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As we look from inside the city walls through the arch to St Dunstan's Street, we can see the route taken by Henry II when he came as a penitent after the murder of Thomas Becket in 1174, and by Henry

In 1838 Queen Victoria came to drink the waters. She was received by Dr Henry Jephson, an outstanding surgeon in his day and also the man responsible for planning much of the town.

Farmers and merchants came from miles around to do their business here, and there were enough of them to support several inns.

Beer is famed for its quarries, which were worked by the Romans and have continued in use down the years. The stone was used extensively for the arcades of many Devon churches.

on the edge of Hainault forest, has been much developed over the years, but the village still presents a deceptively leafy appearance.The bakery and tea-rooms are reminders that many Londoners came

The Cranfords came from Dittisham in the 1770s to set up a business dealing in tea and coffee.

Redcar was once the most northerly of the Yorkshire resorts and was famed for its horse racing.

Littleham became fashionable during the Georgian period when such notables as Lady Nelson, who was estranged from her naval hero husband, came to live in the village.

Southbourne has an unfortuate place in aviation history as the scene of the air crash that killed the pioneer pilot Mr Rolls, of Rolls Royce fame, in 1910.

At that time it was one of the biggest warehouses in England; the staff came largely from their factories in Dagenham. They are still a major employer in Daventry.

Pilton is famed for its pop festivals, which started in 1970. Its crossroads was known as Conduit Square because of an underground drainage system.

Before the arrival of the railway, Middleton One Row was aptly named; it consisted of just one row of Georgian cottages.

This is where busy port and tourism came together. The South Pier, which forms the southern part of the harbour, and from where this picture was taken, was a popular stroll for holidaymakers.

At this date, the old fashioned, rather cumbersome bathing machines were being replaced by bathing tents, the forerunners of the wooden huts which came later.

The ornate Waterhead buildings served an increasing trade of tourists to the area, particularly after the railway came to the Lakes in 1847.

Like similar parishes nearby, the wealth of this fen village came from wool.

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert first came to Scotland in 1842, and took over the lease of Balmoral in 1847.

Methodism came to the town during the 1740s and 1750s through the efforts of John Cheesborough and John Wesley.

Many travellers on the Brighton line will remember the Monotype name, as it was advertised along the factory buildings which backed on to the railway line.

William of Wykeham, of 'manners maketh man' fame, died here in 1404.

Power lines are visible in the picture, but electricity came to Chilbolton much later than many other communities.

Tourists came for the bracing air and social activities. Some, such as Lady Nelson, widow of the Admiral, never left. She lies buried in the churchyard at nearby Littleham.

The new housing developments of both pre- and post-war Britain most often came with a small parade of shops to serve the new residents.

Inside there is a Jacobean chimneypiece that originally came from Pershore in Worcestershire. Behind the rectory, St James' Church is unusual in that it has a very wide nave and no aisles.