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The old Town Hall is a dignified building of mellow brick with a clock beneath an elegant cupola.The building looks just the same now as it did in about 1960; nowadays, part of it is a dance and

The stall holders and the ice cream man must be wondering where the customers are.They must either all be at work, or down at Rudyard Lake for the day.

Opened in 1860 on what was then the edge of the town, Runcorn's cemetery was to replace the graveyard around All Saints' Church. It covers an area of 13 acres.

Just out of view to the right is Castle Street, Farnham's best street architecturally, with the Town Hall, a 1930s neo-Georgian building, on the Castle Street corner opposite the Queen's

Coalville developed as a town from a railway station named Long Lane on the old Leicester-Swannington line (1832).

The town's growth came from the nearby coal mines - they are now closed. The most noted industry now is the well-known Ibstock brick company, which sells to customers world-wide.

The bus stop outside the Britannia public house is for bus numbers 26, 26A, 39 and 40; opposite, a No 26 bus heads for Gravesend.

Here we see shoppers in the centre of town on what was obviously a warm summer's morning, and with a surprisingly low level of traffic.

In the early 18th century John Goodwin and Robert Littlewood built what was really the town's first real reservoir; Barker's Pool was in fact little more than a pond.

The photographer walked away from the river bridge up Hart Street towards the Town Hall in Market Place and turned back by the Bell Street junction to take this view towards the church with its dominating

This is the Joymount corner of the town; the gardens, no longer there, mark where a governor of the castle, Sir Arthur Chichester, began to build a fine mansion in 1610.

It throttles the town centre, and its construction involved the wholesale demolition of attractive buildings. Those on the right of this picture were lucky: they narrowly escaped demolition.

Situated high up on the eastern edge of the 580-acre Minchinhampton Common, now in the care of the National Trust, this attractive old cloth town is rich in the variety and architectural style of its buildings

He also donated the new Town Hall, which stands at the back. It was opened in 1909 and above its grand portico is a relief that depicts Victoria's successor to the throne, Edward VII.

On the right, occupying part of the Victoria Hall are the premises of the London City and Midland Bank.

The old town of Strood, on the west bank of the River Medway, was incorporated into Rochester in 1835.

Here we are looking west along Hart Street with its interesting shops, inns and tearooms.

This is Richmond's finest townscape: a steeply- curving cobbled street where handsome town houses mingle with small cottages.

The exposed headland separating Newquay Bay and Fistral Bay has always been a popular walk from the town.

From the north-west corner of Market Place, Town Street descends the hill past a drapers, a dairy utensil manufacturer and a shoe shop, all three displaying their wares.

A steep hill leads away from the estuary to the top of Kingsbridge town.

Clacton was an early promoter of mixed bathing, and the town provided unimpeachable arrangements. An array of Mr Cattermole's Bathing Machines is in the centre of the picture.

Indeed, the only Thames-side development has been between Caversham and Reading bridges. This has conserved the openness of the river banks which play a central role in the town's leisure.

The old town of Strood, on the west bank of the River Medway, was incorporated into Rochester in 1835.