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The Mount is still largely undeveloped today, its tree-clad slopes rising to the south west of the town.

Close to the quays at Poole is the 18th-century Harbour Office, once the Old Town House, a club for ships captains.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Kenilworth was a small town with about 4,500 inhabitants.

The estuary and the town of Millom on the far side can be seen in the distance.

The name of this busy shopping street is significant because it commemorates Lord of the Manor Colonel Humphrey Senhouse, who expanded the town greatly in the 18th century, and renamed it after

Work on the town centre had begun in 1956.

This panoramic view over Ventnor gives an idea of the steepness of the town. As

The new building was beautifully designed by Vincent Harris, and it is situated next to the municipal offices at Shire Hall.

The public swimming baths, the Pavilion Theatre and an indoor bowling green showed the town's commitment to being an all-the-year-round resort.

In the early 19th century the town had a population of around 1,100.

Judging by the crowds, this was a practice launch of the town's self-righting sailing lifeboat.

Caerphlly was primarily an industrial and market town.

Built in 1906, this was the town's library until 1935, when new premises were completed in Duke Street.

The Town Hall stands prominently in the centre of the High Street and dates from 1735.

The name Fulwood comes from the Old English and means 'dirty or foul wood'.

'in this town is a great plenty of cherries, particularly a wild cherry that Mr John Evelyn tells me, it makes a most excellent wine, little inferior to the best French claret, and keeps longer; and

'in this town is a great plenty of cherries, particularly a wild cherry that Mr John Evelyn tells me, it makes a most excellent wine, little inferior to the best French claret, and keeps longer; and

The Town Hall was designed by the Leeds architect W H Crossland in a Gothic Flemish style and built between 1866 and 1871.

Land behind the Town Hall was used for industry for many years: the Spring Mill buildings and the cupola of Pleck Brass Works are visible to the right.

Situated on precarious cliffs, the town has suffered greatly from erosion over the years.

The higgledy-piggledy development of this small country market town which resulted from its unusual position on the county border of Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire until 1896 is evident in this overall

A small medieval market town, Petworth is a delightful tangle of lanes and alleys.

The pier was 18th-century, and the Rhenish tower added early in the 1800s by a General Rawdon.

These views of the Embankment Gardens clearly show the results of continuing are and attention.