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On the western approach to the town, St Andrew's Church, in St Andrew's Road, was built in 1862. Many of its parishioners were employed by the Romford brewery.

The tide is in, the sea is calm and the bathing machines have nowhere to go except on the Promenade.

Altrincham is situated only 8 miles south-south-west of Manchester, and its popularity as a residential area for business people grew with the opening of the Manchester South Junction & Altrincham Railway

The ancient market town of Knaresborough clings to the limestone bluff of a gorge carved by the River Nidd, and is famous for several things: the oldest woollen mill in England, Mother Shipton, a 15th-century

This is the town's main street from Telford's bridge, looking towards the mid 18th-century church designed by E & T Woodward.

Mention Catterick to most people and they will immediately think of the great army garrison, which is actually situated four miles from the town itself.

The Southend Corporation Swimming Bath on Western Esplanade was a popular feature of the town. 300ft x 75ft, it boasted a high diving board, platforms, chutes and springboards.

The Southend Corporation Swimming Bath on Western Esplanade was a popular feature of the town. 300ft x 75ft, it boasted a high diving board, platforms, chutes and springboards.

The largest of the waterways was known as Town Ditch and was filled in 1875. At the time of this photograph, the traffic is still horse-drawn and trees still grow in the street.

The largest of the waterways was known as Town Ditch and was filled in 1875. At the time of this photograph, the traffic is still horse-drawn and trees still grow in the street.

In this view the right hand wing of the Town Hall has been demolished, and Thomas Lainson's 1882 wing can be seen at the left.

The long, broad street winds through this attractive market town, that sits in the valley of the River Culm alongside the busy M5 motorway.

The name Fulwood comes from the Old English and means 'dirty or foul wood'. Here we see the main road leading north from Preston and the Methodist Church.

The first recorded market took place here in 1155; by 1440 the town was trading in a variety of commodities, ranging from dairy produce, wine and fish, to coal, lead-ore, copper and silk.

The construction of the Esplanade c1883-84, costing in the region of £10,000, would provide a stable and stylish platform along which the town's chic new visitors could indulge in the fashion for promenading

Clevedon's immunity from the heavy excursion element which affects many seaside towns renders it a veritable haven of rest.

This view looks north towards the Market Place and captures well the character of this market town, most of whose 19th- and late 18th-century buildings still line the streets.

The largest towns are Worksop and East Retford – Worksop was covered in Chapter 4. East Retford has at its heart a market place, first chartered in 1246.

This city (with the smallest cathedral in Britain) stands above the confluence of the River Clwyd and its tributary the Elwy.

Devizes Castle was originally a Norman motte and bailey fortification, but was rebuilt in 1120, possibly by Bishop Osmund of Salisbury. It then fell into ruin.

Kelvedon lies on the site of the Roman town of Canonium, about midway between Chelmsford and Colchester.

We now embark on a tour of the Moors or Levels, the vast flat lands of central Somerset, where great drains and canalised rivers keep the marshes at bay.

The Town Hall and magistrates' court still dominates Market Hill.

In the early 1960s Haverhill was named the Pioneer of Town Expansion, thanks to its receiving 'London Overspill' industries and workers.