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In 1893, a study by a German sociologist found that six out of every seven working-class families in the mill towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire managed to save enough money to spend on a holiday.The

Today this road has far more traffic than a solitary horse and cart.

The statue cost £2,000 and was unveiled on 24 October 1891; it stood close to the Town Hall, whose foundation stone Bright had laid 25 years earlier.

St Mary's Church was built in 1827-28 and was designed by George Latham, who lived in Nantwich.

As a result of the expansion of the town since 1959 due to London overspill, much of the center was redeveloped.

The ancient town of Rye was built on a sandstone rock at the confluence of the Tillington and Rother rivers.

In the foreground is the railway, and further back stands the church of St Mary the Virgin.

The Stockton and Darlington Railway Company built the Zetland Hotel as a flagship project, hoping to attract other developers to the town as the concept of a new spa resort was being pursued.

Petersfield is a true market town, for markets are still held here on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

It was designed by the grandson of Sir Gilbert Scott, who had designed Preston Town Hall.

The Old Talbot was built in 1527, and is reputed to be the oldest building in Uttoxeter.

The right side of this picture is now taken up by Natureland, whilst the Figure 8 switchback, the dodgems, the big wheel, the tennis courts and the North Shore Café (right) have all gone.

Situated on the eastern edge of the beautiful Ashdown Forest, the town is now a commuter settlement.

Ellen & Son, estate agents, is where Gilbert & Heath opened Heath's Bank by 1807.

Holy Cross Church is the only Georgian town church in Peterborough diocese.

Looking west from the chalk hills east of the town, undeveloped to this day, Chesham nestles in the deep-cut valley of the River Chess.

Uppingham School's Memorial Hall and classroom block dominate the street, replacing houses which were demolished in the 1920s.

The statue was presented to the town by Edwin James Trendell, who lived in Abbey House, and whose gardens occupied the site of the abbey church and monastic buildings.

This substantial open space at the heart of the town is the original site of the Charter Market.

With the introduction of the one-way system, traffic now travels only out of town through the arch.

The old guild hall and numerous small market encroachment buildings were cleared away early in the 19th century by the town's Improvement Commissioners; this in effect recreated the original

This view looking towards town captures well the flavour of interwar development along the Tring Road itself.

Also known as Bay Town, the village became a favourite haunt for artists and holidaymakers alike.

The town is a mix of stone, brick and colour-washed render.