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The St Mary's we see here was only a few years old, and is possibly the sixth church on the site.

KIDDERMINSTER has been fortunate in that it has always been a relatively compact town, despite its expansion during the 18th and 19th centuries.

In this town we will find a fascinating mixture of alleyways, courtyards and shambles.

The old town is in fact one mile inland from the sea, where in 1119, Walter de Grant founded an Augustinian priory.

This illustrious and sublime town is on the east bank of the River Ouse, two miles from the Wash.

Newark enjoyed great prosperity in the 18th century through industrial growth and through its status as a coaching town on the Great North Road.

A view of one of the three main streets in the little town, the others being English Street and Scottish Street.

There is no such thing as an ordinary street in this town.

A double-decker bus brings trade to the town's main shopping street.

Elland is a small town built around the industries of woollen mills, textiles, and quarries for coal, stone and clay.

Wales's oldest university is located here; it was established in 1822, and has brought a cosmopolitan complexion to this ancient and most distant of towns.

This view shows the shipping staithes at Bridgwater, this time downstream from the Town Bridge.

Many of Slough's town centre buildings are relatively new, dating from the post- and pre- war periods.

South Road became so dominant that it altered the character and subsequent development of other areas within the town such as Commercial Square, Boltro Road, and the Broadway.

Here we have a busy and bustling view of Northgate.

Blackburn Road is at the very heart of the town.

At the close of the 19th century, Alton bore the stamp of an old country market town, with its bustling streets and striking shop fronts.

Saffron Walden is named after the plant, saffron, which was used for dyeing woollen cloth here in the Middle Ages, when the town was prosperous and important in the wool trade.

Its construction marked the town's commitment to its role as a resort.

At the turn of the century Wetherby was described in some tourist guides as 'a town of no interest'.

The Queen's Head c1955 In the early 19th century the Border town of Rothbury enjoyed a reputation as a health resort, where during the summer season visitors could 'drink goat's whey and enjoy

Ashburton lies on the River Ashburn, and was declared a Stannary Town in 1285 by Edward I.

Tenby is probably the most recognisable seaside town in Wales.

Here we see the obelisk and twin colonnades of the town's war memorial in the year it was consecrated.