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A No 82 bus stands outside the Victorian red brick Town Hall. Thame became a market town during the 13th century, and its importance as a commercial centre is still evident today.

Luton's dependence on a good supply of fully trained technicians and tradesmen meant that the old Technical School was transferred from Park Square (now the site of Luton University) to this site on the

The Hall dates back to 1678, and was the first public building to be constructed after the fire of 1675. The County Hall was designed by Sir Roger Norwich, who was MP for the town.

This view, from just beside the Town Hall, overlooks what is officially called Victoria Square.

Hunstanton is unique for north Norfolk resort towns in that it looks west across the sea and not east.

This fine gabled building with huge chimneys is situated on the edge of the town, set in typical English parkland with lakes and rare trees.

The highest town in Oxfordshire boasts a striking High Street; St Mary's Church and many of the town's handsome buildings were built by prosperous wool merchants.

Less than a century after its foundation, the town was already dominating the skyline and its beaches were among the most crowded on the south coast.

The Guildhall (left) with its tower was built in 1881, and the Town Hall (right) was added in 1887 in commemoration of Queen Victoria's golden jubilee.

The High Street runs along the mile long Roman road within the small market town of Cowbridge.

The grand scale and decorated gables of the Institute are a visible reminder of a wealthier town; here the iron-works acted as a magnet which drew workers in high numbers.

East of the town, on the Louth Road, is Lincolnshire's only racecourse, since Lincoln's closed some years ago.

This gently curving street is to the east of the town. This view, looking back towards the town centre, shows both the Congregational and parish churches.

Eckington is another north-east Derbyshire town which formerly depended on the collieries which surrounded it, but which now is finding a new focus as a commuter town for Chesterfield and Sheffield.

St Austell has been branded 'an old-fashioned and somewhat gloomy town' by a Victorian guidebook. Its prosperity derives almost entirely from the china clay.

The Saracens Head Hotel has gone the way of many smaller town centre hotels; it is now converted to shops and offices, including the bookshop Ottakar's.

The Market House (or Town Hall) with its clock and bell turret was built in the 18th century by extended and largely reconstructed by Lord Chesham in 1856.

This town was almost completely formed and defined by the production of coal.

Described as a cross between a Renaissance palace and a medieval cathedral, the Town Hall opened at the head of Princess Street in 1863.

It is difficult to connect the town of Cranleigh with its name, which means 'clearing of the herons, or cranes'.

The billboard on the right of the Town Hall advertises 'The Wicked Lady' starring Margaret Lockwood and James Mason, showing at the Alexander Picture Theatre (in St Margaret's Hall).

Like other wool towns in the Cotswolds, such as Stroud, Painswick and Woodchester, Fairford has a 'Rack Hill'.

Boston's Tudor decline was steep: the wool trade upon which the town had waxed fat faded away, and the river silted up.

This pleasant market town sits on the road from Thetford to Norwich, and was once a resting place for pilgrims - it still has a Guild Chapel dedicated to St Thomas a Becket.