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171 of our town pages carry a photograph, taken by 118 different photographers who published their work under a licence that let us use it. Every one of them is named below and on the page itself. Thank you to all of them.

If one of these is yours and you’d like the credit worded differently, or you’d rather we didn’t use it at all, email hello@goodnewsengland.co.uk and we’ll sort it the same day.

Photographs are resized to fit the page and are never cropped, recoloured or otherwise altered. CC BY 2.0 (10) · CC BY 3.0 (4) · CC BY 4.0 (1) · CC BY-SA 2.0 (95) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (12) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (38) · CC0 1.0 (9) · Public domain (2)

Photographer, licence and source for every town page photograph
TownPhotographPhotographerLicence
LondonTower Bridge backlit at sunrise, from the north bank of the Thamesmhx from London, United KingdomCC BY-SA 2.0
BirminghamBirmingham Council House, Victoria SquareG-ManPublic domain
ManchesterManchester skyline including Beetham Tower and the Metrolink lineXAndreWxPublic domain
LiverpoolThe Three Graces on the Liverpool waterfront, seen from the Mersey FerryRept0n1xCC BY-SA 3.0
LeedsLeeds Town Hall, the Victorian civic building of 1858Gunnar LarssonCC BY-SA 3.0
BristolClifton Suspension Bridge over the River AvonGothickCC BY-SA 3.0
NewcastleThe Tyne Bridge with the Baltic, Sage Gateshead and the Millennium BridgePangolinOneCC BY-SA 4.0
SheffieldThe skyline of SheffieldTigerbwwCC BY-SA 4.0
NottinghamNottingham skyline with the Council House domeMr ThinktankCC BY 2.0
LeicesterLeicester Cathedral, tower and spirePeter from Lincoln, UKCC BY 2.0
SouthamptonOcean Village marina, SouthamptonGeniCC BY-SA 4.0
BrightonBrighton Palace PierBenreisCC BY-SA 3.0
BradfordCentenary Square in Bradford city centreTim Green from BradfordCC BY 2.0
PortsmouthThe Round Tower and Hotwalls Beach at the mouth of Portsmouth HarbourSteve DanielsCC BY-SA 2.0
OxfordOxford's spires at blue hour, from Radcliffe SquareFrank SchulenburgCC BY-SA 4.0
CambridgeKing's College Chapel seen across the River CamMartinvlCC BY-SA 4.0
YorkThe Shambles, the medieval overhanging timber-framed street in YorkbenjgibbsCC BY 2.0
BathPulteney Bridge and Bath Weir on the River AvonMike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)CC BY-SA 4.0
CanterburyThe fourteenth-century Westgate towers, CanterburyDeFactoCC BY-SA 4.0
ChesterPedal boats moored on the River Dee in Chester, riverside buildings behindChris MorganCC BY-SA 2.0
ExeterThe west front of Exeter CathedralDietmar RabichCC BY-SA 4.0
NorwichNorwich Cathedral and its spireDiego Delso, delso.photoCC BY-SA 4.0
PlymouthSmeaton's Tower lighthouse on Plymouth HoeHerbythymeCC BY-SA 4.0
CoventryThe ruined St Michael's and the 1960s Coventry CathedralDeFactoCC BY-SA 4.0
SunderlandThe Northern Spire Bridge over the Wear, seen from Tunstall HillDanielWhite06CC BY-SA 4.0
DerbyDerby Cathedral's Tudor tower from Cathedral GreenNick MoyesCC BY-SA 3.0
WolverhamptonSt Peter's Collegiate Church and Barclays Bank on Lichfield Street, Wolverhamptoncalflier001CC BY-SA 2.0
Stoke-on-TrentMiddleport Pottery across the Trent & Mersey CanalBigDomCC BY-SA 4.0
