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Linked by rail to Euston, Fleetwood developed as a major port, handling passengers and cargo bound for Ireland, the Isle of Man and Glasgow.

This photograph shows Mildenhall's war memorial, honouring the town's dead from the First World War. The statue is bright and new, and the grass is neatly trimmed.

Two ancient churches occupy sites in the Old Town: St Mary's in nearby Lowgate, and the Church of the Holy Trinity, shown here with its attendant market stalls.

In the years since this peaceful Victorian scene, Kenilworth has grown into a dormitory town of over 20,000 people.

A fine illustration of the commercialisation of Windsor Road – but the buildings on the extreme left and right are apparently still residential.

Middleham was once a major market town, but it is famous for two things: the training of racehorses, and its castle, home to Richard III.

The central lamp standard dates from 1873: the globe is supported by fishes and surmounted with the crown and arrows of St Edmund, to whom the church is dedicated.

Although many build- ings in St John Street and Vineyard Street have been lost, this wonderful group of jet- tied buildings survives, clustering up to Schere Gate, possibly a medi- eval

But in 1606 a chalybeate spring was discovered, and Tunbridge Wells grew into a handsome spa town.

A large number of bombs had been dropped on and around the town, with over a hundred civilians and many more service personnel killed in the raids.

In the 16th century John Leland described King's Norton as 'a pretty uplandish town in Worcs ... good plenty of wood and pasture ...' The woods and pasture have gone, but some greenery remains.

The parish church of St John the Baptist overlooks the town. This magnificent building dates from the 12th century, and the splendid tower was built in the early 15th century.

Kendal Castle was built by the Normans to the east of the town, probably by Ivo de Tailbois, the first Lord of Kendal in the late 12th century, and it still commands good views to the north and

We are looking up Lion Street towards St Mary's church, the Town Hall and Fletcher's House in summer sunlight nearly a century ago.

Granted a charter in 1286, Ormskirk was an important market and industrial centre.

A longish walk east along King's Road leads to its junction with London Road and Wokingham Road.

The family still live and trade in the town. Billy Hole's son Alan now owns a chain of five Good News stores in South Wales run by his sons.

The bridge is the Thetford Town Bridge, a cast-iron structure that dates from 1829.

In May 1928, this vessel started service in Bridlington, and except for the war years she spent every summer at the town. She could carry up to 400 passengers on her sea excursions.

In the centre of the picture is the Prince of Wales Theatre, one of three in the town. One of the earliest was the Borough Theatre and Concert Hall, which later became Bannisters Arcade.

In the foreground is Bowbridge, the southern suburb of Stroud, with the chimneys of several small textile mills clearly visible; the main town is prominent on the hillside beyond.

This scene was captured looking northwards to the Town Hall from the pavement beside Bridport and District Co-operative Society.

When the inn was built in the 14th cen- tury Newark was one of the most impor- tant market towns in the East Midlands, and about the same size as Nottingham.

Wroxeter, known in Roman times as Viroconium Cornovior, became a tribal capital and the fourth largest Roman town in Britain.