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The tram and tramlines are gone now, but the buildings and the main hotels still exist.

Marlow, and Henley further up river, were important inland ports handling mainly the corn, malt and timber of the Chiltern Hills behind them.

Blenheim Palace and Blenheim Park attract a large number of tourists to the town.

Opposite, the Victorian buildings contain Kendall's, the Co-op Insurance and, with the clock, Croyden's the jeweller's. In the distance is the Town Hall clock tower.

Behind on the left is a house called Belle Vue, later Whitcliffe Grange, now demolished and replaced by council houses. Beyond is Westfields, one of the town's three medieval open fields.

This view captures well the qualities of old East Bourn, now called the Old Town.

It picturesquely linked the old town with Meads, and was a popular stroll for visitors.

Beyond is the Central Bandstand, and rising in the distance is the landmark purpose-built clock tower donated to the town in 1837 by a wealthy widow.

Frampton, literally Frome Town, is beautifully situated by the River Frome.

The town is almost completely surrounded by the River Severn, so that most visitors to Shrewsbury enter it over one of its bridges. The English Bridge was built in 1774 by John Gwynne.

Certainly the ladies prefer this side, which has easy access to the beach from the smart part of town. A

The unique, richly-carved granite exterior of St Mary's is one of the glories of the town.

The ornately designed building is a vivid reminder of the days, long before the television and video age, when every town in the country had a picture house, or 'flea pit' as they were sometimes known

Seaton is a mostly Victorian town hard by the mouth of the River Axe. Though never one of Devon's more fashionable resorts, it has a charm of its own and an attractive setting.

Since the 13th century there has been a market here, and the buildings in the town centre reflect a gentle change rather than a dramatic fluctuation of fortune at any one time.

Reputedly England's most haunted village, and a market town in the time of Henry III, Prestbury is now a residential suburb of Cheltenham.

The Bridge was a busy tram interchange and terminus. After Wolverhampton, Walsall is the largest of the Black Country towns.

Considered to be one of the finest boulevards in Europe, Princes Street was the place to shop and eat. Restaurants included a branch of Ferguson & Forrester, the Royal British, and Littlejohn's.

Situated between Basildon and Southend and the estuaries of the rivers Thames and Crouch, Rayleigh is an ancient place that once sported a Norman Castle.The mound still stands, known as Rayleigh

The town consists of ten streets within the walls, which are defended by round towers, and around twenty outside.

Although Ilfracombe is essentially a Victorian town, the elegant terraced houses of Montpellier Place (upper, left of centre) were built in the early 1830s.

Since 1902 Raphael Park has provided Romford people with a place of relaxation and recreation.

In the 19th century this area of the town was prone to flooding, and the mill dam was blamed. In 1879 the Corporation bought the mill from Lord Stafford and built a new weir and floodgates.

Hotels and boarding houses stand right on the cliff edge overlooking the beach and harbour area.