ReadingReading town centre over Bridge Street, with the Minster towerChris j woodCC BY-SA 4.0
Milton KeynesThe skyline of central Milton KeynesJohn ChryslarCC0 1.0
NorthamptonAll Saints' Church, Northampton, and its classical porticoStevekrakenCC BY-SA 4.0
PeterboroughThe Gothic west front of Peterborough CathedralDavid IliffCC BY-SA 3.0
GloucesterThe exterior of Gloucester CathedralMichael D BeckwithCC0 1.0
WorcesterThe exterior of Worcester CathedralEdward SwiftCC BY-SA 4.0
IpswichChristchurch Mansion, the Tudor house in Christchurch Park, IpswichSumit SuraiCC BY-SA 4.0
BournemouthBournemouth Beach on a busy summer dayLewis HulbertCC BY-SA 4.0
SalisburySalisbury Cathedral and its spireDiego Delso, delso.photoCC BY-SA 4.0
WinchesterThe Westgate, the medieval city gate on Winchester High StreetElliott Brown from Birmingham, United KingdomCC BY 2.0
DurhamDurham Cathedral above the citymattbuckCC BY-SA 4.0
CarlisleCarlisle Cathedral from the north-eastDavid IliffCC BY-SA 3.0
LincolnSteep Hill, the cobbled street in Lincoln's cathedral quarterRoland ArhelgerCC BY-SA 4.0
HerefordHereford Cathedral from the north-westDavid IliffCC BY-SA 3.0
TruroTruro Cathedral's north façade and the surrounding rooftopsVirtual-PanoCC BY-SA 4.0
LancasterCastle Hill, the cobbled street by Lancaster Castle and PrioryThe wubCC BY-SA 4.0
WakefieldWakefield Cathedral and its spire seen from The SpringsMtaylor848CC BY-SA 4.0
ColchesterThe Norman keep of Colchester Castle in Castle ParkSpudgun67CC0 1.0
ChelmsfordChelmsford Cathedral from the south-eastDavid IliffCC BY-SA 3.0
CheltenhamNeptune's Fountain of 1893 on the Promenade, CheltenhamReading Tom from Reading, UKCC BY 2.0
EastbourneEastbourne Pier in late-afternoon lightArild VågenCC BY-SA 4.0
BlackpoolBlackpool Promenade and beach with Blackpool TowerMichael D BeckwithCC0 1.0
DarlingtonThe Market Cascade water feature in Darlington's market squareBob HarveyCC BY-SA 2.0
GatesheadThe lake in Saltwell Park, GatesheadRobert GrahamCC BY-SA 2.0
HartlepoolHartlepool Marina with moored boats and waterside buildingsBob JonesCC BY-SA 2.0
Stockton-on-TeesThe River Tees and the Teesquay Millennium BridgeClive NicholsonCC BY-SA 2.0
Whitley BayThe seafront promenade at Whitley Bay, with people out walkingGordon HattonCC BY-SA 2.0
BirkenheadOpen parkland and trees in Birkenhead ParkIan GreigCC BY-SA 2.0
BlackburnThe Leeds & Liverpool Canal and towpath beside Imperial Mill, BlackburnChris HeatonCC BY-SA 2.0
BoltonQueens Park, Bolton, in JuneRept0n1xCC BY-SA 3.0
BurnleyThe Straight Mile canal embankment at Burnley, with Turf Moor beyondMichael GarlickCC BY-SA 2.0
CreweQueen's Park, Crewe, looking towards the pavilionFREON101CC BY-SA 3.0
Ellesmere PortMoored canal boats at the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere PortMichael GarlickCC BY-SA 2.0
MacclesfieldThe Macclesfield Canal at Buxton Road, with the Hovis mill behindClem Rutter, Rochester, KentCC BY 3.0
OldhamAlexandra Park, OldhamStephen DarlingtonCC BY-SA 2.0
PrestonThe riverside walk beside the Ribble in Avenham Park, PrestonBarbara CarrCC BY-SA 2.0
RochdaleThe bandstand in Broadfield Park, RochdaleKevin WaterhouseCC BY-SA 2.0
