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Shingle was still being removed from the wide shingle beach (bottom left), and the branch line had been extended to the seaside at West Bay Station (centre right).

On the right is a branch of Hepworths, whose shop sign declares it to be a 'clothiers' rather than the 'tailors' they were later to become.

The scenic St Ives branch railway follows the coast, with a four-arched viaduct crossing the little valley behind the beach; the station platform is just beyond.

The short-lived Aberystwyth and Tregaron bank was established in 1810, and the Black Ox bank (Banc y Eidon Du), based in Llandovery, opened a branch in Tregaron in 1903.

In this picture we can see local branches of Timsons, Alexander, Burtons, and Boots.

Just beyond the banner advertising the attractions of the new Shopping Centre was the local branch of J Sainsbury's, with its tiled walls and marble counters, suffused with the subtle and distinctive

The Malmesbury Branch Railway line is situated to the east of the river - the GWR eventually opened this line, which was linked to the Dauntsey Railway, in December 1877.

Next door at number 26 is a sub-branch of the Union Bank of Manchester, whilst further along is Ward's greengrocers and Rogers' chemist and druggist store.

The Sheffield branch of Thomas Cook & Son is dwarfed by its neighbour, Woodhouses.

The size of the Looe Hotel in Fore Street reflects the growing tourist industry, which was stimulated at Looe by a railway branch that had been connected to the main line system just seven years before

In 1959 Foster's moved to new premises in Great Square, and the building became the Braintree branch of the Midland Bank.

In 1959 Foster's moved to new premises in Great Square, and the building became the Braintree branch of the Midland Bank.

This road was cut into High Street to give access to Chesham's terminus station on the Metropolitan Railway branch opened in 1889.

The arrival of the Metropolitan Railway branch stimulated much of this growth and Stanley Avenue is typical of the latter, a tree-lined street of semi-detached suburban villas of the turn of the century

both sides of the road tend to detract from the architectural riches of the fine Tudor, Georgian and Victorian buildings that adorn this spacious street; they are evidence of Faversham's hey-day as a branch

On the left of the picture is the new building housing the local branches of the stationers and newsagents W H Smith & Son (still there today), Boots the Chemists and Teekoff, the tea and coffee merchants

Station Street turns east from the High Street, and once led to the railway station on the branch line from Gainsborough to Doncaster, closed since the 1960s.

It was down Baxtergate that Freeman, Hardy and Willis had their branch.

Further up the High Street are local branches of Hepworth's tailoring and Timothy White's the chemists.

The old Victorian drinking fountain with its ornate lamps stands isolated in the middle of the intersection, while on the right are branches of the International Stores and the National and Provincial

Sleaford is built on the banks of the River Slea which splits into two branches no more than streams in size.

In this High Street view there is a dairy, Preston's Library (where you could borrow a novel to enjoy whilst lounging in your deckchair), and a branch of International Stores, which quickly saw off old-style

Further east along The Embankment, Newnham Bridge crosses the north branch of the River Ouse at the south end of Tennyson Road.

The Hooton branch of the Stanleys all lie here in the church, including Sir Rowland Stanley, who died aged 96 in 1613.