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Before James Brindley's arrival much of the site of modern Stourport was just sandy common land, with a solitary inn and a ferry crossing point.

This view of the Crown & Anchor shows Dartford's narrow streets. The Crown is paying homage to the town's celebrated rebel, Wat Tyler, who was born here in the 14th century.

The Town Hall was given to Burton by Michael Bass, who also financed the building of St Paul's and St Margaret's churches.

The Town Hall was given to Burton by Michael Bass, who also financed the building of St Paul's and St Margaret's churches.

The Town Hall was given to Burton by Michael Bass, who also financed the building of St Paul's and St Margaret's churches.

The heart of the present- day city of Chester sits right on top of the old Roman town of Deva.

To the left, overlooking the beach, stands the lifeboat station and, on the right, one of the town's two lighthouses.

Ivybridge was a modest town when this view was taken. Now it is a dormitory for Plymouth, and has grown dramatically in recent years.

George Smith's Town Hall of 1830, which with its Ionic columns and Tuscan pillars bears a remarkable resemblance to the Corn Exchange at Bishop's Stortford and dominates St Peter's Street and its avenue

As the highest town in Oxfordshire, Chipping Norton must have been reached only after a struggle in the days of horse-drawn travel.

Water and water power have had a strong influence on the development of the town, which is hardly surprising, as it stands at the confluence of three rivers, the Thames, the Coln and the Leach.

Bournemouth's Square stands at the very heart of the town astride the River Bourne.

Extensive stretches of the old medieval town walls survive today, and many of the towers and gates are still standing.

During the first two decades of the 19th century, the more affluent of Worthing's Georgian visitors often took over entire houses on a long lease, so that they could cater for themselves and also entertain

The town's busy shopping street brims with traditional small shops with multi-paned frontages and painted signboards.

And the architecture? It is very varied.

The town is now greatly expanded inland, but the core of this ancient port is still recognisable around the two piers and the Georgian parish church.

The railway cuts a swathe through Halifax, yet given the town's importance, there was a sense of outrage when the Manchester & Leeds Railway bypassed the town with no connecting branch line built.

Once an important coaching town on the Great North Road, Wetherby went into decline for a number of years as long-distance stagecoach travel lost out to the railways.

On the right is the United Free Methodist Church, which opened in 1869, and facing it on the left is Burnley Town Hall.

The railway cuts a swathe through Halifax, yet given the town's importance, there was a sense of outrage when the Manchester & Leeds Railway bypassed the town with no connecting branch line built.

It has always been at the centre of town life, hosting hunt balls and providing accommodation for the Sheriff and his men when the Assizes were in session.

This photograph reflects the prosperity and commerce which the Great Western Railway yards brought to the town.

Laid out as an extravagant boulevard in the 1820s, Lord Street's many elegant buildings reflect the town's ambitions as a high-class residence and resort.