SalfordSt Peter's Basin at Salford QuaysColin ParkCC BY-SA 2.0
St HelensTaylor Park, St HelensIan GreigCC BY-SA 2.0
StockportGreen space in Vernon Park, StockportPeter McDermottCC BY-SA 2.0
WarringtonThe Bridgewater Canal from London Bridge, WarringtonIan SCC BY-SA 2.0
WiganWigan Pier and the Leeds & Liverpool CanalColin ParkCC BY-SA 2.0
BarnsleyBarnsley town centre on a sunny market dayJonosundeCC BY-SA 4.0
CleethorpesCleethorpes beach and the Humber estuary in JulyNeil TheasbyCC BY-SA 2.0
DewsburyThe double lock on the Calder & Hebble Navigation at Thornhill, DewsburyColin ParkCC BY-SA 2.0
DoncasterWaterfowl on Lakeside Lake, DoncasterLewis ClarkeCC BY-SA 2.0
HalifaxPeople's Park, Halifax, with its listed pavilionChris HeatonCC BY-SA 2.0
HarrogatePeople queuing at the ice-cream kiosk in Valley Gardens, HarrogateGraham RobsonCC BY-SA 2.0
HuddersfieldThe Huddersfield Broad Canal at Aspley Basin, with narrowboats mooredPeter TurnerCC BY-SA 2.0
HullHull Marina seen from Humber Dock StreetHullian111CC BY-SA 4.0
MiddlesbroughLandscaped green space in Middlesbrough town centreRobert EvaCC BY-SA 2.0
RotherhamThe Victorian bandstand in Clifton Park, RotherhamRyk RakCC BY-SA 2.0
ScarboroughScarborough harbour and the South Bay waterfrontMartin DawesCC BY-SA 2.0
ChesterfieldA flower trader's stall on Central Pavement by Chesterfield Market PlaceColin ParkCC BY-SA 2.0
GrimsbyShips and quayside cranes at Alexandra Dock, GrimsbyReading Tom from Reading, UKCC BY 2.0
KetteringThe vegan market on Kettering Market Place, with shoppers walking throughBearasCC BY 4.0
LoughboroughThe fountain on the pond in Queen's Park, Loughborough, with wallflowers in bloomAethonaticCC0 1.0
MansfieldCarr Bank Park, Mansfield, in autumn colourEnchufla Con ClaveCC BY-SA 4.0
Newark-on-TrentThe Thursday market in the cobbled Market Place at Newark-on-TrentBob HarveyCC BY-SA 2.0
SkegnessSkegness Pier from the sand, with families on the beachAethonaticCC0 1.0
WellingboroughNarrowboats moored along the Embankment on the River Nene, WellingboroughColin ParkCC BY-SA 2.0
WorksopThe narrowboat Tallulah II on the Chesterfield Canal at WorksopIan SCC BY-SA 2.0
Burton-on-TrentBranston Lock on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Burton upon TrentColin ParkCC BY-SA 2.0
CannockShopfronts around Market Place, CannockBill BoadenCC BY-SA 2.0
DudleyNarrowboats at the Dudley Canal Trust basin by the tunnel mouthTanya DedyukhinaCC BY 3.0
LichfieldMinster Pool in Lichfield city centreColin ParkCC BY-SA 2.0
NuneatonRiversley Park on the River Anker, NuneatonG-13114CC BY-SA 4.0
PenkridgeNarrowboats moored on the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal at PenkridgeAndrew AbbottCC BY-SA 2.0
RedditchThe millpond and lakeside path in Arrow Valley Country Park, RedditchBill BoadenCC BY-SA 2.0
RugbyCaldecott Park, Rugby's town-centre parkG-13114CC BY-SA 4.0
ShrewsburyThe riverside path beside the Severn near the English Bridge, ShrewsburyColin ParkCC BY-SA 2.0
SolihullThe Grand Union Canal at SolihullGraham ButcherCC BY-SA 2.0
StaffordThe River Sow through Victoria Park in Stafford town centreElliott Brown from Birmingham, United KingdomCC BY-SA 2.0
StourbridgeThe Stourbridge Town Arm canalIan SCC BY-SA 2.0
