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The grand scale and decorated gables of the Institute are a visible reminder of a wealthier town; here the iron-works acted as a magnet which drew workers in high numbers.

Traffic was still so light in the 1920s that the Mall was not treated as a major artery of even a short cut.

The bronze bust of Arthur Sullivan of Gilbert and Sullivan fame was erected in Victoria Embankment Gardens in 1903.

This village got its name because it was once part of the endowment of Tavistock Abbey. Since the Reformation, the land hereabouts has been owned by the dukes of Bedford.

This attractive small town sits on a hilltop overlooking the valley of the LIttle Dart.

The original parish church was at Astbury, but the building of this one in the 1740s reflected the growth of importance of Congleton as a result of its silk industry at that period.

The Town Hall is the tall building with the clock tower in the centre of the photograph; it was built in 1864 by E W Godwin at a cost of £8,000.

Kelvedon lies on the site of the Roman town of Canonium, about midway between Chelmsford and Colchester.

With a new century and a population nearing 165,000 the town increasingly gains the trappings of modernity.

Upton is situated upon the Severn some ten miles south of Worcester.

The tomb (right) contains the remains of Gertrude, Marchioness of Exeter (died 1558), whose husband, Henry Courtenay, was a grandson of Edward IV and Commissioner at the trial of Anne Boleyn.

From the sands it is possible to appreciate fully the outstanding position of the houses and hotels high on the Esplanade.

tends to be overshadowed by its famous Dorset neighbour Lyme Regis, though in past times the latter was known as Nether Lyme to distinguish it from the village higher up the valley of

Once just a hamlet of fishermen's cottages, Budleigh grew as a town and watering place in the first half of the 19th century, when a number of well-heeled society figures took up residence.

This is a classic view of Tarn Hows, near Hawkshead, with the peaks of the Langdale Pikes in the centre background.

War Memorial Gardens were laid out to the north of Memorial Avenue between it and the Canch, as this stretch of the River Ryton is known.

Moving closer to the main town of Southend-on-Sea, The Westward Ho! Boarding Establishment dominates this scene. It went on to become one of the premier hotels of the town.

Corfe Mullen stands on the alluvial flood plain of the River Stour, surrounded originally by the wild heathlands of south-east Dorset.

The 16th-century Chantry in Hadham Road was built on the site of the original priest's house on lands granted under the will of Baldwyn Victor.

This view looks north towards the Market Place and captures well the character of this market town, most of whose 19th- and late 18th-century buildings still line the streets.

The old market place, on which the vehicles are parked, is a reminder of Battle's former identity as a market town.

This busy scene was taken near Dove Point slipway, and shows the increasing attraction of the area as a sailing centre.

The High Street, with its attractive mix of buildings, does conceal some of its many charms.

Some of the local shops look out onto the large pond at the top end of Norton High Street, with the Unicorn public house on the corner just to the right of centre.