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The coming of the railway put Whitby on the tourist map; its harbourside streets, ruined abbey, and souvenirs made from jet, which is a fossilized wood found locally, all proved a magnet for holidaymakers

The pub has lost its porch and the horse above it, but the early 14th-century tower of St Michael's still stands over the town.

Queen Elizabeth II visited this town in 1953 to offer her condolences to the hundreds of residents whose lives had been torn apart by a monstrous flood that wrecked homes and businesses.

The clock is a focal point of the town. Its column was cast at Stourbridge Ironworks (just a short walk away, by the canal) in 1857.

The solicitor, Edmund Harris was one of Preston's greatest benefactors, who on his death left a bequest of over £400,000 to the town.

Ormesby was once an important market town whose inhabitants were privileged to be exempt from county service, and from contributing funds towards the maintenance of the Shire Knights.

It provides a welcome resting place for shoppers and visitors. The modern shop fronts in the town hide many old medieval houses.

Leaving the town by North Street the traveller was soon in the country, passing Marshall's Park on the right.

In the 1930s South Street was dubbed 'The Golden Mile' and retailers fortunate enough to acquire sites knew that they would prosper from the tidal wave of consumerism engulfing the town.

Here we see yet another half-timbered inn, the Red Lion, bearing testimony to the importance of the town in medieval and coaching days.

Bartholomew Street, on the southern side of the town centre, was originally called West Street. This general view shows the street about 40 years ago.

Herbert H Raphael`s gift to the town of 20 acres of parkland and lake was given out of generosity, but he may also have been concerned that his envisaged development of the select Gidea Park Garden Suburb

At this time, Felixstowe enjoyed popularity as a seaside resort, but the dream of eccentric local landowner Colonel Tomline to transform the town into a major port had not yet materialised - that was to

Councillor Frederick Monks of the Monks Hall Iron Foundry presented the Town Hall Gates to Warrington on Walking Day, 28 June 1895.

In fact, only two buildings in this scene are still intact today; one is the church, and the other is the Palace Theatre (the light-coloured structure behind the cyclist).

These days, Ramsey is one of the smallest towns in England to have its own mayor, and all that remains of the abbey is one gatehouse.

We might be forgiven for believing that this is a quiet backwater in a developing market town.

The bushes to the left hide the site of the old abbey at Abingdon, founded in 676 and again in 955 after the original had been destroyed by marauding Danes. It was the mainstay of this area.

Blenheim Palace and Blenheim Park attract a large number of tourists to the town.

Opposite, the Victorian buildings contain Kendall's, the Co-op Insurance and, with the clock, Croyden's the jeweller's. In the distance is the Town Hall clock tower.

Behind on the left is a house called Belle Vue, later Whitcliffe Grange, now demolished and replaced by council houses. Beyond is Westfields, one of the town's three medieval open fields.

This view captures well the qualities of old East Bourn, now called the Old Town.

It picturesquely linked the old town with Meads, and was a popular stroll for visitors.

Beyond is the Central Bandstand, and rising in the distance is the landmark purpose-built clock tower donated to the town in 1837 by a wealthy widow.