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Garboldisham is steeped in ancient history: there is a defensive earth work here known as the Devil's Dyke, and a mound traditionally supposed to be the grave of Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni.

The heavy broach spire of Billingshurst Church rises above the town. The church was enlarged and restored in 1866, though some evidence of its Early English character survives intact.

A virtually deserted tree-lined High Street in Longtown, a small town on the Esk a few miles short of the Scottish Border. Locals gather outside the Globe Tavern, perhaps waiting for opening time.

The Island of Kerrera faces Oban, and is linked to the town by a ferry service. On the island is the ruined Gylen Castle, where King Alexander II died of fever in 1249.

The Island of Kerrera faces Oban and is linked to the town by a ferry service. On the island is the ruined Gylen Castle, where king Alexander II died of fever in 1249.

The wall beyond the boating pool is part of the north defensive wall of the Roman town.

This attracted the wealthy, and so began the town's development. This was probably the earliest seaside resort in the country.

Pretoria Terrace, a well-rutted mud and sand road, looks towards the town steps. The name of the terrace must commemorate the recently fought Boer War.

There was once a railway crossing at the bottom of Commercial Street, the main business centre of the town.

Travelling aboard the 'Mayflower', the emigrants had to put into Dartmouth and Plymouth following problems with the ship.The memorial was erected opposite the pier on Town Quay in 1913, 11

Fortuneswell 1894 The Isle's main town of Fortuneswell grew up, as the name implies, around a supply of fresh water, as did many of the Portland settlements.

This tiny cathedral city stands above the confluence of the River Clwyd and its tributary the Elwy. The cathedral is the smallest in Britain.

Broadwater is the old parish on which Worthing was built; its church is the mother church of the town. It was an old market under the Camois family, and is now a district of Worthing.

The half-timbered Kings Head inn in the background recalls the coaching age: Northleach was on the main London, Oxford, Gloucester and South Wales road (the main A40 road now by-passes the

Before the by-pass this was the main road through the town; it is now pedestrianised.

In 1810 the Severn & Wye Railway Company developed Lydney Harbour, constructing the canal, dock basin and lock gates we see in the photograph.

This street is a short one, running up into the town after crossing the Usk. The motor car is not yet a common sight, hence the horse-drawn carts going about their business.

The half-timbered Kings Head inn in the background recalls the coaching age: Northleach was on the main London, Oxford, Gloucester and South Wales road (the main A40 road now by-passes the

The Cross and the Carew Arms 1929 Further south, Crowcombe is the largest village on the western flanks of the Quantocks, and once was a small market town.

Here we see the bridge over the River Greta in the busy little market town of Keswick in the northern Lakes.

It was built in 1850 by Joseph Kaye, who was well-known in the town as a merchant, a brewer and the owner of four mills at Folly Hall.

Here we have a fine overview of the town centre against a backdrop of the Fairfield Horseshoe group of mountains.

Before the advent of the car moved shoppers to out-of- town stores, main streets such as this displayed a rich multiplicity of goods, with regional shops trading beside the more well-known

A place familiar to all train travellers through Devon, Dawlish nestles across the sides of a broad combe, with the railway line protecting the town from the sea.