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Frampton, literally Frome Town, is beautifully situated by the River Frome.

The town is almost completely surrounded by the River Severn, so that most visitors to Shrewsbury enter it over one of its bridges. The English Bridge was built in 1774 by John Gwynne.

Certainly the ladies prefer this side, which has easy access to the beach from the smart part of town. A

The unique, richly-carved granite exterior of St Mary's is one of the glories of the town.

The ornately designed building is a vivid reminder of the days, long before the television and video age, when every town in the country had a picture house, or 'flea pit' as they were sometimes known

Seaton is a mostly Victorian town hard by the mouth of the River Axe. Though never one of Devon's more fashionable resorts, it has a charm of its own and an attractive setting.

Since the 13th century there has been a market here, and the buildings in the town centre reflect a gentle change rather than a dramatic fluctuation of fortune at any one time.

Reputedly England's most haunted village, and a market town in the time of Henry III, Prestbury is now a residential suburb of Cheltenham.

Considered to be one of the finest boulevards in Europe, Princes Street was the place to shop and eat. Restaurants included a branch of Ferguson & Forrester, the Royal British, and Littlejohn's.

Situated between Basildon and Southend and the estuaries of the rivers Thames and Crouch, Rayleigh is an ancient place that once sported a Norman Castle.The mound still stands, known as Rayleigh

The Bridge was a busy tram interchange and terminus. After Wolverhampton, Walsall is the largest of the Black Country towns.

The town consists of ten streets within the walls, which are defended by round towers, and around twenty outside.

Although Ilfracombe is essentially a Victorian town, the elegant terraced houses of Montpellier Place (upper, left of centre) were built in the early 1830s.

Since 1902 Raphael Park has provided Romford people with a place of relaxation and recreation.

In the 19th century this area of the town was prone to flooding, and the mill dam was blamed. In 1879 the Corporation bought the mill from Lord Stafford and built a new weir and floodgates.

Hotels and boarding houses stand right on the cliff edge overlooking the beach and harbour area.

On the western approach to the town, St Andrew's Church, in St Andrew's Road, was built in 1862. Many of its parishioners were employed by the Romford brewery.

The tide is in, the sea is calm and the bathing machines have nowhere to go except on the Promenade.

Altrincham is situated only 8 miles south-south-west of Manchester, and its popularity as a residential area for business people grew with the opening of the Manchester South Junction & Altrincham Railway

The ancient market town of Knaresborough clings to the limestone bluff of a gorge carved by the River Nidd, and is famous for several things: the oldest woollen mill in England, Mother Shipton, a 15th-century

This is the town's main street from Telford's bridge, looking towards the mid 18th-century church designed by E & T Woodward.

The first recorded market took place here in 1155; by 1440 the town was trading in a variety of commodities, ranging from dairy produce, wine and fish, to coal, lead-ore, copper and silk.

The construction of the Esplanade c1883-84, costing in the region of £10,000, would provide a stable and stylish platform along which the town's chic new visitors could indulge in the fashion for promenading

Clevedon's immunity from the heavy excursion element which affects many seaside towns renders it a veritable haven of rest.