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St Mary's Church, the oldest in the town, is Norman in origin, and probably stands on the site of an earlier Saxon building.

This turn of the century view shows the broad and spacious high street. In the centre is the former town hall, later a masonic hall, which dates from 1775.

This is a typical atmospheric Georgian hotel on the steep hill up through the town.

Here we see the town bridge in Maidenhead with an elegant steamer - the 'Empress of India' - tied up in the foreground.

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.

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

By the 1950s the town of Ringwood began to grow dramatically, being within commuting distance of places of employment such as Bournemouth.

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

Shropshire towns have long had a reputation for their displays of hanging baskets and window boxes, a fashion that the rest of the country seems only recently to have followed.

There were around 160 shops in the town centre by this time, and the Development Corporation had turned their attention to providing Basildon with a health centre, and also police, fire and ambulance stations

As with so many seaside resorts of the 19th century, Bournemouth attracted a wealthy and fashionable clientele.

This view shows the higher part of the town. Note the Rees, Baker & Co., Fishguard delivery cart and the Great Western Hotel on the left.

Just out of the picture, high on the right bank, is the path from Love Lane and Wolversdene Road to the bridge. The trap and donkey cart going into town have stopped to pose for the picture.

The Town Hall was designed by Christopher Kempster, who was probably advised by Sir Christopher Wren, as Kempster was one of the masons he used in rebuilding London after the Great Fire of 1666.

In medieval times it was a small town, having been granted a charter in 1226.

The town had been keen to keep out of the National Park when it was created in 1954 as it perceived that this may restrict such development, whereas places like Lynton, Lynmouth and Porlock saw the

During the 18th and 19th centuries Emsworth was an important port along this stretch of coast, and it became successful mainly through corn milling, boat building, fishing and a flourishing oyster industry

Two kiosks at the entrance to the pier used to take bookings for cruises and shows. On the right of the pier are two of the town's hotels, The Antwerp and The Clarendon.

Much of Grange was constructed during the later 19th century from local stone and slate, and there is a pleasing uniformity to the buildings that line its principal shopping street.

With the arrival of the railway age in Swindon it started to grow, and many of the buildings you can see in this photograph are clearly Victorian.

This was one of the principal shopping streets of the town, though the Methodist New Connection chapel and the Salvation Army Hall were also along here.

Public access to Endcliffe Woods was extended in 1887 when an additional nine acres were purchased through public subscription and presented to the town in celebration of Queen Victoria's golden jubilee

This woodland on the Llangollen canal just outside the town exists today, and the canal's channel has been extensively improved.

Before the development of Crawley New Town, the Hazlewick Mill path and bridge was a renowned beauty spot.