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On the River Bure, Coltishall is a picturesque place and an important centre for building the famous Norfolk wherry.

Peeping shyly alongside the square church tower (centre) is the cupola of the neo-Georgian Liberal Club, designed and built in 1895 by Sir Edwin Lutyens at the precocious age of twenty-one.

From the 16th-century tower of St Andrew's Church, established by monks from Bridlington some 900 years ago, we see the bridge over the Swale and the white Bridge Inn (centre). 17th-century cottages stretch

It was also the centre for administration of Forest business.

It was converted in 1983, and is now the Business Design Centre.

To the right the spire of Holy Church stands out above the centre of Daventry.

Trill Farm is seen among the fields across the bay (left), and Polkerris too (centre).

Beyond (where the car is emerging) is a new road, Deer Park View, leading to the Health Centre, a car park and Red Lion Court.

However, unlike the more northerly Norfolk towns, it never grew into a major centre of agriculture—the soils here are poor.

The tower of St George's Congregational Church can be seen in the centre distance – it was demolished many years ago.

We go north again to the centre of the National Park and the best-known town in Powys. The Frith photographer must have been impressed, as he took many views of the area.

remain in their original positions: Barclay's Bank, originally built for the East Cornwall Bank in 1885 with the town clock on its corner, placed there in 1922 and still running today; Lloyd's Bank (centre

He is looking along Germain Street towards the town centre and Market Place, but the houses beyond the bridge gave long been demolished.

This view captures well the somewhat disparate architecture of the shopping centre with mock timber-framing vying with mock Georgian styles.

Continuing north-east along Portsmouth Road we reach Godalming, a market town since 1300, its centre now by-passed. These timber-framed buildings are fine examples.

Rising in the centre, the clock tower of the Town Hall of 1870 is a highly visible symbol of civic pride.

In the centre is the original church of about 960, which consisted of a nave and chancel with choir stalls and an 1880 organ. The church extends in all directions.

The Pier Hotel (left of centre) opened in 1881, the same year as the pier on the other side of the road. The hotel is pictured here after its reconstruction in the 1950s.

This shows the main public open space in the city, the Market Square: for centuries it has been the centre of the city's business and social life, and is surrounded by many fine buildings.

The K6 telephone box (centre) is the design highlight.

On the extreme left is the Cricketers pub, while Briant's general store (centre left) became Rice Stores after the Second World War, and is now a chic interior decorator's emporium called, appropriately

Now very popular because of its proximity to Preston, Longton has burgeoned into a dormitory town with its own medical centre and library.

Finally, towards Top of Town, is Poulett Lodge (centre) beside the grounds of the Hotel Alexandra.

The whitewashed Royal Oak (right) has a recessed centre to provide a small forecourt for benches; beyond is No 24, a good Georgian house with a mansard roof.