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Dunn Square is a haven of tranquil peace amidst the bustle of a busy town centre.

Christchurch's High Street boasts much fine Georgian and Victorian architecture.

The parish church of Brynmawr is the church of St Mary the Virgin, and it was opened by the licence of the Bishop of St David`s in January 1850.

Ramsey in the 1950s was a thriving Fenland town, but it has now declined.

One of the town's main shopping areas, Cricklade Street is also home to the Brewery Arts Centre, which opened in 1979.

These two children have provoked much speculation in the town today.

The Great Eastern Railway Company developed the quayside, and freight trains rolled under the high platform of the tall granary warehouse to receive produce.

The Cross Keys Hotel was known as the Cross Keys and Unicorn from 1768.

The fight to save the docks was a long and bitter battle.

However, the Charter of the Lord Protector Cromwell, granted 26 February 1656, was to be of importance to the development of the town.

New shopping arcades were established along Low Street and North Street at the turn of the century, as the town's population continued to enjoy the fruits of the cotton boom years.

These are the first houses we see as we enter the town from the north; they have been described as 'an outstanding group of mostly 15th- and 17th-century timber-framed buildings'.

This view has the old Angel Inn on the left and the former library; beyond is the wonderful town hall.

In July 1943 the town received attention from the Luftwaffe, but the only building to be destroyed in the High Street was Brooker Bros premises, still not replaced when this picture was made.

The oldest holiday town in Devon, Exmouth was popular by the early 17th century; it grew enormously during when the Napoleonic wars closed the Continent to our gentry, who had to holiday somewhere.

This is one of the most famous buildings in Essex, situated in what was, during the 14th and 15th centuries, one of its most prosperous towns.

As tourism expanded, and smart visitors arrived in ever greater numbers, such unti- diness was frowned on by local businesses—the town had to smarten up its image.

Crowborough's rapid development from the mid Victorian era started from the arrival of the railways and the rise of the commuter.

Adjacent to Stocksbridge, this town was built on quarrying and the brickworks.

Most of the town's finest buildings are Georgian - the woollen mills and the merchants' houses.

Much of this area is unchanged today: it is an attractive combination of golden stone buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries.

The town is brimming with Georgian architecture - symmetrical red-brick buildings with large sash windows, typified by the classical facade of the Rose and Crown Hotel (the building itself is a good deal

The popular walk overlooking Fowey and its harbour is reached via the Bodinnick Ferry.

This small town once played host to one of the significant events in Scotland's history: John Balliol surrendered the realm of Scotland to Edward Longshanks here on 10 July 1296.