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The Sunnyfield Estate originally comprised a large area of 'pleasure grounds and grass land' to the north of Westgate.

Swanage spent much of the 20th century developing as a holiday resort, though the town never seemed quite sure whether to try to appeal to the masses or the more exclusive visitor.

Boston was not only the largest town and the commercial capital of Lincolnshire in the early 19th century but was also the first town in the county to industrialise.

A century after his visit, the town had been transformed from a quiet village to a vibrant part of the textile industry.

This is down-town Lydney in the days when books could be loaned from the newsagents for a few coppers a week via the Argosy Lending Library, and a liquid night out at the Fleece could be had for less than

Taunton is a town surrounded by water, with the Tone passing through its heart and the marshes not far away.

This bustling view of Church Road with its bicycles and horse-drawn vehicles is dominated by the sadly- lamented old Town Hall, which burned down in 1966.

This is the heart of the town, and markets have been held here for 800 years; the basic size and shape of the market place has remained largely the same throughout that period, as evinced by

This is the heart of the town, and markets have been held here for 800 years; the basic size and shape of the market place has remained largely the same throughout that period, as evinced by

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

This bustling scene reveals the pressures for change that beset the Victorian provincial town in the 1890s.

Much of the original castle burnt down in 1726, and what was left was plundered by Prince Charles Edward's men in 1745 - they also plundered the town.

Preston was always a town that you had to pass through to go north to south, but as the popularity of Blackpool increased, so did the traffic east to west.

The Corn Exchange This was built to provide a covered building where corn (wheat, barley, and other cereals) could be bought and sold; its building must indicate an ever-burgeoning corn trade,

Race Hill was once the main road into Launceston from the south; it leads down to the South Gate, which is the last remnant of the old town walls.

A town grew up around this ford over the River Coly, a mayor was elected, and a cattle fair was held.

Hadleigh, in past times a significant wool town, sits alongside a tributary of the Stour.

Church Street has about it an almost faded Dickensian air, in tune with a town whose better days appear to be past, which is a great pity.

This shows a very deserted unmade road leading into town, more familiar to motorists today, who have to slow down at the top in order to join the Bath Road into Devizes.

This little group of shops was built in 1908, on the site of a former wheelwright and boat-building business.

Known until 1933 as the Kings Arms, the Pack of Cards was built in 1626 as a town house by George Ley to celebrate a win at cards.

With the removal of both the main shopping and administrative areas of Runcorn some miles away these photographs show a town that, in the last 40 years, has changed enormously.

The house, which has splendid views over the town and valley towards Middleton, was built as a family home in 1881 for Mr and Mrs George Thorpe.

The Cross, the junction of the High Street, Cambridge Street, Huntingdon Street and Church Street, marks the original site of the centre of town, and was a planned medieval market place.