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The clock tower dominates the main street of the West Cumberland town.

This view of Derwent Terrace from the river shows the boathouses and boats which were used by visitors to this pleasant spa town.

Somerton was once a thriving medieval town with fairs, markets, trade and inns.

The town experienced rapid change and development after the railway arrived in the 19th century. The Bell Hotel was built in 1842. On the left, a chauffeur waits patiently.

Here, the New Town swept them away, but they survive in Arundel and East Grinstead.

Here we get an idea of just how steep the limestone slopes are upon which the town is built, and how narrow the gorge is through which the river flows.

The clock tower dominates the main street of the West Cumberland town.

In the 1920s, Sidmouth had a reputation as an up-market resort, as renowned for its climate and setting as for its sea bathing.

In the centre of the picture, the George and Dragon, with its quaint porch and balcony supported on brackets, was originally an old posting inn.

Michael Palladino used to go round the town with his ice-cream barrow and charged a penny for a wafer and just a halfpenny for a cup.

Back in the Market Place, the photographer looks south down the High Street. Cook's on the corner is still a newsagent and stationer, Goodnews.

Back in the Market Place, the photographer looks south down the High Street. Cook's on the corner is still a newsagent and stationer, Goodnews.

This fine estate is about one and a half miles south of the town, on the minor road to Newbliss and Cavan. Little now remains, but the park is very popular.

With an old castle, and the River Exe running through the town, it presents plenty of opportunities for recreation.

Christchurch stands on two rivers, the Stour and the Avon, and gets its old name of Twyneham from the Anglo Saxon, meaning 'the town between the rivers'.

From the bottom of Valley Road the camera captures a crowded South Beach scene, and a bay full of sail-driven fishing boats.

To the north-west of the New Forest is the peaceful little town of Fordingbridge, named after the ancient ford and medieval bridge which facilitate a passage across the River Avon at this point.

This panoramic view over Ventnor gives an idea of the steepness of the town. As

The original Charter for this busy market was given around 1250 at the time the town became a borough.

During the 17th century, Kendal expanded rapidly as a market town serving the southern part of the Lake District, and this gateway was one of many which served the yards where the woollen merchants plied

Work on the town centre had begun in 1956. The shops at Laindon, Vange and Pitsea—the old centres—tended to suffer as new business was drawn into the precinct.

The Mount is still largely undeveloped today, its tree-clad slopes rising to the south west of the town.

Close to the quays at Poole is the 18th-century Harbour Office, once the Old Town House, a club for ships captains.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Kenilworth was a small town with about 4,500 inhabitants.