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Although technically part of West Yorkshire, the market town of Ilkley, standing at the entrance to Wharfedale, is best-known as the gateway to the Dales.

The town was once known for the manufacture of knitted woollen stockings and gloves, and it is said that George III wore stockings knitted here; much of the knitting was done in the open air.

Originally a tree lined thoroughfare, Marlowes when it was developed in the early 1950s became the main shopping centre for the new town.

Mitcham is a town with two greens. This view is of Lower Green, and on the right, out of view, is Cricket Green.

Looking northwards we see hostelries, public houses and stores straddle the streets, highlighting Penrith's importance as a thoroughfare on the London to Carlisle and North East to North

Designed by Charles Barry, the Birmingham and Midland Institute opened in 1856, the foundation stone having been laid by Prince Albert in November 1855.

When this picture was taken, the town hall, with its 225 ft tower and spectacular frontage of giant columns and pilasters, was in desperate need of a good clean to rid it of decades of soot and grime.

Corn Market 1951 This classic market town is famous for its broad streets and many inns - The Black Horse can be seen on the left in the picture.

East of Lincoln, Wragby is a market town on the Horncastle and Skegness road which is very busy at weekends and in summer.

What the Army did for Aldershot, the London and South Western Railway Company did for Eastleigh, helping to transform a forgotten rural backwater into a bustling and thriving town.The image of the

The Town Hall, or the Market House as it was formerly known, is first recorded in 1594.

The upper front storey of the Corn Exchange houses the Town Council's chamber and offices.

Once a fishing village, Brighton was rescued by the late 18th-century fashion for sea air and sea bathing.

There is a splendid proportion of medieval and Tudor timber-framed houses; it is even more astonishing that the market infill between Middle Row and the High Street survived traffic imperatives.This view

Middleham was once a major market town, but it is famous for two things: the training of racehorses, and its castle, home to Richard III.

When this picture was taken, the town hall, with its 225ft tower and spectacular frontage of giant columns and pilasters, was in desperate need of a good clean to rid it of decades of soot and grime

A glorious array of colour greeted visitors to this part of the town, which had something for everyone.

A bus to Pedders Lane and Ashton-on-Ribble plies down Fishergate, but so busy has Preston become, that drastic alterations in regulating traffic have had to be made.

This clock tower was erected in 1872, and dominates this small junction in the town.

This large and imposing building complete with clock tower, built in something of a Victorian neo-Gothic style, was home to the Town Council and associated bodies.

Beyond is the late 15th-century church of St Mary; its superb west tower owes its scale and magnificence to the town's medieval wool prosperity, and is something of a copy of Wells Cathedral's sublime

The town, now more peaceful since the A303 bypass was completed, is mostly built in the warm golden Ham stone with Georgian and 19th-century frontages.

It was purchased by the town from the manor of Shirley in 1228 for ten silver marks—quite a bargain!

The Saracen's Head—on the right of this picture—was a famous coaching inn at Great Dunmow, a town associated since 1949 with the Dunmow Flitch ceremony.This had originated at Little Dunmow in 1140