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In 1659, Southwold suffered a huge fire which destroyed a substantial part of the town.

Reading is famous for the Huntley and Palmer biscuit works, once one of the town's biggest employers.

The village's assets attract visitors and shoppers, whilst the River Soar brings in canal cruisers. Of its sizeable population, many commute to surrounding East Midland towns.

The High Street runs parallel to the north wall of the Abbey precinct and has a good range of Georgian and early 19th-century two- and three-storey houses.

This view was taken looking north along Bridge Street towards the Market Place – indeed, in the left centre of the view we can see the cupola and stair tower of the Town Hall.

However, a new station was now planned with a sizeable refreshment room; behind that was growing a town decidedly Edwardian in style.

In the 1950s, part of the building was used as overflow classrooms for the Abbey School, which at that time provided all primary education for the town.

The story of how the town got its name is an unusual one.When the railway arrived, a station was built here at Marsden.There was another Marsden just a few miles up the line in Yorkshire, so a railway

The town of Winsford did not exist until the Weaver River was canalised in 1731 - this was needed to link the local salt fields with the Mersey River.

This is a charming turn- of-the-century tableau of Salutation Square, which is the main access into the town.

Probably dating back to a chapel-of-ease on the site in the 14th century, St Michael and All Angels is a striking landmark visible from most of the town.

Leading from the High Street to the Square, Bell Street is lined with shops and public houses.

Blackburn had two markets, the indoor market and an open air one, held every Wednesday and Saturday, when this photograph was taken. Friday was later added to the open market days.

Opened in June 1860, the Town Hall cost £3,505 to build, and provided space for the County Police Station, with cells and an exercise yard, a courtroom and council offices.

This photograph, taken from the tower of the Town Hall, looks down past the formal square to the buildings of Bishop Street, which include the reference library by Edward Burgess of 1904 and the former

Completed in 1753 at a cost of £12, the Market Hall, Butter Cross and the stocks were removed at a cost of £16 6s from Main Street to the Prince of Wales park in 1888, which is where we see them in this

With the widening of Bridge Street from the 1880s, the old Warrington Academy was again revealed and preserved.

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 terraces, villas and open spaces so typical

At Furnace, a small town hugging the western shores of Loch Fyne, iron-smelting works were established in the early 19th century.

Brockenhurst is a railway junction well-known to travellers to Southampton, Bournemouth, Lymington and the Isle of Wight.

This recreational area just outside the town would be newly laid out at this date. The shrubbery and flowerbeds look well cared for.

Pontefract General Infirmary now overlooks the bowling green in this oasis of greenery near to the town centre.

The building on the left is Hickling's Vaults, which was demolished in 1961, revealing several caves and part of the old town wall underneath.

It is surrounded by the simple grey slate-gabled shops and houses which are so typical of a small Lake District town.