designed by E E Fetch.

Then, just as it is today, this area of the town was an exclusive parade of expensive little shops, smart tea shops and expensive restaurants.