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The Town Hall, standing in the middle of the High Street, was given by Lawrence Hyde, first Earl of Rochester, in 1700. Restored in 1889, it was presented to the town by Lady Meux in 1906.

The Town Hall was designed by Andrews Jelfe, a London master mason in 1743. On Mayoring Day the council members and guests, somewhat unkindly, throw heated pennies to the crowd from the upper windows.

The road from London leads naturally into Cheltenham's High Street, which is one of the original thoroughfares of the town.

It is said that from time immemorial Love Lane was the place where ladies of questionable virtue would be found, and this is how it appeared a hundred years ago, just out of town.

This was presented to the town in 1888 by the sculptor Lord Ronald Gower. Around the base are characters from various plays.

It was close by that the Roman invaders landed, founding a town close to the mouths of the Stour and the Avon.

The ornate bandstand and café in Hall Leys Pleasure Gardens were erected by the town council in 1914.

This attractive town of grey slate houses sits at the edge of Bodmin Moor on the banks of the Camel. A camel weathercock wittily crowns the fine Town Hall, built in 1806.

This aerial view of the South Yorkshire town of Barnsley centres on the imposing white stone Town Hall with its monolithic central clock tower.

It was May 1998, and the town was experiencing its first road protest - a bit of a learning experience for all concerned.

This photograph captures the very essence of Ilkley - the moors, the town nestling in the valley and the gentle slopes of Middleton in the distance.

This picture looking across the river into the town shows the Salutation Hotel in the centre and the castle dominating the horizon to the right.

Robert Louis Stevenson was a frequent visitor to Bridge of Allan when the town was a popular Victorian spa complete with pump room and baths.

A sheltered location and mild climate have brought generations of holidaymakers to Ventnor. The town lies at the foot of an eight hundred feet hill with gradients in some streets of 1 in 4.

Exploring the dramatic coastline, pastoral countryside and delightful towns and villages never fails to make for a memorable holiday.

The original town was built around a six acre lake called the Mere, its southern edge bordered by a large village green.

This was in the days when supermarkets complemented high street shopping, and there was still room for the smaller, independent retailer.

The blue and red brick buildings on the extreme right of the photograph serve as perfect examples of the regional building style of the 18th century.

Westborough is one of the main thoroughfares linking the North Eastern Railway station and the town.

Westborough is one of the main thoroughfares linking the North Eastern Railway station and the town.

Paignton's beaches and coves give a combined sea-frontage of over two miles; this led to the growth of the town's satellite villages of Preston and Goodrington.

By now the motorcar and charabanc had put Skipton firmly on the map as the principal southern gateway to the Dales.

Shepshed used to be heavily involved in hosiery and knitwear, and the town still has links with its original industries.

The town is changing, and Barclays Bank has replaced the London and Provincial, while Smiths Garage provides petrol from a pump.