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FEW PEOPLE would be shocked by the idea of a national poll, conducted by Idler magazine, discovering that Luton was Britain's 'crappiest town'.

Partially hidden by street furniture and a Green Line bus, the imposing building to the left is Luton Technical College, opened in 1906 as Luton Secondary School and now the site of Luton University.

Luton, like all busy towns and cities, has its problems, and every hospital could use more cash in the right areas. High house prices do not make it easy to recruit nurses.

Luton, like all busy towns and cities, has its problems, and every hospital could use more cash in the right areas. High house prices do not make it easy to recruit nurses.

This beautiful old mansion house in Luton's Wardown Park houses a wide variety of standing exhibits - and the curators have an extensive programme of temporary events to hold the visitor's interest.

George - after the monarchs; Castle - because that was the road leading to Robert Waudari's castle (Luton was a gift from King Henry VI); Chapel - because the road led to the Wesleyan chapel.

Geoff Cox said: 'I think the negative image goes back to Lorraine Chase and the Luton Airport advertisement (for Campari); it led to the naff town idea.

Bedfordshire County Council took over education in 1902, and it was hoped that the Higher Grade school would serve Luton's growing needs.

The spoil was used to extend neighbouring Luton Airport by 12 acres and to reclaim 32 acres of Luton Hoo Park.

Growth and proximity to Luton has meant that village has given way to developed suburb.

The route number 6 bus was owned by Luton Corporation Transport and ran from the Estate through to Luton Town Centre via Houghton Regis.

It is fitting to end on one of the most profound reasons for Luton to celebrate recently: the local football club, Luton Town FC, came top of League One and were promoted to the Championship League

Luton's dependence on a good supply of fully trained technicians and tradesmen meant that the old Technical School was transferred from Park Square (now the site of Luton University) to this site on the

Street furniture is on the increase, and Luton's planners show innovation for the period with the first example of a mini-roundabout, just visible behind the vehicle in the middle of the photograph.

A technical education was going to be valuable in 20th-century Luton.

Contagious Diseases Acts were passed to deal with all manner of problems arising from people living in highly populated areas like Luton.

His successor, Henry II, gave the manor of Luton to his illegitimate son Robert, Earl of Gloucester, and a new church was built south of the present St Mary's.

These premises became a children's annexe to Luton & District General Hospital. Jane Creasey went there to have a squinting eye corrected in the 1950s.

Park Road eventually became Park Street, and is now fully developed through to its link with the modern relief roads to the south of Luton.

Waudari owned Luton as a gift from King Henry VI.

It was occupied mainly by Woolworths, but there were also small shops such as the Luton Hat Shop; Alfred Webb, a photographer; Collins, a butcher; and Bayliss, a greengrocer and florist.

This is a rare sight, and one unlikely to be repeated: a solitary aircraft on the hard standing at Luton Airport - now one of the country's busiest holiday departure points.

Viewed from the Corn Exchange on Market Hill, Luton's main street on a summer's day just before the turn of the 19th century gives little indication of the importance of this thoroughfare.

right were among the numerous inns which made this small town one of Hertfordshire's premier coaching centres, thanks to its position on the Great North Road and on the important link between Luton