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In the days when trading wherries plied their way up and down the rivers, transporting goods from the East Coast sea ports, or from one town to another, Beccles was a thriving port.

Parade 1890 Southsea started life as a group of farm cottages but by the time this photograph was taken, it bore the stamp of a classic seaside resort, characterised by the ter- races, villas and

To the south of the town is remote heath and woodland.

When this picture was taken much of the town was fairly new, having been built over the previous thirty years or so to meet the demand for housing from Stockport and Manchester-based business people wishing

Most seaside piers started out as purely functional structures, a way to allow boats and ships to moor off towns without a harbour.

It was built by the powerful cutlers, who were active in the town in the 14th and 15th centuries. The magnificent church of St John the Baptist, St Mary and St Lawrence has a 181ft spire.

Here on the right is the old town hall, the first offices of Somerset County Council.

The parish church of St Peter and St Paul has the tallest tower of any in Norfolk, rising to 160 feet.

The long, narrow High Street, with the Rose & Crown Inn on the right, is at the foot of a steep hill overlooking the sea.

The attractive Craig tarn, which has a superb view over the town, was developed from a moorland pond and bog and was completed in 1874. There used to be a fountain on the central island.

The splendid Norman tower of the Cathedral rises above the roofs of the county town, forming an important part of the city's skyline.

Bridport's Town Hall intrudes into the path of traffic and pedestrians at the junction of West and South Streets.

The town of Farnborough has grown enormously over the years, mainly because of its close proximity to Aldershot.

In the 19th century the town's industrial base boasted Samuel Lucas & Sons, ironfounders, spade, shovel and spindle manufacturers; George Ward & Co, who were spindle manufacturers for the worsted, cotton

Stapleford, now virtually a satellite of Nottingham, grew up from a village of lace factories and framework knitters' houses.

Although the old Island Hotel on Eel Pie Island has long gone, the musical traditions of the town remain strong with many local pubs and wine bars offering live music.

The Guildhall, dedicated to the Trinity, was built by parish subscription and a legacy from Nicholas Wickham in 1523.

The High Street today looks much the same as it did in the 1950s - except that like so many small towns, the shops have gone.

Chelmsford, the county town of Essex, was founded by the Romans and inhabited by the Saxons, but its growth was slow, not really developing until the 19th and 20th centuries.

Fowey's straggling main street runs parallel with the river between the Custom House and Town Quay. On the right is the historic house called Noah's Ark, with its twin gables and jettied front.

Close to the Wiltshire border, this little market and wool town has retained many of its 17th- and 18th- century buildings, such as the Eight Bells Inn, seen here on the right.

This small market town was named after a Danish leader called Herolveston. Harleston has retained its character, and has a good number of varied old buildings.

The town grew up astride what was the most important road in medieval England, that between London and Chester, at that time the principal port for Ireland.

The Town Hall was modelled on that at Bolton, and was completed in 1883, though it was damaged by fire in 1901.