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The town was part of a regular route from Liverpool, with steamers taking on passengers at Llandudno and Beaumaris.

This view shows how Jumbo the water tower dominates views in the town.

This view shows how the Cathedral also played the role of a parish church; it was surrounded with the burial stones of the town's faithful.

Some historians have suggested that the town is Roman in origin, given its straight streets and regular layout.

This sturdy gritstone bridge has spanned the mighty River Derwent in the centre of Derbyshire's county town for five centuries, although it has been widened and strengthened to take modern traffic.

The town was granted its right to hold a market during the 14th century, and bull-baiting was carried out in the Market Square until 1840.

Lymington serves as an important access port, offering one of the shortest passages across the Solent to Yarmouth and the Isle of Wight.

Looking across the town into Haverfordwest, the tower of the Church of St Thomas à Becket can be clearly seen on the skyline towards the centre of the picture, and the main body of the Castle with its

Some historians have suggested that the town is Roman in origin, given its straight streets and regular layout.

Because of the town's pervading odour of fish it was known familiarly as 'Fishygissey'.

These whale bones were brought to the town by a local trader, a reminder of Teignmouth's importance as a port.

Though the Gardens were opened in 1836, within four years of this picture being taken the Gardens' operating company was in financial trouble.The Town Trustees agreed to buy the Gardens for £5,445

This view shows how the Cathedral also played the role of a parish church; it was surrounded with the burial stones of the town's faithful.

This view shows how the Cathedral also played the role of a parish church; it was surrounded with the burial stones of the town's faithful.

It was regularly used, and featured particularly in the town's Millenary celebrations in 1930. In the early 1960s it was deemed unsafe and demolished.

The long, narrow High Street, with the Rose & Crown Inn on the right, is at the foot of a steep hill overlooking the sea.

On the top of the low cliffs are (from the right) the Marchesi Brothers' restaurant, the Albion Hotel, the Victoria Restaurant, and Blades guest house.

The provision of the public gardens of the Promenade at Bowness also followed the coming of the railway in 1847, and the increased popularity of the Lake District as a health-giving holiday resort

The modern Alexandra Hospital is some distance from the town centre, but the building visible through the trees on Church Green in this view is Smallwood Hospital, paid for by the needle

The modern Alexandra Hospital is some distance from the town centre, but the building visible through the trees on Church Green in this view is Smallwood Hospital, paid for by the needle makers Edwin and

Victoriana and mock-Tudor set the scene around the unmade road of the Crescent. The large shop in the foreground specialises as a clothing and outfitting emporium.

The Falcon was once an important coaching inn linking the town with Hereford, Leominster and Worcester.

The square is overlooked by the church of St Peter and St Paul, which commands views of the town on one side and rolling countryside on the other. The post office completes the scene.

The town of Farnborough has grown enormously over the years, mainly because of its close proximity to Aldershot.