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In the days of horse-drawn travel, Fairford was an important coaching town that straddled the important road leading to the capital from the south-west.

The small boy on the left is leaning against the wall which formerly enclosed three acres of grounds belonging to the White Hart Hotel, but now occupied by a nondescript block of shops and offices.

In the 1950s seaside towns had a revival, and were often very crowded. Hired deckchairs occupy much of the space on the beach.

The ornate, ballustraded Tone Libraries shop on the right was built onto the front of the old Swan Inn in 1907, and the Town Mills continued operating in the street until 1969.

The Terrace, another Georgian promenade, offers a spectacular panorama of the town.

The town features slightly in his novel 'Two on a Tower', which was written at that time. Hardy was fond of sitting in the Minster with only the organist and his music for company.

Market Drayton stands on a hill-top site overlooking the River Tern, which flows in the foreground of this photograph, and the settlement probably originated in prehistoric times.

The Bear and Billet public house in Lower Bridge Street was built in 1664; until 1867 it was the town house of the earls of Shrewsbury.

Hollybush Lane lies in the southern part of the Garden City, and its tree-lined footpath and grassy triangular area typify Ebenezer Howard's vision of a ordered village atmosphere.

By the 18th century, Bishop Auckland was an important market town at a crossing point of the Wear.

The Roman town of Aquae Sulis had as its focus the hot spring-fed baths, where citizens of the Empire flocked for rheumatic cures.

This picturesque flint village was once the most significant of the Glaven estuary ports, and its old Custom House bears testimony to its prestigious past.

Over the years the Town Hall, on the right, has been put to many uses. The lower portion has acted as a corn exchange and a fire station.

Until 1974 Stourbridge was in Worcestershire, and was always considered slightly posher than its Staffordshire neighbours.

Sad to relate, this restful scene of the village pond in the High Street with its magnificent trees, thatched cottages and elegant pair of swans fell victim to the sweeping expansionism and development

One of the lasting impressions of Bolton that many a visitor has is of the grand Town Hall, with its portico of Corinthian columns and tower topped off with a French cap.

Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee statue of 1887 replaced a market cross, and emphasises the 'company town' nature of Royal Windsor, for the castle has been a royal residence since 1075.

On the left, next to the only brick façade in town, is J F Goodall, linen draper and outfitter. Stockings, corsets and buttons from the old shop are on display in the museum.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.