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The County Hotel is one of the main hotels in the centre of Kendal; it dominates this part of the old town, whose wealth was founded on the woollen and textile industries.

This photograph looks back at the same houses as those shown in 41386 and 41387.The well-laid out public gardens give a tropical air to the scene.The Lees Hotel was one of the many hotels to be found

The overhanging storeys were a feature of town architecture, which came into use some time in the late 13th or early 14th centuries.

Horse-drawn conveyances were mostly replaced by electric trams, which covered the major routes in and out of town; there was even a tram that regularly undertook the steep climb up towards

The view from the typically landscaped municipal park is enlivened by the attractive Central Library building of 1903, with its Baroque facade and conical roof crowned by a timber belt turret.

All Saints Church, seen in the background, grew in tandem with the town's increasing prosperity, and justifies a close inspection.

Close to the quays at Poole is the 18th-century harbour office, once the Old Town House, a club for ships' captains.

One of Southsea's most famous landmarks is South Parade Pier, opened in 1879 and rebuilt in 1908 following a fire.

A little along from the Town Hall we see the prestigious Cromwell Hotel, embellished with an airy cast iron balcony.

Now a National Trust property and open as a museum, this stone, brick and timber building is said to be the smallest town hall in Britain.

We are looking down on the Pot Market, where pots and pans were once bought and sold, and along Queen Street, the main shopping street of this small town on the White Peak plateau.

Middleham, a medieval township at the mouth of Wensleydale, is famous for breeding and training racehorses and for its historic castle, once the home of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, and later of King

The original plan for building the town included a harbour, which provided a large and safe place for coastal vessels and fishing boats.

The buildings on the right, formerly the Town School, were known as Maryport Chambers; they comprised the Ministry of Food and Labour, Devizes County Court Office and the Women's Voluntary Service.

A veritable oasis of calm after the hustle and bustle of Haverfordwest town centre.

LEADING up from the pier to the town itself a new ramp was cut in the cliff face and called Pier Gap. In 1887 shops were erected on both sides (see 64239, pages 24-25).

Warrington owes its regional and national importance to its role as a crossing point over the River Mersey.

Though a good picture of a much-missed local landmark, this photograph also gives us a hint of Burnley as an industrial town.

This is another exceptional little town, set in its own south-facing timbered valley just east of the escarpment between Stroud and Gloucester. It is a place that makes grey look very good.

Cranbrook's High Street, entering the town from Hawkhurst, and Stone Street, leading on towards Tenterden and Maidstone, form a L-shape with the tile-hung fascia of the 15th-century George Hotel at

This is another exceptional little town, set in its own south-facing timbered valley just east of the escarpment between Stroud and Gloucester. It is a place that makes grey look very good.

The town is already heading down market and away from James Atherton's ideals.

The town's third dock, it extended from the corner of St Nicholas Churchyard to Moor Street; the land was provided by the Corporation.

FEW PEOPLE would be shocked by the idea of a national poll, conducted by Idler magazine, discovering that Luton was Britain's 'crappiest town'.