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The 1906 Baedecker Guide states that 'in July and August especially, Douglas and its neighbourhood are practically the playground for the operatives of Lancashire and Yorkshire, but at other seasons and

The unusual octagonal tower topped by its elegant spire forms the backdrop to many views of the ancient market town and capital of the Peak.

Southwold Common stands between the town and the marshes, and is lined on its northern edge with a range of private dwellings.

Described in the 1880s as a 'small, quaint, and decayed town', Dedham's prosperity had climaxed in the early 1500s.

The significance of the River Medway in the life and development of Chatham is well illustrated in this view of the town and the river from the slopes of The Lines above Town Hall Gardens.

On the right of the photograph 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.

Newport has always been an important trading town, and at the height of its fortunes carried goods such as timber, malt, wheat and flour.

Despite being hemmed in by the surrounding hills, by the turn of the century Carmarthen was already a sizeable and bustling town.

One hundred years before this, there were no large shops in the town, and the age of the department store was still a few years away.

The 180ft-high spire dominates the town, and looks down onto the heart of the shopping area.

This interesting mining village, almost a town, developed in the 19th century close to the great copper mines of Consolidated and United Downs.

When our cameraman visited Newton Aycliffe, it was still very much a new town and was still being developed by the Grenfell Baines Group.

Go back into town and cross the Pulteney Bridge with its small shops into Argyle Street.

The lantern tower of St Botolph's dominates the town and the surrounding countryside.

In this wide street, cars can park on both sides of the road and still allow for traffic.

In 1800, Aberaeron was little more than a farm and inn by the main coast road where a bridge crossed the Aeron.

The River Irwell, beside which Bacup lies, powered the first mills in the town, and the Irwell Mill, whose square tower rises at the back, was one of several providing employment in the town

The River Irwell, beside which Bacup lies, powered the first mills in the town, and the Irwell Mill, whose square tower rises at the back, was one of several providing employment in the town

This view looks up Highbridge Street from the river bridge to the Abbey church and its impressive 16th-century west tower.

Dartmouth is still very much a sailing town, and the Royal Regatta, which is held annually in August, still attracts huge crowds.

Three tennis courts and a bowling green were added to the Thomastown Park in the inter- war years.

Warminster, on the A36 at the head of the Wylye valley, was an important market town and communication centre.

Its opening in 1848 encouraged the development of the town and an expansion of the nearby quarries, whose fine stone was taken to build Liverpool Docks and the Harris Gallery at Preston.

The waters of Stock Ghyll rise just below the summit of the Kirkstone Pass, north of the town, and plunge through this wooded gorge before joining the River Rothay and eventually entering Windermere.