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The centre of Baldock, at the junction of the market place and the Icknield Way, is dominated by the imposing Town Hall and Old Fire Station, opened on 25 November 1897 to commemorate Queen Victoria's

The street is dominated by its distinctive town clock. It is hard to believe that this scene was almost lost some 30 years later in plans to 'reconstruct' the heart of the town.

This is probably the most beautiful of all Leicestershire churches, floating here above the trees and grassland, its magnificent late 15th-century tower dominating the market place and the south side of

This nostalgic and peaceful late-summer view shows corn stooks above the little town by the lake whose Welsh name, Llyn Tegid, means 'beautiful lake'.

Annfield Plain, to the north-west of Durham, was one of several towns to attract industrial development as the number of active pits declined.

The Guildhall (left) with its tower was built in 1881, and the Town Hall (right) was added in 1887 in commemoration of Queen Victoria's golden jubilee.

A sheltered location and mild climate have brought generations of holidaymakers to Ventnor. The town lies at the foot of an 800ft hill with gradients in some streets of 1 in 4.

This traffic-free view of the town centre from Bridge Street conveys the history and feel of the place instantly.

The market town of Baldock developed at the junction of a Roman road and the ancient Icknield Way in the mid 1100s.

Bangor's main street runs between the station and the harbour. The street today has been partly pedestrianised. In the early years of the 19th century, there were only 93 houses in the town.

With the waters of Lyme Bay visible beyond the Hillcliff grocery store further down this steeply-sloping street, the pleasing 18th-century façades of the shops and buildings frame this scene of late

Shirebrook is a small town on the border with Nottinghamshire which grew up with, and was dominated by, the growth of the Shirebrook and Langwith collieries.

On the town's tithe map of 1841 it appears in its present width as 'New Road'.

Bampton has an interesting variety of 17th- and 18th-century buildings; many of those in the High Street have 19th- or 20th-century frontages.

Much of the older town has gone, but in and around the High Street there are still reminders of Crawley as it used to be.

This splendid view of the High Street as it ascends the hill towards the Guildhall was taken from the Town Bridge crossing the River Wey.

Erected in 1858 as a memorial to Robert Peel, the Town Hall, whose porch and balcony project into the street, originally served as the Mechanics' Institute until the town was incorporated as a borough

This is a general view of Chesterfield, Derbyshire's second largest town, from the east.

A decade after the Peel Institute was completed, the adjacent Market Hall was opened as the focus of the town's trade.

This gently curving street is to the east of the town. This view, looking back towards the town centre, shows both the Congregational and parish churches.

Many Pennine woollen towns had strong Liberal leanings, and prominent in this photograph of Kirkburton, near Huddersfield, is the tall four-storey building of the Liberal Club, a centre of local community

The Riverside Town Mills of W Hooker and Sons are situated just to the left of the stretch of water visible in this photograph.

The town was full of woollen mills and corset factories, and was surrounded by numerous collieries. Later, the town became a centre for 'fancy' goods such as cords, velveteens, and fine woollens.

Aylsham is a pleasant market town steeped in the history of woollen manufacture. Back in the days of Edward II, it was the principal town in the region for making fine linen.