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It provides a welcome resting place for shoppers and visitors.

These days, Ramsey is one of the smallest towns in England to have its own mayor, and all that remains of the abbey is one gatehouse.

In fact, only two buildings in this scene are still intact today; one is the church, and the other is the Palace Theatre (the light-coloured structure behind the cyclist).

Councillor Frederick Monks of the Monks Hall Iron Foundry presented the Town Hall Gates to Warrington on Walking Day, 28 June 1895.

We might be forgiven for believing that this is a quiet backwater in a developing market town.

Bartholomew Street, on the southern side of the town centre, was originally called West Street.

At this time, Felixstowe enjoyed popularity as a seaside resort, but the dream of eccentric local landowner Colonel Tomline to transform the town into a major port had not yet materialised - that was to

Leaving the town by North Street the traveller was soon in the country, passing Marshall's Park on the right.

In the 1930s South Street was dubbed 'The Golden Mile' and retailers fortunate enough to acquire sites knew that they would prosper from the tidal wave of consumerism engulfing the town.

Here we see yet another half-timbered inn, the Red Lion, bearing testimony to the importance of the town in medieval and coaching days.

This grim hard-featured town of grey-stone houses became a place for textile factories.

This grim hard-featured town of grey-stone houses became a place for textile factories.

Towyn (or Tywyn) means both 'an extent of land' and 'a thing that shines', a good description of the sand and marsh around the town.

Barnsley was founded by the monks of St John's Priory, Pontefract, after they had been granted the manor and rights to hold weekly markets and annual fairs.

In 1857, prompted by continental initiatives, the widow of the second Marquess resolved to set 'a noble example to other towns' and present the people with a pleasure ground of 'exquisite taste and

In 1893 the house and park were offered for sale.

As the town grew further away from the village and the parish church, a new Anglican place of worship was necessary.

Taken from the corner of Pioneer Avenue and the Rothwell Road (A6), and looking towards the town, the photograph shows the five-storey Co-operative Wholesale Corset Factory on the left and its associated

Considered to be one of the finest boulevards in Europe, Princes Street was the place to shop and eat.

Situated between Basildon and Southend and the estuaries of the rivers Thames and Crouch, Rayleigh is an ancient place that once sported a Norman Castle.The mound still stands, known as Rayleigh

High Street and Sheep Street are now shopper-friendly, pedestrianised areas with trees and raised flowerbeds, reproduction Victorian lampposts, bench seating and wrought iron bus shelters.

The sheltered town soon acquired a reputation as a retirement haven and resort for the more sedate visitor.

The natural scenery of the Bournemouth coastline dictated the way the new town developed.

This old dome-shaped weather-beaten pump dates back to medieval times, and is situated at an important junction in the middle of this historic town.