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Billy Butlin bought the land here and opened one of his holiday camps in 1945. In 1995, just beside the old Butlin camp, the modern chalets of Primrose Valley Holiday Camp were built.

That room was the mayor's personal receiving room, and the windows meant that a watch could be kept for anyone important approaching the Town Hall.

here were many public houses and inns in the town.

P G Wodehouse lived in Emsworth between 1904 and 1913, and based many of his locations and characters on local places and people.

The unique, richly-carved granite exterior of St Mary's is one of the glories of the town.

The unique, richly-carved granite exterior of St Mary's is one of the glories of the town.

Winchcombe lies on the high ground to the north-east of Cheltenham; its street pattern suggests its origins as an important Saxon town, once the capital of the kingdom of Mercia.

The site on which the building stands was originally a small inn on the Clifton estate, but as the town grew in stature and importance, the necessity for a prestigious establishment led to the present

Further north-west the photographer looks back towards the town centre past the Moat Road junction to Moat Church, the Congregational Church opened in 1870, now the United Reformed Church and its unusual

Many towns had open-air pools, though few now survive. They went out of fashion; many were closed on health and safety grounds.

The railway wrought considerable change when it arrived in the town in 1893 and holidaymakers discovered its attractions.

Here, in Walton High Street, only the occasional pony and trap disturbs the peace, although neighbouring Felixstowe was enjoying popularity as a seaside resort.

In this view St Mary's is situated above a quiet lane in the old town.

The High Street is unusually wide for a Surrey village, with the Town Hall of 1814 in the centre. There is remarkably little traffic in the picture.

Families would often hire deckchairs to sit and picnic beside the pool. Many of the well-known shops of the area face the sea.

Horses are very prominent in our photograph: one brave horse cab is going through the waves, and horses from the 'vans' (bathing machines) are coming ashore.

Ongar was an important staging-post for carriers, passenger-coaches and wagons. In 1717, the town's first postmaster was earning a yearly salary of £25.

This traffic-free view towards town is now a very busy road. The 19th century houses are generally rendered.

Often described as the gateway to the Cotswolds, the picturesque town of Burford has changed little over the years.

The only real change to this scene is that now there are no cars - the whole of Bridge Street up to Cathedral Square has been closed to traffic and paved over.

For such an old town, the church of St Michael and All Angels is modern, being built as recently as 1860 over the site of an older church and a 13th-century chapel.

Cheltenham today has a thriving musical and literary festival, and many other connections with the arts.

The hillside town of Ruthin retains its medieval origins, although the aggressively black and white mock-Tudor half-timbering of the bank and outfitters' buildings on the left is perhaps a little over

A fishing settlement existed here from early times, the town being burnt by French raiders during the reign of Richard II.