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In Norman times, Bramber was an important port town.

This beautifully proportioned stone bridge (Y Bont Fawr means 'the big bridge'), built over the Afon Conwy in 1636, has been a well-known beauty spot and subject for artists for centuries.

In the 1920s the future looked very bright for Loughborough, but the Depression of the 1930s came as a cruel blow to the town.

Many of the buildings we see here had recently been built in the third and fourth quarters of the 19th century as the town grew on the prosperity brought to the locality by visitors.

This photograph shows Kings Road at the point where it meets Cemetery Junction, to the east of the town.

The parish church of St Peter and St Paul has the tallest tower of any in Norfolk, rising to 160 feet.

The town of Farnborough has grown enormously over the years, mainly because of its close proximity to Aldershot.

Bridport's Town Hall intrudes into the path of traffic and pedestrians at the junction of West and South Streets.

Here on the right is the old town hall, the first offices of Somerset County Council.

The long, narrow High Street, with the Rose & Crown Inn on the right, is at the foot of a steep hill overlooking the sea.

The attractive Craig tarn, which has a superb view over the town, was developed from a moorland pond and bog and was completed in 1874.

The splendid Norman tower of the Cathedral rises above the roofs of the county town, forming an important part of the city's skyline.

It was built by the powerful cutlers, who were active in the town in the 14th and 15th centuries.

When this picture was taken much of the town was fairly new, having been built over the previous thirty years or so to meet the demand for housing from Stockport and Manchester-based business people wishing

By the time this photograph was taken, Bournemouth was at the height of its popularity as this view of the town centre shows.

To the south of the town is remote heath and woodland.

In the days when trading wherries plied their way up and down the rivers, transporting goods from the East Coast sea ports, or from one town to another, Beccles was a thriving port.

Parade 1890 Southsea started life as a group of farm cottages but by the time this photograph was taken, it bore the stamp of a classic seaside resort, characterised by the ter- races, villas and

The Welshpool and Llanfair Railway still chuffs its way along the 8-mile narrow gauge line between the two towns.

That the area is not disfigured by Victorian brickwork is an indication of how slowly the town developed.

A well-laden coach and four arrive in the town, making its way towards the seafront and main hotels.

Ferrybridge had Yorkshire's largest pottery, which was founded in 1792 and was part-owned by Ralph Wedgwood.

A tranquil mid-summer view of the Grand Junction or Union Canal, which reached the nearby town of Tring in 1799 as part of a massive construction, designed to link London and Birmingham and which subsequently

The Market House was built of granite in 1839-40 for the sale of meat, poultry and butter, and the four carved ox heads above the pillars (left) are a notable feature of the street frontage.