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'A grey town and a grim town, pervaded with the unlovely spirit of its fearful prison.'

Frith's photographer could not resist one of the most photographed views along the Thames: Windsor Castle on its cliff-top towering above the town and river.

The shopping parade was built between 1960 and 1966 by Wallis, Finlay, Smith & Ball on the site of a house of some historic interest called Fountainville.

Denbigh saw action during the Wars of The Roses and changed hands on several occasions.

Porthminster Beach, almost in the town and just below the railway station, was extremely popular even a century ago.

Sherborne Abbey is the burial place of two Saxon kings, Ethelbald and Ethelbert, the two elder brothers of Alfred the Great.

Richard Rigg opened his Windermere Hotel in 1847 - the same year as the Kendal and Windermere Railway reached the town - and his yellow-and-black coaches provided a connecting service from the adjacent

The 160ft tower of the mainly Perpendicular church of St Peter and St Paul soars majestically over the town and is a prominent day mark for shipping in the choppy coastal waters.

The Romans built a town here, though its ramparts are now only faintly recognisable, and in Saxon times it was the bishopric for Wessex and Mercia.

Christchurch has always been a busy town and a favourite place for shopping for both tourists and locals.

A view from Church Street showing the ornate tower, the south porch with a priest's chamber above, and the crenellated south aisle.

Some parts of Victoria Park were left as woodland, and bracken, silver birch and oak thrive.

Described in the 1880s as a 'small, quaint, and decayed town', Dedham's prosperity had climaxed in the early 1500s.

Peace reigns along the seafront, where E Atkins, a house decorator, has his premises on the left with Mercer & Son, boot makers and repairers, next door.

The wide arched entrance to The New Inn is a reminder that Lechlade was once an important coaching town.

St John's was situated on Church Street, and perhaps its most famous vicar was William Thornber, known for his fiery sermons.

Now totally pedestrianised with trees planted to give some shade, the Square is dominated by the 16th- century market hall (left) and the statue of Robert Clive, Clive of India.

This, the original hamlet on the shore, consisted of fishermen's cottages and the Ship and Nimrod Inns.

Dartmouth is still very much a sailing town, and the Royal Regatta, which is held annually in August, still attracts huge crowds.

The lantern tower of St Botolph's dominates the town and the surrounding countryside.

The high brick walls beyond belong to the 1885 Town and Country Club, later a library, which was swept away for the present twelve-bay, three-storey hotel bedroom wing in the 1950s.

On 30 November 1745 a troop of the Royal Dragoons arrived in the town and were billeted overnight.

Seaton is Devon's easternmost resort, with only a few miles of rugged cliffs and landslips separating the town from neighbouring Dorset.

Saltwell Park is in the middle of the town, and comprises gardens, a lake, and recreational areas.