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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.

Taunton is a town surrounded by water, with the Tone passing through its heart and the marshes not far away.

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.

Banbury once boasted a castle which enabled the town to grow in the shadow of its protective walls.

During the reign of William the Conqueror, Selsey was a larger town than today, with many important buildings and a cathedral. However, much of it has been engulfed by the sea over the years.

Perhaps Richmond's most handsome and unchanged cobbled street, Newbiggin means 'new settlement'; its level width suggests that it was planned as the town's original market place.

Given its proximity to the seaside towns of Lymington and Christchurch, Sway became a popular place to live during the 20th century.

To the left of the Town Hall is the local branch of the National Provincial Bank, while to the right The Central Pharmacy is still a chemists, but under the name of Cherrington.

The original Charter for this busy market was given around 1250 at the time the town became a borough.

Now demolished, this building had variously been Town Hall, factory, jail, and post office. In its place there is just grass.

Dorchester, as the name suggests, was an important settlement during the heyday of the Roman Empire, and the surrounding countryside is rich in Roman remains.

Facing the sea and with a large garden and tennis court, this private hotel promoted itself as being central for the Staghound, Foxhound and Harrier Meets, popular sports for the gentry

This looks eastwards up West Street, with hand-carts and horse-carts, and plenty of activity in the Market Place, beside the Town Hall (right).

When Leeds town hall was opened by Queen Victoria, the streets were lined with palm trees and triumphal arches.