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The arrival of the railway in 1866 gave this market town a boost, and it rapidly developed to serve a large hinterland.

In the 1870s John Noyes and William Gardener ran an ironmongery business here, and on market days they displayed their wares on the pavement in front of the Town Hall next door.

Since the 18th century, the town has been a centre for the brewing of beer. The breweries used the Wharfe to bring in raw materials and transport finished products.

The arrival of the railway in 1866 gave this market town a boost, and it rapidly developed to serve a large hinterland.

The cemetery reportedly has a gravestone dedicated to a lady described as 'a weak and sinful worm, the vilest of her race'!

The slate-hung buildings are 11 and 13 High Street, two of the oldest in town.

At 127 miles, this is the longest canal in Britain, and creates a vital trans-Pennine crossing between the mill towns of Yorkshire and the seaports of the Mersey.

The Midland Bank is prominent on the left, facing the National Westminster and Barclays, which was a few steps from Lloyds' palatial building opposite the Royal Hotel.

Development was slow and gradual as the inhabitants dragged a poor existence from the sea and the land.

This view looks back towards the town centre. These Georgian buildings with their refined sash windows have gone.

The Great Eastern Railway Company developed the quayside, and freight trains rolled under the high platform of the tall granary warehouse to receive produce.

Daniel Defoe wrote: 'Watford - the town is very long having but one street'. A few roads had been added during the following three hundred years, but the main High Street is still very long and busy.

In 1893 Penrith Castle was owned by the London and North Western Railway Company which had stables for their horses inside the ruins.

It was here that both James II and James V were born and where Mary, Queen of Scots and James VI both lived for a number of years.

St Leonard`s dates back to at least 1183 and it was largely rebuilt in 1414 and 1524. Its wooden steeple was added in 1709 and it is a rare and distinctive feature.

The slate-hung buildings are 11 and 13 High Street, two of the oldest in town.

The slate-hung buildings are 11 and 13 High Street, two of the oldest in town.

A view across the town taken from above the Tilmore railway bridge.

This public house at Stratton St Margaret owes its existence to the Wilts and Berks Canal which ran nearby.

The Royal Oak is the town's oldest inn. Another old inn, the Peacock, was already scheduled for demolition when it caught fire in February 1974.

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

In the foreground are cottages, some thatched, while in the distance are some more urban later houses of two and three full storeys.

By 1870 the 'New Town' not only covered the small parish of Crawley, but also parts of its neighbours, Ifield and Worth.

The attractive mixture of village vernacular and Victorian buildings suggests a sleepy backwater, yet Caerleon has been an important site since Roman times, when they turned it into a major fortress, and