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A coach and horses passing through the town at this date must be one of the last revivals of the great coaching days.

Britain's most important centre for the manufacture of broadcloth, this mill town sprawls across its wide valley, a huge piece of industrialisation in a wonderfully natural setting.

During his years at Cheltenham, Close had founded Christ Church and had been a leading light in the development of educational establishments around the town.

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.

Harrogate had become a fashionable town noted for its fine shops and rich teas.

Beyond Hounslow, the Great West Road divided into the two coaching routes leading to Bath and Exeter.

The Town Hall dates from 1932-33, designed by Briggs & Thornley and built of Portland stone.

The railway came to Burton in 1839 with the opening of the Birmingham & Derby Junction.

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.

Railways made Victorian countryside accessible to city dwellers, and writers romanticised it so much that many moved out there. Urbanisation had begun.

The gardens, the railway line and Princes Street occupy the area once covered by the waters of Nor' Loch.

The centre of Garstang has been spared the worst ravages of modern development and, although generally now more busy than depicted here, remains largely unchanged.

The buildings now house the town's museum. The museum was opened by Lord Raglan in July 1959, and its first curator was Duggan Thacker. It was extended with the refurbishment.

The substantial stone buildings to be seen in the town here in the Square and also around Salter Street hint at the wealth made by local merchants, who made their money in trade and shipping

This prosperous small town witnessed a day of rioting on 22 May 1822. The rioters were protesting against their starvation wages and the high levels of unemployment.

This road is the main shopping street in Fleet, and it contains a mixture of architecture from Victorian to modern.

In 1586 Camden said that Weobley had 'more fair cellars than most market towns of its bigness in England'.

In 1586 Camden said that Weobley had 'more fair cellars than most market towns of its bigness in England'.

Freeman, Hardy & Willis must have been one of the earliest high street chains to establish themselves in large and small towns alike.

The Railway Hotel and two blocks of Tudor-style shops were built, but Howard's vision was scuppered by the Second World War.

This bleak, wind-blasted village, the most westerly in England, is known locally as Church Town. The low granite tower of St Senana looks down on the first and last hotels in England.

Behind the Cow and Calf rocks is this desolate valley from where most of the stone to build the town was quarried.

It is now the British Legion building, and a new 'village' hall has been built in the centre of town.

The Prom, as it is known in the town, was laid out properly in 1818 and lined with 44 chestnut trees.