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But in 1606 a chalybeate spring was discovered, and Tunbridge Wells grew into a handsome spa town.

A large number of bombs had been dropped on and around the town, with over a hundred civilians and many more service personnel killed in the raids.

In the 16th century John Leland described King's Norton as 'a pretty uplandish town in Worcs ... good plenty of wood and pasture ...' The woods and pasture have gone, but some greenery remains.

The parish church of St John the Baptist overlooks the town. This magnificent building dates from the 12th century, and the splendid tower was built in the early 15th century.

Kendal Castle was built by the Normans to the east of the town, probably by Ivo de Tailbois, the first Lord of Kendal in the late 12th century, and it still commands good views to the north and

We are looking up Lion Street towards St Mary's church, the Town Hall and Fletcher's House in summer sunlight nearly a century ago.

Granted a charter in 1286, Ormskirk was an important market and industrial centre.

A longish walk east along King's Road leads to its junction with London Road and Wokingham Road.

The family still live and trade in the town. Billy Hole's son Alan now owns a chain of five Good News stores in South Wales run by his sons.

The bridge is the Thetford Town Bridge, a cast-iron structure that dates from 1829.

In May 1928, this vessel started service in Bridlington, and except for the war years she spent every summer at the town. She could carry up to 400 passengers on her sea excursions.

In the centre of the picture is the Prince of Wales Theatre, one of three in the town. One of the earliest was the Borough Theatre and Concert Hall, which later became Bannisters Arcade.

In the foreground is Bowbridge, the southern suburb of Stroud, with the chimneys of several small textile mills clearly visible; the main town is prominent on the hillside beyond.

This scene was captured looking northwards to the Town Hall from the pavement beside Bridport and District Co-operative Society.

When the inn was built in the 14th cen- tury Newark was one of the most impor- tant market towns in the East Midlands, and about the same size as Nottingham.

Wroxeter, known in Roman times as Viroconium Cornovior, became a tribal capital and the fourth largest Roman town in Britain.

In 1839 Christ Church was opened to cater for the spiritual needs of the expanding suburb of shoe workers to the north of the town.

The town centre is in the distance; there are some Edwardian and many modern buildings here.To the north is a pond, and south of the railway line is a water tower resembling a castle.

The Edwardian pub retains many original features, including stained and lettered glass windows.

Sherborne is a charming town of book and antique shops, an essential stop in any exploration of Dorset.

In May 1822, a spring was discovered about one mile to the south west, and Guisborough climbed aboard the spa town bandwagon.

Hunstanton's lighthouse was built in 1830, and crowns the chalk clifftop close by the ruins of St Edmund's chapel, where pilgrims offered their prayers and sought the healing powers of the town's efficacious

A child gazes wistfully into the tranquil waters of the River Anton, a tributary of the Test, which rises to the north of Andover and runs through the heart of the town.

Tynevale House was built in 1754, Town Head in 1796, and the Miners Arms in 1750.