Stratford-upon-AvonNarrowboats moored in the Bancroft canal basin, Stratford-upon-AvonColin SmithCC BY-SA 2.0
Sutton ColdfieldOpen parkland in Sutton Park, Sutton ColdfieldLewis ClarkeCC BY-SA 2.0
TamworthThe River Anker running through TamworthIan SCC BY-SA 2.0
TelfordThe Withy Pool in Telford Town ParkUser:MrbicCC BY 3.0
WalsallThe bandstand beside Hatherton Lake in Walsall ArboretumshakestdCC BY 3.0
WarwickThe River Avon at Warwick with the castle behindBill BoadenCC BY-SA 2.0
West BromwichSwans on Swan Pool, Sandwell Valley Country Park, West BromwichTony Hisgett from Birmingham, UKCC BY 2.0
BasildonSwans on the lake at Gloucester Park, Basildonterry joyceCC BY-SA 2.0
BedfordThe Great Ouse at the Bedford embankment, with swans on the waterPAUL FARMERCC BY-SA 2.0
Bishop's StortfordThe sunlit River Stort at Bishop's Stortford, by the Waytemore Castle moundBill BoadenCC BY-SA 2.0
Bury St EdmundsThe Abbey Gardens at Bury St Edmunds in full summer bloomColin SmithCC BY-SA 2.0
FelixstowePastel beach huts and the shingle beach at Old FelixstoweSimon MortimerCC BY-SA 2.0
Great YarmouthMarine Parade Gardens at Great Yarmouth, with carpet bedding and the seafront behindColin SmithCC BY-SA 2.0
HarlowThe Water Garden in Harlow Town Park, with its cascade and willowsMutneyCC BY-SA 4.0
Hemel HempsteadThe lake in the Jellicoe Water Gardens, Hemel HempsteadPeter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectorsCC BY-SA 2.0
King's LynnPurfleet Quay at King's Lynn, with the Custom House beyondRichard VinceCC BY-SA 2.0
LowestoftThe South Beach promenade at Lowestoft, with people sitting along the sea wallMichael GarlickCC BY-SA 2.0
LutonThe River Lea through Wardown Park, Luton, under weeping willowsRobert EvaCC BY-SA 2.0
Southend-on-SeaSouthend Pier head and the Pier Extension, with visitors walking the deckChris MorganCC BY-SA 2.0
St AlbansThe boating lake and parkland in Verulamium Park, St AlbansPeter JefferyCC BY-SA 2.0
StevenageThe sailing lake at Fairlands Valley Park, StevenagePeter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectorsCC BY-SA 2.0
WatfordFamilies riding the Watford Miniature Railway through Cassiobury ParkMatt BrownCC BY 2.0
Welwyn Garden CityThe garden-city Parkway at Welwyn, with wide green verges and tree-lined boulevardBikeboyCC BY-SA 2.0
AldershotThe lake at Aldershot ParkJack1956CC0 1.0
AndoverThe River Anton running through Andover town centreDes BlenkinsoppCC BY-SA 2.0
AshfordA path through Victoria Park, AshfordRobert EvaCC BY-SA 2.0
AylesburyThe riverside stretch of the Round Aylesbury WalkDes BlenkinsoppCC BY-SA 2.0
BanburyThe River Cherwell and weir at Spiceball Country Park, BanburySteve DanielsCC BY-SA 2.0
BasingstokeThe lake in Eastrop Park, Basingstoke, in autumnDes BlenkinsoppCC BY-SA 2.0
Bognor RegisFishing boats drawn up on the beach at Bognor RegisRobert EvaCC BY-SA 2.0
BracknellA woodland path through Lily Hill Park, BracknellJames EmmansCC BY-SA 2.0
ChichesterThe Chichester Ship Canal basin with a moored tugSeth WhalesCC BY-SA 4.0
CrawleyThe lakeside walkway at Titmus Lake, Tilgate Park, CrawleyDave SpicerCC BY-SA 2.0
DartfordThe River Darent entering Central Park, DartfordDoyle of LondonCC BY-SA 4.0
DoverThe Port of Dover and the coastline seen from Langdon CliffsIan SCC BY-SA 2.0
