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Although just within the county of Cheshire, this area has now, like Handforth to the west, become more of a suburb of Manchester.

The County Hotel is one of the main hotels in the centre of Kendal and dominates this part of the old town, whose wealth was founded on the woollen and textile industries.

Built almost entirely in the Decorated style within 70 years from around 1300, it is one of the finest parish churches in the county, and a prominent local landmark.

This is one of several villages in west Norfolk where the main building material is local carstone, rather than the flint used throughout the rest of the county: the buildings to the left of the photograph

In 1935, following their success in an architectural competition, James & Bywater, with Rowland Pierce, oversaw the building of the new County Hall in Peggs Lane.

One Tree Hill and Westley Heights were together designated Langdon Hills Country Park in 1973.

The shop on the corner with the awning is now McDonalds, and what was United Counties on the opposite corner is now a travel shop. The upper part of the building looks much the same today.

Chelmsford, the county town of Essex, was founded by the Romans and inhabited by the Saxons, but its growth was slow, not really developing until the 19th and 20th centuries.

Lane was Bexhill's first county alderman until his death in 1896.

The Clock Tower, across the bridge, was built by a Doctor Roberts in 1893 on the site of the old County Gaol.The much older Infirmary beyond has since been converted to flats.

The splendid Norman tower of the cathedral rises above the roofs of the county town, forming an important part of the city's skyline.

Even though Dorchester is the county town, there is little doubt that Bridport is the capital of West Dorset.

The walls and towers surrounding the county gaol, court house and Clifford's Tower were not medieval. They were in fact designed by Sydney Smith, Rector of Foston, and built in the 1820s.

This town, which stands above the Colne in the north of the county about five miles from Braintree, was once famous for its silk and crepe.This wonderful post-war view looks up the High Street, with

When the mining industry was nationalised in 1947, there were 127 active pits in County Durham employing 108,000 mineworkers.

Granite from Lamorna was used in the building of the Thames Embankment, the London County Council Offices and Dover Pier.

This recent growth of the area around Telford has meant that today it competes with the tradi- tional county capital, Shrewsbury, in all respects.

The parish boundary runs along the river, and was formerly the county boundary too, for Welford was in Gloucestershire until 1931.

The owner, Charles Wells Brewery of Bedford, is the only independent brewery left in the county.

This sturdy gritstone bridge has spanned the mighty River Derwent in the centre of Derbyshire's county town for five centuries, although it has been widened and strengthened to take modern traffic.

Another of the region's many woollen manufacturing towns, Heckmondwike still exhibits the same no-nonsense, down-to-earth air which characterises this part of the county.

The county town of Bodmin has a distinguished history, with origins dating back to the time of the Normans. Town lads are lounging on the pavement near the Royal Hotel.

A delightful picture of Bures, a pleasing collection of villages which straddle the river Stour and the county boundary with Suffolk.This picture shows the type of architecture so common hereabouts

A recent grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund will enable Hampshire County Council, under the guidance of English Heritage, to carry out repairs, survey the site, improve access and increase public