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On the right the Old Post Office Buildings, faced in red terracotta, were a triumphant memorial to the Victorian splendour of the town, and to Gotch and Saunders, the architects.

More than 10 years before this photograph was taken, a thick pall of oily black smokescreen enveloped the town and the trading estate, where many of the factories had been requisitioned for war work.

Every morning some of the inmates would wend their way into the town to work in the houses or the inns.

Rifts Wood, the area between the old town and the new town, was spanned by a pedestrian bridge known as the Ha'penny Bridge, under which were laid a series of lovely gardens, including

The town and castle sit on a cliff of very soft sandstone.

A royal burgh and port, Irvine was, by the 1920s, a town of 7,000 inhabitants.

Described by Pevsner as 'uninteresting', the Town Hall was designed by J W Beaumont and built in 1883-85.

A plaque on the structure protecting the stocks refers to the legislation of 1376, which required that stocks be set up in every town and village 'to encourage virtue and discourage evil doers'

The High Street is Aldeburgh's main area of activity, and from here the Town Steps lead off up a steep hill.

A celebrated art critic has declared that Edinburgh, Venice and Torquay are the three most beautiful towns in Europe.

A view looking down Belfast Lough to Carrickfergus and the harbour.

Another open area of Newton Abbot is Decoy, to the south of town.

Dowlais was its nearest town, and the industrial workers always enjoyed the beautiful scenery here.

In the latter half of the 20th century, Bournemouth not only maintained its reputation as a leading holiday resort and luxurious shopping centre, but became a university town and acquired city status.

The main area of activity in Aldeburgh is the High Street, and from here the Town Steps lead off up a steep hill.

The narrow steeply- sloping Union Street, east of the church of St James, leads the eye northward out of town and towards the stark ridge of Peaked Down; its visible notch gives the down

Another view of the charming seaside town and port, this time looking to the prominent landmark, the 70 ft mound and ruined castle of 1821.

Craven Arms - a town named for its pub!

The barracks overlooked the town and sea.

An ancient town situated on the River Cleddau, it has succumbed to modernisation in recent years.

Local people always referred to Lower Brixham as 'Fish Town' and Higher Brixham as 'Cow Town' after their respective industries of fishing and farming.

They were founded by John Penrose, a cloth merchant of the town (and mayor in 1620), in 1627.

Blandford has a long history as a market town, and for centuries sheep would have been driven over this ancient bridge to the famous Blandford sheep fairs.

Atherton was a cotton-spinning town, and for 200 years a mining community.