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It is ten past twelve on a summer's afternoon in the mid-sixties in this sleepy North Cumbrian town - and there is not a vehicle in sight in the length of the long Main Street.

Flood Gate Bar 1892 On the right of the picture is the 15th- century God's House Tower, formerly the south-east gate of the old town and one of the earliest artillery fortifications in Europe

The town is known as Kington simply because it was the King's town at one time and it is generally assumed that the king in question was Edward the Confessor.

One of the finest houses in the town and dating from the 15th century, this is likely to have been built as a priest's lodging.

Christchurch has always been a busy town and a favourite place for shopping for both tourists and locals.

A view from Church Street showing the ornate tower, the south porch with a priest's chamber above, and the crenellated south aisle.

Derelict land on both sides of Broadway was screened by wooden hoardings and there were many complaints about this barren and unsightly part of town.

'Henley, a market town, and one of the neatest, cleanest, and most respectable in the County ... is exceedingly pleasantly situated on the west side of the river Thames'.

Local people always referred to Lower Brixham as 'Fish Town' and Higher Brixham as 'Cow Town' after their respective industries of fishing and farming.

Another view of the High Street at a less congested point and on a very hot and sunny summer's day: the shopkeepers have lowered their sun-blinds to protect their wares, and the lady on the left has

This attractive small town sits on a hilltop overlooking the valley of the LIttle Dart.

Once just a hamlet of fishermen's cottages, Budleigh grew as a town and watering place in the first half of the 19th century, when a number of well-heeled society figures took up residence.

St John's was situated on Church Street, and perhaps its most famous vicar was William Thornber, known for his fiery sermons.

Now totally pedestrianised with trees planted to give some shade, the Square is dominated by the 16th- century market hall (left) and the statue of Robert Clive, Clive of India.

White Nancy is a tower situated on the ridge to the south of the town, and is said to have been built by a member of the Gaskell family to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo, and to be named after one

Edward I made Helston an important regional stannary town, and its official Coinage Hall stood in this street until the early 1800s.

The remains of Hastings Castle, the first built by William the Conqueror, crown Hastings' West Hill, with superb views over the town and out to sea.

It was once a prosperous wool town, and famed for its lace. Little has changed since this picture was taken, save that the clock tower of 1887 is now painted blue and white.

Swansea's maritime tradition has always been vital to the town, and the various port extensions drove its economic development.

Frith's photographer could not resist one of the most photographed views along the Thames: Windsor Castle on its cliff-top towering above the town and river.

Porthminster Beach, almost in the town and just below the railway station, was extremely popular even a century ago. The crowd appears to be there for an event - perhaps a Sunday-school outing.

The shopping parade was built between 1960 and 1966 by Wallis, Finlay, Smith & Ball on the site of a house of some historic interest called Fountainville.

'A grey town and a grim town, pervaded with the unlovely spirit of its fearful prison.' Thus Arthur Mee captures the forbidding character of this remote community, beset by fogs and rain.

Denbigh saw action during the Wars of The Roses and changed hands on several occasions. In 1468 it finally fell to a Lancastrian force led by Jasper Tewdwr, Earl of Pembroke.