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Lloyds Bank occupies a house and shop combined (right), and next door is the Plough pub.

This is a spectacular view from the top of Portland, with the expanse of the Chesil Bank on the left, stretching 16 miles along the Dorset coast to Barton Cliff, and the broad expanse of Portland Harbour

An idyllic scene: flowers in the foreground, the lake and the boat house against a setting of trees and shrubs — but the chimney of Bank Hall Colliery is a reminder that we are in Burnley.

West Street is now pedestrianised, but the Chart and Lawrence department store and Lloyds Bank on the opposite corner are still trading.

This view looks downstream to the Rush Cutters pub from the south bank.

The Midland Bank and Woolworth's store draw the eye into this photograph of a remarkably traffic-free Square.

Here we see East Mill and its mill pool, looking eastwards from the north bank of River Asker, towards houses beside East Road (centre).

To the left of centre are Blackbourn's shoe shop and the Nat West Bank, partly hidden by trees.

Back in the 1950s it would have been quite normal for a bank to have a branch in a small village.

Here we see the peaceful banks of the New River, with houseboats and leisure craft moored alongside.

The tall building in the centre of the picture is the former Barclays Bank, since demolished.

The Capital and Counties bank (now Lloyd's) and Post Office are in the foreground.

This view, dating from 1904, looks eastwards from the north bank and duplicates picture 43865.

There were a whole range of shops along the Broadway, ranging from a chemist's, a sweet shop, a gentlemen's outfitter's, a garage, a bank and the gas showroom, but competition was to follow from

This postcard shows the parish church of St Martin in the centre, and clockwise from the top left, the village centre; the `Roman` Baths in the Nook; Lover`s Leap; and the view down from the Bank.

Today it is a pleasing old market town on the banks of the River Stour.

In Victorian times Hythe was a mere village on the banks of Southampton Water, but it increased in size during the 20th century largely owing to the availability of employment at the nearby oil refinery

The Buckland Drives, following the rim of the flatter land high up on the eastern bank of the Dart, were very popular during the 19th century.

On the left is the red brick and stone Lloyds Bank building, with its fretted skyline, while to the right is the neo-classical Post Office, built in 1881.

At 6.00pm on August Bank Holiday Monday 1908, Romilly Park Bowling Club's green opened for play.

This is a useful spot in the street: the Post Office is on the left, the Trustee Savings Bank is adjacent to the bus, and the shiny new frontage of the Co-op is second on the right.

The West Riding Union Bank on the left (later Barclays) replaced the Royal Hotel.

Also buried here is the eccentric banking millionaire Jemmy Wood.

In this picture, the impressive County Hotel and Barclays Bank (built originally as a wine and spirit warehouse) can be seen on the corner, with the clock tower and the old Infirmary beyond.