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In the foreground there appears to be an event at the YMCA, and the general view over the municipal park shows another gathering in the gardens, perhaps related to the same event.

It was bought in 1879 by William Rock, a son of the town who had made his fortune in London before returning home. He gave the site to the town, and the park was named after him.

The waters of Stock Ghyll rise just below the summit of the Kirkstone Pass, north of the town, and plunge through this wooded gorge before joining the River Rothay and eventually entering

Jane Austen visited the town and adored the setting, capturing her enthusiasm in her novel. 'The young people were all wild to see Lyme', she wrote as her characters approached the town.

A motte and bailey castle, one of the earliest in England, was erected here soon after the Norman Conquest, for at that time Norwich was an important town and a major port.

St Wilfrid's Church dates back to 1865, and contains a stained glass window dedicated to two brothers. Two other brothers who died within two months of one another are also commemorated.

The Cross is the name given to this road junction in the centre of the town, and does not refer to the drinking fountain pictured here.

On Saturday 30 November 1745 a small advance party belonging to Prince Charles Edward Stuart's army entered the town and set up shop at the cross in the Market Place.

Sharing its name with the river in whose valley it lies, Darwen grew rapidly as a result of industrialisation in the early 19th century, and many of the buildings along Market Street were

The Britannia ale house, which stood on the corner of the High Street and North Street, was believed to be one of the earliest houses in the town and had monastic connections.

Once just a hamlet of fishermen's cottages, Budleigh grew as a town and watering place in the first half of the 19th century, when a number of well-heeled society figures took up residence.

The main Huddersfield to Manchester railway makes its way along the steep side of the valley, and it has to cross many side valleys.

Another view of the High Street at a less congested point and on a very hot and sunny summer's day: the shopkeepers have lowered their sun-blinds to protect their wares, and the lady on the left has

The town centre is dominated by its very large triangular market place, which in its turn is visually overwhelmed by the mighty church steeple, completed in 1460 and universally known as the Boston Stump

Sandy was originally a modest Roman settlement on the Roman road between St Albans and Godmanchester; in the 18th century the town became important for its coaching inns servicing the Great North Road.

Birkenhead is a surprisingly large and sprawling town, and has taken in its outlying villages to become suburbs.

In the distance the modern cooling towers of Ferrybridge Power Station and in the middle distance the Aire and Calder Navigation parallel with the River Aire.

At the turn of the century Wetherby was described in some tourist guides as 'a town of no interest'.

Sudbury, on the River Stour, was once an important cloth town, and has always had a popular market. Market Hill is lined with elegant Georgian buildings, with St Peter's Church at the top.

The West Lodge and Gates are at the head of De Parys Avenue.

The town, built in oolitic limestone, is a most attractive one: its streets curve up and down hill picturesquely.

In fact, Feckenham was virtually a town when Redditch was barely even a village.

The buildings of the new town of Fleetwood were built from 1836 onwards.

The well-laid-out Hamilton Square in the centre of Birkenhead is named after the town's founder, John Laird, in honour of his Scottish mother.