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In 1890, the town was the birthplace of Arthur Stanley Jefferson, better known as Stan Laurel, and a museum in Upper Brook Street, off to the right, celebrates his partnership with Oliver

This ornamental fountain was provided in 1896 by Joseph Pease, one of the Owners of the Middlesbrough Estate, and it was traditionally surrounded by beautiful flower beds.

The building on the right with the granite arch is now A R Church, an ironmonger's, but was once the Mermaid Inn and played host to the Parliamentarian General Fairfax during the Civil War.

Christchurch (or Christchurch Twyneham, to give the town its old name) is one of the oldest settlements on the south coast, probably being in existence even before the Romans settled in the shelter

A year after photograph 47650, the photographers returned to take another view looking west towards the New Town Hall.

This lovely little town was granted its Charter in the 13th century.

Warrington's Town Hall was originally Bank Hall, built between 1749-50 by the world-famous architect James Gibbs as a home for a local businessman, Thomas Patten.

In the foreground is Bowbridge, the southern suburb of Stroud, with the chimneys of several small textile mills clearly visible; the main town is prominent on the hillside beyond.

In May 1928, this vessel started service in Bridlington, and except for the war years she spent every summer at the town.

In the centre of the picture is the Prince of Wales Theatre, one of three in the town.

A large number of bombs had been dropped on and around the town, with over a hundred civilians and many more service personnel killed in the raids.

Although many build- ings in St John Street and Vineyard Street have been lost, this wonderful group of jet- tied buildings survives, clustering up to Schere Gate, possibly a medi- eval

But in 1606 a chalybeate spring was discovered, and Tunbridge Wells grew into a handsome spa town.

Wroxeter, known in Roman times as Viroconium Cornovior, became a tribal capital and the fourth largest Roman town in Britain.

Kendal Castle was built by the Normans to the east of the town, probably by Ivo de Tailbois, the first Lord of Kendal in the late 12th century, and it still commands good views to the north and

We are looking up Lion Street towards St Mary's church, the Town Hall and Fletcher's House in summer sunlight nearly a century ago.

Granted a charter in 1286, Ormskirk was an important market and industrial centre.

A longish walk east along King's Road leads to its junction with London Road and Wokingham Road.

In the 16th century John Leland described King's Norton as 'a pretty uplandish town in Worcs ... good plenty of wood and pasture ...'

The parish church of St John the Baptist overlooks the town.

This scene was captured looking northwards to the Town Hall from the pavement beside Bridport and District Co-operative Society.

When the inn was built in the 14th cen- tury Newark was one of the most impor- tant market towns in the East Midlands, and about the same size as Nottingham.

The family still live and trade in the town.

The bridge is the Thetford Town Bridge, a cast-iron structure that dates from 1829.