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The Welshpool and Llanfair Railway still chuffs its way along the eight-mile narrow gauge line between the two towns.

The large building, centre left, is the old Town Hall, with the Library and Mechanics' Institute to its left (now Council offices).

A hundred years ago, Huddersfield was a collection of villages - now Milnsbridge has been almost absorbed, and is on the outskirts. The town is packed with mills and machinery works.

The land was divided into plots, and wooden chalets erected on them. The town was cheery enough in holiday weather, but winter could bring disasters.

Grove Street runs east from the Market Square, a mix of 18th- and 19th-century buildings, and a mix of shops and houses.

Hall Walk on the Bodinnick side provides a fine view down the harbour to the open sea, with the town on the right.

The picturesque cliffs, coves, glens and wooded scenery that surround Hastings appealed to the Romantic tastes of the years after 1800.

Deep shadows engulf the Greyhound Hotel (left), with the Town Hall behind, in this lunchtime view westwards to Colmer`s Hill (centre).

Then, in 1879, William Rock, a local man who went to London and made a fortune, returned home to improve Barnstaple.

Winchelsea is an 'ancient' town, like Rye, equal in status to the Cinque Ports and having to provide a quota of ships for the English fleet.

The largest town in south-west Northamptonshire, Brackley had a market charter since before 1217, its wealth having come from wool.

Allegedly built around the start of the 15th century, this was the headquarters of the Cutlers` Guild, and later the meeting-place of the town`s burgesses.

Work on the Leeds & Liverpool began in 1770.

Work on the Leeds & Liverpool began in 1770.

This pleasant market town lies just inland from the chalets and caravans of the 'honky-tonk' north coast between Rhyl and Colwyn Bay.

It is ten years after G66010, and more cars are evident. This view is flanked on the left by the shop front of Greenwoods chemist's and druggist's shop.

A prominent Norman castle mound, the remains of the town walls, including Prince Rupert's Gateway, the castle hall and St Mary de Castro church form the finest historic enclave in the city.

Newhaven developed as the 'new town' after the River Ouse shifted its mouth in 1579. The mouth was stabilised in 1733, and there were great plans for the port.

This unidentified ford is possibly located where the A55 expressway now passes the town. The water level seems very low, which is fortunate for the lady wearing the long skirts.

The Town Hall and the First World War memorial are important focal points. A weighbridge plate can be seen between the two.

Church Town in the parish of North Meols had long had a tradition of sea-bathing, associated with a couple of local festivals known as Big and Little Bathing Sundays, when the natives took to the waters

In addition to pure air, Weston has an unlimited supply of pure water from a never-failing spring, owned by the town, which is said to have its source in the Mendip range of hills.

Fleur-de-Lys, the timber-framed building, is one of Hailsham's most interesting and oldest buildings.

The Royal Engineers warned that dangers remained but town traders eagerly declared the town safe.