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Described as a new lung for the town, these recreation grounds and ornamental gardens were constructed from derelict land next to the railway embankment.

The second largest town in Oxfordshire, Banbury has long been famous as the main meeting point of routes from the Midlands to London and Oxford.

Standing in the centre of the town at the junction of roads to Yorkshire and the north is the extravagantly ornate Union Bank Building, occupied by Barclays in the 1950s and now by the

Ashburton lies on the River Ashburn, and was declared a Stannary Town in 1285 by Edward I.

Wokingham's triangular market place is the town's focal point; it is dominated by its red brick Victorian town hall, which is triangular in shape and replaces a 17th-century timber-framed building.

Here we see the obelisk and twin colonnades of the town's war memorial in the year it was consecrated.

This pleasant market town sits on the road from Thetford to Norwich, and was once a resting place for pilgrims - it still has a Guild Chapel dedicated to St Thomas a Becket.

From its beginnings as a railway station amid fields, the town has grown and continues to grow dramatically.

As can be seen, Dawlish Water was straightened and landscaped along a series of attractive small waterfalls.

In the second half of the 19th century, Darlington was growing fast, attracting industry and business.

Sutton Park was one of the largest in Warwickshire, over 2,000 acres of woodlands and lakes.The park made the town something of a tourist attraction.

Here we have a busy and bustling view of Northgate. The Town Hall did not need or get a clock, because the Market Hall had the town's clock on a free-standing tower in front of it.

The town was full of woollen mills and corset factories and was surrounded by numerous collieries. Later, the town became a centre for 'fancy' goods such as cords, velveteens and fine woollens.

The Village c1965 This photograph was taken after the formation of Washington New Town.

Eastbourne, to befit its new status, built itself a splendidly showy and grand town hall in the 1880s.

Even the close proximity of several coal mines did not cause Tamworth to lose its market town image.

Acorns were the main source of food for pigs in Norman England, and pigs were an important source of food for many Lancashire villages.

The town first pushed for a town hall in 1833. The foundation stone was laid on 29 October 1852 by Joseph Fielden, but it was 30 October 1856 before it opened.

Fowey, the 'Troy Town' popularised by the Victorian writer Quiller Couch, is blessed with a spacious natural harbour, and was once one of the foremost seaports of Britain.

Farmers' wives and country women have been up since dawn packing their baskets with jars of home-made jams and marmalades, fresh-picked cabbages and cucumbers, and journeying in to market day on the carriers

The Queen's Head c1955 In the early 19th century the Border town of Rothbury enjoyed a reputation as a health resort, where during the summer season visitors could 'drink goat's whey and enjoy

Being on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, Loftus is surrounded by some lovely countryside and the woods on the outskirts of the town have long provided a place of peace and tranquillity

The highest town in Oxfordshire boasts a striking High Street; St Mary's Church and many of the town's handsome buildings were built by prosperous wool merchants.

This fine gabled building with huge chimneys is situated on the edge of the town, set in typical English parkland with lakes and rare trees.