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The Town Hall, built in 1766 by William Chambers and paid for by the Duke of Marlborough, has a prominent site overlooking the Market Place.

Taken over by the Navy in the Second World War, it was Eisenhower's headquarters in 1944, when he was Supreme Allied Commander.

In the foreground lies Wimberley Mill, run in 1900 by the Critchley family as a pin factory. Hidden beyond it is the Thames and Severn Canal, and then the railway.

The church also contains mural paintings completed in 1845 by the Penrith-born artist Jacob Thompson. The pews were installed in 1887.

An appeal for funds was launched, and by the middle of November £40,000 had been raised. 1,700 acres were purchased by the Trust, and in the following year a further 165 acres.

This popular public house in Goring Street was formerly known as The Bull's Head; the old sign, which hung over the door for years, was removed by the brewery and transferred to a public house in East

By 1626 it had been acquired by the Fox family, and was known as Foxholleys. It subsequently belonged to Zaccheus Walker, who rebuilt the house in grand style, calling it The Hollies.

The Civic Hall was opened by the Queen in 1962 and served as a venue for social gatherings, meetings, exhibitions and amateur theatricals.

At the same time Blackpool and Lytham were linked by the coast railway. The Baths and Assembly Rooms offered public swimming baths, newspaper and reading rooms and a concert hall.

Over on the right is an onion and dragon lamp standard designed by the borough engineer Joseph Hall, who was also responsible for Neptune's fountain in the Prom. These street lamps appeared in 1897.

Its caves have revealed objects from the late Stone Age to the Roman period and on its summit is a fort built by the Brigantes.

The first Knott End ferry began as a family business shortly after work on Fleetwood started, but in 1894, was taken over by the municipal council.

Street, with its branch of the National Provincial Bank (later to become the National Westminster Bank) on the right, and the local Post Office, shoe-shop, and newsagents on the left, was bedevilled by the

When not being used by the ferry, the chain is at the bottom of the river. This is the southern bank of the river Yare, which is in open country.

The end of the street opens out into the village square, complete with pump and clock, and overlooked (though not in this picture) by the church.

Its bell turret was replaced in 1974 by the South Holland Centre, an extremely busy building architecturally but quite enjoyable.

Kendal appears to have become derelict by the beginning of the 17th century.

founded in this pretty, cobble-streeted West Yorkshire town after the famous literary family made the Parsonage their home in 1820, was already well under way, if this 1950s photograph is anything to go by. The

The street is dominated by the Italianate clock tower, paid for by Joseph Pease; along with the Town Hall and covered market, it was designed by Alfred Waterhouse and built in 1864.

The curious broach spire - one of three in North Devon - was added in 1389, paid for by the corporation. S.

By the mid-1950s, Leek had become a major centre for the knitwear industry: three-quarters of all the scarves worn in the UK were said to have been manufactured in the town.

Hartfield is at the heart of 'Winnie the Pooh' country - conceived by the author A A Milne. 'Pooh Corner' is in the High Street and all the 'Enchanted Places' are in the parish.

The bridge was built by the Bishop of Salisbury around 1240 to facilitate trade between the new city and the south: the Cathedral spire can be seen in the background.

It is separated from the sea by the great Loe Bar, which blocked the Cober estuary to shipping in historic times.