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Glasgow received its first charter from King William the Lion in about 1175, and for the first time it was designated by the Latin term civitas (city).

Kirby's Hotel was at the other end of the Royal Hotel, beyond that we can just see South Terrace.

The timetable was not met and although an official opening ceremony took place at the end of July, the first visitors were not accommodated until 17 August.

Trams first trundled down Cheltenham's streets on 22 August 1901. By the end of the 1920s they had been rendered redundant by the quicker, go-anywhere buses, and the trams were withdrawn in 1930.

A large pleasure boat beaches to unload its passengers, and a bandstand could still attract an audience in this university town cum resort in West Wales.

Wesley's Cottage, on the north side of the High Street to the west of the Town Hall, where the founding preacher of Methodism stayed on the night of 12-13 October 1774.

This view shows the same buildings as C490092 from the other end, showing clearly the Westminster Bank before its amalgamation with the National Provincial to become NatWest.

This outdoor pool opened in 1923 and was modernised in 1939.

The old King's Arms opened in 1749, and opposite is the Black Bull, dating back to 1758.

We are looking from the north end of the market place. A cattle and sheep market is in full swing.

A major change was the demolition of the old Stockton Literary and Philosophical Institute - the tallest building to the right - not long after this picture was taken.

The main body of the church dates back to the 13th and 14th centuries, and was here in 1180.

It was never a very successful one, and was unable to compete with Aylesbury, Winslow and Buckingham markets.

Briggs's men's wear shop (left) has now closed, ending the firm's involvement in the town from the late 19th century.

The old King's Arms opened in 1749, and opposite it is the Black Bull, dating back to 1758.

Chelmsford has been the county town of Essex since at least the 13th century. Here we see the busy High Street in the days long before it was pedestrianised.

The main body of the church dates back to the 13th and 14th centuries, and was here in 1180.

Briggs's men's wear shop (left) has now closed, ending the firm's involvement in the town from the late 19th century. The Forge Hammer beyond advertises Ansells beer; the pub was to close in 1956.

North of Wainfleet, on the Skegness to Lincoln road, Burgh le Marsh is a market town whose charter was granted in 1401. At its east end is another of Lincolnshire's preserved windmills.

This view looks east from Cornwall Road along Worcester Road towards the town centre. This was another desirable residential road, with prosperous Victorian villas at its eastern end.

The house with the two dormers is Lawrence House, now the town museum, and at the far end we can see the gable of Eagle House.

The house with the two dormers is Lawrence House, now the town museum, and at the far end we can see the gable of Eagle House.

Horses tread the tramway along Pwllheli's busy promenade at Marian-y-mor (then known as West End). The tramway had opened two years earlier, in 1896, and was closed in 1927.

Lumley Avenue, with its chestnut trees and wide verges and roadway, is typical of the streets comprising the original grid layout of the Earl of Scarbrough's 1870s town plan.