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The school is a beautiful knapped flint and brick structure, and so is its surrounding wall; it was built in 1876.

On the far side of the Severn, a boathouse and rowing boats indicate a swing to tourist trade.

Of the businesses that surrounded the square in 1922, only four remain in their original positions: Barclay's Bank, originally built for the East Cornwall Bank in 1885 with the town clock on its corner

Founded in 1776 by Sir James Colquhoun of Luss (who named the town after his wife), Helensburgh has become popular as a holiday resort and as a golfing, fishing and yachting centre.

Moving into the Thames Estuary, the river passes Erith, a much rebuilt and rather forlorn remnant with its medieval church of St John the Baptist; the town is now joined by development inland to Bexley

In 1893, a study by a German sociologist found that six out of every seven working-class families in the mill towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire managed to save enough money to spend on a holiday.

The building on the left of our photograph was not just the Art Gallery, but also the Harris Public Library and Museum; it was opened in 1893 as a library, but was not in full use until 1896.

Lincoln, the county town of Lincolnshire, is situated where the limestone ridge is cut through by the River Witham.

The most striking buildings in Petersfield are Georgian; some of them overlook this large square, in which stands the statue of William III, depicted on horseback and dressed, absurdly, as a Roman.

The prosperity of the town is evident in its grand commercial frontage.

Ringwood sits on the River Avon, and is situated on the Hampshire/Dorset border. In 1936 the town mill was demolished, making way for the first Ringwood bypass - it has since been widened.

Skegness was very much developed with day trips and excursions in mind, utilising the railway, with influxes from the Midlands, particularly Nottingham.

The coming of the railway put Whitby firmly on the tourist map; its harbourside streets, ruined abbey, and souvenirs made from jet (a fossilized wood found locally), all proved a magnet for holidaymakers

Standing high above the town centre and attractively sited on the crown of the hill, the church with its elegant broach spire was designed by Sir Arthur Blomfield in c1861, but not completed until 1881

The Hall was opened in 1874 by Princess Mary of Cambridge for use as a place for meetings, lectures, lantern shows, recitals and so on.

The town clusters around the stronghold, clinging to the steep slopes in a series of steeply inclined roads. Harlech Castle is the very image of a mediaeval stronghold.

During the 18th and 19th centuries many buildings (including the old railway station) were constructed with rock quarried from the beach.

Around a hundred years before this picture was taken, the cobblestones of Newark Market Place would have echoed to the clatter of stagecoaches and carriers' waggons.

Despite carrying the title of Ypres Castle in 1912, this structure was called the Badding Tower when it was built in the 13th century, and was a place of refuge during French raids on the town.

The idea for Harlow New Town dates from the late 1940s. It was seen as a way to relieve some of the congestion in London.

Even in the mid-fifties, Edenbridge retained some of its atmosphere as a small agricultural town, strung out along the Roman road which reached out across the Weald from Lewes to London.

The town clusters around the stronghold, clinging to the steep slopes in a series of steeply inclined roads. Harlech Castle is the very image of a mediaeval stronghold.

He said of the event 'I stood under a large tree and called most of the inhabitants of the town . . . it seemed as if all that heard were almost persuaded to be Christians'.

A popular stop-off for cyclists and walkers from the local towns long ago, this small settlement included the well known Cross Keys Inn, now derelict - as are most of the other buildings we see here.