EastleighModel yachts racing on the lake at Lakeside Country Park, EastleighChristine JohnstoneCC BY-SA 2.0
FolkestoneBoats moored in Folkestone HarbourIan SCC BY-SA 2.0
GravesendThe Tilbury ferry Princess Pocahontas alongside Gravesend Town Pier on the ThamesDavid AnstissCC BY-SA 2.0
HastingsThe beach-launched fishing fleet on Hastings Old Town beach, with the cliff railway behindPeter TrimmingCC BY-SA 2.0
HoveA row of colourful beach huts on Hove seafrontPAUL FARMERCC BY-SA 2.0
MaidenheadThe Thames and Maidenhead Bridge from Ray Mead RoadChris WoodCC BY-SA 4.0
MaidstoneMote Park lake, Maidstone, in JulyChris WhippetCC BY-SA 2.0
MargateDeckchairs for hire on Margate main sands in AugustMatt HarropCC BY-SA 2.0
RamsgateRamsgate Royal Harbour with moored boatsGeoff CooperCC BY-SA 2.0
SevenoaksFallow deer in the parkland at Knole Park, SevenoaksMichael GarlickCC BY-SA 2.0
SittingbourneShops along Sittingbourne High StreetChris WhippetCC BY-SA 2.0
SloughThe shopping thoroughfare on Slough High StreetIan SCC BY-SA 2.0
TonbridgeThe River Medway seen from Tonbridge CastleAmanda SlaterCC BY-SA 4.0
Tunbridge WellsThe Pantiles colonnade and shopfronts, Royal Tunbridge WellsMichael GarlickCC BY-SA 2.0
WorthingWorthing beach and seafront looking along the coast from the pierRobert EvaCC BY-SA 2.0
BarnstapleThe River Taw alongside The Strand at Barnstaple, town frontage across the waterRoger A SmithCC BY-SA 2.0
BridgwaterThe River Parrett through Bridgwater in evening lightLewis ClarkeCC BY-SA 2.0
FalmouthThe Falmouth waterfront and harbour on a July afternoonTim GreenCC BY 2.0
FromeKing Street in Frome town centre, with period frontagesDes BlenkinsoppCC BY-SA 2.0
NewquayNewquay harbour with Towan Beach beyondNilfanionCC BY-SA 4.0
PenzanceJubilee Pool, the art-deco seawater lido on the Penzance seafront, at duskVirtual-PanoCC BY-SA 4.0
PoolePoole Quay waterfront on a June afternoonOast House ArchiveCC BY-SA 2.0
StroudThe restored Stroudwater Canal running through StroudGareth JamesCC BY-SA 2.0
SwindonThe GWR Railway Village in Swindon — terraces of Bath-stone workers' cottagesMarathonCC BY-SA 2.0
TauntonThe painted memorial fountain in Vivary Park, TauntonJulie Anne WorkmanCC BY-SA 3.0
TewkesburyChurch Street's timber-framed streetscape at Tewkesbury, with bunting strung acrossColin SmithCC BY-SA 2.0
TorquayTorquay inner harbour and marina, with the town rising in terraces behindSimon CobbCC0 1.0
TrowbridgeThe pedestrianised centre of Fore Street, Trowbridge, with bunting and plantersDavid GearingCC BY-SA 2.0
Weston-super-MareThe busy beach at Weston-super-Mare with windbreaks, tents and the Grand PierJo TurnerCC BY-SA 2.0
WeymouthHarbourside café tables in the sun at Weymouth, with the Georgian quay behindITookSomePhotosCC BY-SA 4.0
YeovilThe backlit walk beside the spring pool at Ninesprings, Yeovil Country ParkMarley SextonCC0 1.0
Barrow-in-FurnessWalney Channel with Barrow-in-Furness across the waterJim CorrieCC BY-SA 2.0
WhitehavenWhitehaven Marina and harbour waterfrontPerry DarkCC BY-SA 2.0
WorkingtonThe River Derwent estuary at Workington, looking seawardChris MorganCC BY-SA 2.0

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