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Prior to this, the Old Town Hall (1780), the offices of The Hampshire Post and Pince's School obscured the view of St Peter's from the Square. In 1898 these buildings were pulled down.

Cromer did its bit for the First World War by donating the ornate entrance gates for scrap metal - they were melted down and converted into armaments.

However, Trew came up with a different scheme, one that would overcome expensive dredging operations, and the problems caused by several weirs that had been built down-river.

The 46-gun frigate HMS 'Unicorn', laid down during the Napoleonic Wars, was still building when hostilities ceased.

Newport has a rich history, with Roman occupation at Caerleon, a medieval castle, and the Chartist Rising of 1839, which was put down by troops.

Surrey fled the field; the corrupt and unlikeable Cressingham knew how to die, and fought until he was cut down.

The steepness of the High Street (known as Up-a-Long and Down-a-Long) meant that the mail had to be delivered by donkeys. Herring, coal and lime also came up the hill from the harbour.

Lynton perches at the top of a 1-in-4 hill that leads down to Lynmouth. Visitors can also reach Lynmouth by way of a spectacular cliff railway that descends a sheer cliff of 500 feet.

This is the town's main shopping street. Lower down, a canopy over the pavement keeps the Pennine precipitation off the shoppers.

The ornate iron gates and railings on the road frontage were lopped off early in the Second World War to melt down for armaments.

In 1879 the prince's stand burnt down, and was replaced on a larger scale, with a tower at the rear.

The pretty village of Thorp Arch with its green, Manor House and old mill leads down to the banks of the Wharfe, with the bridge (1772) carrying the road to Boston Spa.

Behind the disused mill was the Wharfedale Brewery, which supplied many of the town's fifteen taverns. The brewery closed during the First World War, and was then used as billets for troops.

This building was pulled down in the early 1920s.

This 1903 view looking south down the High Street is full of detail. It seems to have been taken one warm morning - note the open windows, and the summery dresses of the girls on the right.

The clean forceful lines of the neo- classical new town hall were in marked contrast to its rather sedate and friendly looking predecessor, built by the Luton architects John Williams & Sons

The cattle auction mart further down Gisburn Road closed in 1990.

Down the street, the Assembly Rooms (centre) can be seen protruding from behind Middle Row. Holiday- related businesses include a Post Card Depot and a photographer's Kodak sign.

The Shoulder of Mutton next door became a butcher's, and was later knocked down to give access to a new development.

Stretching down from the north side of town towards the coble landing, Filey is still a mixture of a fishing village and a Victorian resort.

The last serious religious troubles in Stafford were the Sectarian Riots of 1715, when a mob of 'lewd fellows of the baser sort' attacked the Presbyterian Chapel with the intention of burning it down

The Downs, like Horton and the common, were now part of London's Green Belt, and no further development would take place on them.

The famous street Steep Hill, the most aptly named street in England, is down to the right.

The depot of H & G Symonds Ltd (further down the road) was the former North Wilts Brewery.