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The town of Oban is only a little more than 200 years old.

The Beach House Temperance Hotel (to the right in photograph No 44204) is apparent on the left in this view of the broad Esplanade, looking towards the centre of the town.

Looking at this view, it is hard to believe that many of the towns and villages of East Cleveland were industrially based, but indeed they were largely dependant on ironstone mining for almost a century

Along with the substantial numbers of parked cars along the verges, a laden lorry and a coach are advancing down the High Street, representative of the immense numbers of similar heavy vehicles which

Heading back north, we cross the River Yeo and reach Somerton, another medieval market town, this time on a ridge in the Polden Hills and on the south bank of the River Cary, which weaves through the

In later years the premises became Beatties toyshop, and it is now a bar/restaurant, the Bedroom.

It is also the point where the town looks across to Portpatrick; the two islands are not 22 miles apart, and a long history of travel between the two was unavoidable .

This was the parish church in the Earl’s Half; with a floor area of 24,000 sq ft, St Michael’s was one of the most impressive and possibly the largest parish church in England.

Exmouth is reputed to be the oldest seaside town in Devon.

Opposite the Post Office a precipitous flight of 111 stone steps scales the hill from the town's square to Vernon Place.

This church, dedicated to St Martin of Tours, is the oldest of the town's three medieval churches and was built in the 12th century settlement of Castleton.

West Street includes various almshouses and picturesque stone cottages.

The name of the town was first recorded in AD 955 as Andeferas.

After the 1850s the new railway from Churston meant that Brixham fish could be sent swiftly to towns and cities throughout Britain.

Linking the east and west sides of the town over the River Esk, the bridge is now crammed with tourists in the summer months.

The New Pier (it dated from 1891) runs along the skyline of this view of the seafront, with its former Boundary Archway (separating Burton's town from Hastings) on the right.

Looking south along London Road, we see several of the desirable bungalows and villas built by Messrs Bosworth & Wakeford, many of which are still owned by them.

Situated east of the town, the total area of the park covers 17 acres.

Ilchester's triangular 'village green' is faced by Georgian houses and the Town Hall.

Few resorts have as many green spaces as Bournemouth; these are the remnants of the original great chine and wild heathland around which the town was built.

Prosperity came to Warrington along with industry in the 1800s, and this is reflected in the quality of all the town's commercial buildings.

The White Hart is over 400 years old, and spent the first 200 years of its life as one of the town's many woollen mills.

The gabled Renaissance-style Town Hall, built on the corner of Pinstone Street and Surrey Street, was designed by E W Mountford and completed in 1896; its official opening by Queen Victoria took place

Although Brighton and Hove have now been amalgamated into a city, in the past Hove was a much quieter and more conservative town than its neighbour.