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The Town Hall was originally known as the Peel Institution, and was used as Assembly Rooms.

The electorate consisted of those men who had a hearth in Newport and St Stephens, and they voted as they were ordered to by the Duke of Northumberland; this effectively meant that the Duke decided who

This view, now on the South Downs Way long distance footpath, looks down towards Eastbourne past Meads.

Born in Symondsbury in 1879, he would become one of the town's heroes of the Great War, being part of the Yeomanry charge at Agagia against the rebellious Senussi peoples in Egypt.

At the height of the great slate trade of the 19th century, slate was shipped out from Porthmadog harbour, and the town grew steadily because of this.

Market Hill was the hub of the town; here the stocks held felons two at a time until their crimes had been expiated.

Eight metres wide and elevated in towns - their 'High' Streets - it was the route that Queen Boudicca (or Boadicea) took in AD 60 to her final battle with the Roman Governor of Britain, Suetonius Paulinus

No town centre worth its salt was complete without its Co-op store. On the left in this picture is the branch of the Leeds Industrial Co-operative Society.

The electorate consisted of those men who had a hearth in Newport and St Stephens, and they voted as they were ordered to by the Duke of Northumberland; this effectively meant that the Duke decided who

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.

We are approaching the town centre. On the left is the Swan Inn, on the right is Graball Row. as to make it easier to carry away stone from the castle.

For the next five hundred years or so, Shrewsbury, like Hereford and Chester, would be an English frontier town; it was fought for by Welsh patriots, Normans and rebellious barons alike.

The Bowes Museum was designed and purpose-built as a public art gallery by the French architect Jules Pellechet on the outskirts of the historic town of Barnard Castle.

Aysgarth's three falls have enchanted visitors since the railway brought Victorian town dwellers to Wensleydale.

Kippax and its neighbour Great Preston grew up around the coal mines of the district.

The town presents a mellow and harmonious face to the visitor. The buildings ranged around the market place are of yellow and brown brick and Norfolk carr stone.

Skipton was a centre for sheep and cattle rearing, as we can see from this busy market day scene.

It became known as the cricket field, and in due course was bought by the Urban District Council.

Having completed the tour of Daventry town centre, we now look at some of the 20th-century housing and industrial development.

The National Westminster Bank (extreme right) is next door to a seed merchant, still an important trader in a country town before seeds were brightly packaged and sold by garden centres.

To the north of the town, Crendon Lane was gated near where the station now is, and a track wended its way towards Amersham over Wycombe Heath, an area infested by highwaymen.

Father Crook died in 1800 and his place was taken by Father Talbot, who remained in Ormskirk until 1845.

Once known as Old Street, this has been the main road through the town for centuries.

This is a lovely full frontal view of Manchester Town Hall as it was over a century ago. The Albert Memorial in the middle of our photograph has a elaborate history, which is often told wrongly.