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In that last glorious summer before the Great War, the town is looking a little more lively, with some early motor cars visible.

Until the construction of the A14 bypass, visitors to the town entered via he Old North Road through this narrow medieval bridge and into the busy High Street.

This is an interesting scene showing the clean, young New Town. A large proportion of the settlers were young themselves—look at the number of children and pushchairs here.

High Street c1955 Mayfield's attractive High Street, with its raised brick pavements and fine architec- ture, speaks of the days when Mayfield was an important iron town.

This photograph of South Street shows the premises of the London and County Banking Company on the left.

As the High Street runs down toward the medieval town wall gate and through to the harbour, the influence of Robert Wynn's Plas Mawr can be seen in the transomed stone mullions of the Castle

There were once thirteen cotton mills here, and the town was linked by both canal and rail to other industrial centres all around.

The centrepiece of the town is undoubtedly the great 15th-century mansion of the de Burghs, the Old Hall, set in a grassed square surrounded by Victorian housing.

A veritable oasis of calm after the hustle and bustle of Haverfordwest town centre.

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

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

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.

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

It throttles the town centre, and its construction involved the wholesale demolition of attractive buildings. Those on the right of this picture were lucky: they narrowly escaped demolition.

Situated high up on the eastern edge of the 580-acre Minchinhampton Common, now in the care of the National Trust, this attractive old cloth town is rich in the variety and architectural style of its buildings

He also donated the new Town Hall, which stands at the back. It was opened in 1909 and above its grand portico is a relief that depicts Victoria's successor to the throne, Edward VII.

On the right, occupying part of the Victoria Hall are the premises of the London City and Midland Bank.

This is Richmond's finest townscape: a steeply- curving cobbled street where handsome town houses mingle with small cottages.

This opened in 1826, and lasted until a new one was built on the edge of town in 1978. The finger to the right of the tower on the river bank is an obelisk, marking the opening of Rock Park.

Medieval Andover was established around a market which stands in the shadow of the 19th century church of St Mary, built in the Early English style by a former headmaster of Winchester College and described

Further down are Woolworth's and Dewhurst Butchers. West Street is the commercial heart of Fareham, described by Thackeray, who spent his school holidays here, as 'a dear little old Hampshire town'.

Situated in the southwest corner of the Market Place, the building dates from the 13th century and was the home of Hugh Ripley, the first mayor of Ripon, who was appointed in 1604.

The old town of Strood, on the west bank of the River Medway, was incorporated into Rochester in 1835.

Here we are looking west along Hart Street with its interesting shops, inns and tearooms.