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This view is little changed today, though cars now seem to lack the old scarcity value and style that we see here.

This photograph shows the Bath Arms Hotel, the old Literary and Scientific Institute, and the ever-increasing traffic.

In AD1001, Viking raiders under the command of King Sweyn landed in the Exe estuary, raiding and burning the town of Exanmutha before marching on to Exeter.

This view shows Bridge Street on the north bank of the Kennet and Avon canal.

Land allocated for woodland, open space, golf courses and sports facilities accounts for nearly a quarter of the New Town area.

The gardens are laid out on a site that slopes gently down towards Rope Walk and The Brook, offering a pleasant place in the centre of town in which to stroll or sit, and perhaps recover

Lymington is surrounded by pleasant countryside, and the town makes an excellent base for exploring the New Forest.

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

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.

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

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

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

Queen Victoria much admired the town of Dartmouth and its beautiful estuary, recording in her journal that '...the place is lovely, with its wooded rocks and church and castle at the entrance.

Taken from Billy Banks Wood south of the Swale, this distant view shows the defensive site of Richmond Castle, and the town clinging precariously - and picturesquely - to the hillside

The name of the town of Letchworth appears to derive from 'lecha weorthig', 'the farm by the rivulet'.

The high walls of Petworth House dominate the west side of the town.

New Road is one of the main shopping streets of the town. The roads seem empty by today's standards. In the foreground is British Home Stores, and Hepworths is on the extreme left.

Weymouth expanded considerably during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as the town attempted to cater for the huge increase in tourists.

The first Henley Royal Regatta was held in June 1839 and has been an important event in the town's social calendar ever since.

Originally, 18th-century Gwy House in Bridge Street was a privately owned family home.

Next to Lloyds Bank, W H Smith has long since given way to C & M DIY. There was talk in 2001 of upgrading the market street for the comfort of the silent majority, the town's pedestrians.

While the old town up the hill had its origins in the 8th century, the Bexhill everyone knows grew up from the 1880s by the sea as a resort on Earl De La Warr's estate.

Set in the midst of a region of rich and picturesque farms, it developed into an important market centre for the agricultural community.

They lie in a north-south axis on the western edge of the town; they measure as high as 22ft 6in, and are as big as the stones at Stonehenge.