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Peace reigns along the seafront, where E Atkins, a house decorator, has his premises on the left with Mercer & Son, boot makers and repairers, next door.

The wide arched entrance to The New Inn is a reminder that Lechlade was once an important coaching town.

St John's was situated on Church Street, and perhaps its most famous vicar was William Thornber, known for his fiery sermons.

Now totally pedestrianised with trees planted to give some shade, the Square is dominated by the 16th- century market hall (left) and the statue of Robert Clive, Clive of India.

This, the original hamlet on the shore, consisted of fishermen's cottages and the Ship and Nimrod Inns. Henry Pease was said to have had a vision of 'a town arisen on the edge of a cliff'.

Dartmouth is still very much a sailing town, and the Royal Regatta, which is held annually in August, still attracts huge crowds.

The lantern tower of St Botolph's dominates the town and the surrounding countryside. The river flows down into the Wash.

The high brick walls beyond belong to the 1885 Town and Country Club, later a library, which was swept away for the present twelve-bay, three-storey hotel bedroom wing in the 1950s.

On 30 November 1745 a troop of the Royal Dragoons arrived in the town and were billeted overnight.

Seaton is Devon's easternmost resort, with only a few miles of rugged cliffs and landslips separating the town from neighbouring Dorset.

Saltwell Park is in the middle of the town, and comprises gardens, a lake, and recreational areas. Saltwell Park Museum is housed in the old mansion.

The 1906 Baedecker Guide states that 'in July and August especially, Douglas and its neighbourhood are practically the playground for the operatives of Lancashire and Yorkshire, but at other seasons and

The unusual octagonal tower topped by its elegant spire forms the backdrop to many views of the ancient market town and capital of the Peak.

Southwold Common stands between the town and the marshes, and is lined on its northern edge with a range of private dwellings.

Described in the 1880s as a 'small, quaint, and decayed town', Dedham's prosperity had climaxed in the early 1500s.

The significance of the River Medway in the life and development of Chatham is well illustrated in this view of the town and the river from the slopes of The Lines above Town Hall Gardens.

On the right of the photograph is the 15th-century God's House Tower, formerly the south-east gate of the old town and one of the earliest artillery fortifications in Europe.

Newport has always been an important trading town, and at the height of its fortunes carried goods such as timber, malt, wheat and flour.

Despite being hemmed in by the surrounding hills, by the turn of the century Carmarthen was already a sizeable and bustling town.

One hundred years before this, there were no large shops in the town, and the age of the department store was still a few years away.

The 180ft-high spire dominates the town, and looks down onto the heart of the shopping area.

This interesting mining village, almost a town, developed in the 19th century close to the great copper mines of Consolidated and United Downs.

When our cameraman visited Newton Aycliffe, it was still very much a new town and was still being developed by the Grenfell Baines Group.

Go back into town and cross the Pulteney Bridge with its small shops into Argyle Street.