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The Crescent Cinema, far right, overlooks the now frenetic Town End roundabout.

Shoebury, a garrison town to the east of Southend-on-Sea, attracted many holidaymakers who enjoyed camping.

The name of this small settlement on the slopes of Wansfell Pike between Windermere and the Kirkstone Pass means exactly what it says - 'the trout stream' - and it stands above a stream of the same name

Looking north past Bridge End Cottage, we see the old chapel of 1879 and Town End Farm.

The splendour of the Conservative Club building dominates the 'town' end of Castle Street, although the narrowness of the roadway belies its importance as the main road leading to London.

The name of this small settlement on the slopes of Wansfell Pike between Windermere and the Kirkstone Pass means exactly what it says - 'the trout stream' - and it stands above a stream with the same name

The name of this small settlement on the slopes of Wansfell Pike between Windermere and the Kirkstone Pass means exactly what it says - 'the trout stream' - and it stands above a stream with the same name

The High Street turns north, and it and the town end abruptly at the River Great Ouse, which flows through meadows liable to flooding.

This red brick building is dated 1868 on the gable end. The 18th-century white plastered house is the former Town Hall, reminding us of the town's former borough status.

At the south end of the High Street the road widens to a pleasant green, formerly a market place.

The ancient town of Christchurch stands on the two rivers Stour and Avon, getting its old name Twyneham from the Anglo-Saxon, meaning 'the town between two rivers'.

At the south end of the High Street the road widens to a pleasant green, formerly a market place.

Once a thriving, populous town dependent on its coal and steel industries, the town was deeply affected by the problems faced by the British Steel Corporation in the 1970s.

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, in Hertfordshire, is probably best known as a New Town, being built after the Second World War, but this overlooks its long and historic past.

Towards the end of the 20th century, the population of Droitwich increased when the town took some of the overspill from Birmingham.

Towcester is a small old town on the Tove, with a number of Georgian houses and a pleasant market place.

The Gothic-style monument at the end of the road is still in place; it is a drinking fountain presented to the town by the Hon Mark Rolle in 1870. The building on the left is the town hall.

The clock on the top of the Town Hall is visible, peeping above the rooftops in the town's Market Place.

It is still to some extent separate from Hastings, and certainly still that town's genteel 'west end', although the modern town has engulfed Burton's original development.

Like Winchelsea on the other side of the River Brede valley, Rye is a hill town at the end of a ridge between the Tillingham and Rother rivers.

The town of Romsey is known for its associations with two distinguished Englishmen.

St Margaret's Church occupies a commanding position, which gives some panoramic views over farmland and around the town.

The Stow was to be the New Town's first major shopping centre. The design is Z-shaped, running from north to south to catch as much sunlight as possible, with a square at each end.

Here we see more late Victorian and Edwardian terraces and villas, mostly built of brick or roughcast. The road curves towards the town centre, passing the end of De Vere Road.