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In 1586 Camden said that Weobley had 'more fair cellars than most market towns of its bigness in England'.

In 1586 Camden said that Weobley had 'more fair cellars than most market towns of its bigness in England'.

Freeman, Hardy & Willis must have been one of the earliest high street chains to establish themselves in large and small towns alike.

The Railway Hotel and two blocks of Tudor-style shops were built, but Howard's vision was scuppered by the Second World War.

This bleak, wind-blasted village, the most westerly in England, is known locally as Church Town. The low granite tower of St Senana looks down on the first and last hotels in England.

Behind the Cow and Calf rocks is this desolate valley from where most of the stone to build the town was quarried.

It is now the British Legion building, and a new 'village' hall has been built in the centre of town.

The Prom, as it is known in the town, was laid out properly in 1818 and lined with 44 chestnut trees.

Well-nourished lambs, unshorn fleeces and lush foliage tell us that summer has just begun in this pastoral idyll.

Dovercourt is the seaside neighbour of Harwich, and for many years now has been its shopping centre; Dovercourt was mentioned in Domesday, but Harwich not until the 12th century.The development of

Berkeley at the beginning of the 20th century was a small town of just over 6200 inhabitants.

Much of the stone for the spa town came from this area, and the Devil's Chimney is probably a result of quarrying as well as erosion.

He also died and was buried here in February 1014. Here we see the 1891 Town Hall with its tottering facade shored up. A year later, in 1956, it received its present insipid Neo-Georgian frontage.

Another famous visitor to the town was Lawrence of Arabia, who frequently visited the White Cottage in the Eastgate area.

Looking west from the top of St Bartholomew's tower, the view across the country- side has changed little over the years, and might still be recognised by Thomas Hardy, who served as a captain under

After the smaller scale Exchange, the new Council House of Portland stone seemed very grandiose to the citizens of Nottingham, but they have come to appreciate their imposing town hall.

The Southwold narrow gauge railway, opened in 1879, linked the town to Halesworth and the main railway network. The large shop is Thomas Denny, grocer and draper.

It is built of red brick and York stone, surmounted by a large concrete dome once covered with copper and crowned by the four short and narrow arms of a Greek cross.

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

This bridge over the River Aire linking Silsden and Steeton was built in 1806 at a cost of £3529; it opened up trade between Wharfedale and Airedale.

Joseph Cranstone formed the Volunteer Fire Brigade in 1845 and acted as its superintendent for 33 years.

The town was changing, and the old order was changing with it. 45 new residential roads were added to the street map in the 1920s.

Lincoln, the county town of Lincolnshire, is situated where the limestone ridge is cut through by the River Witham.

The Grand Union was created in the 1920s from a network of independent canals linking London with the industrial towns of the West and East Midlands.