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Almost equidistant from Gloucester and Bristol, situated on the southern side of the Severn Estuary, Berkeley is a small market town, a trading centre for the surrounding rural community, as it has

St Michael's tower (right), which dates from the mid 15th century, is all that remains of the city centre church today.

Wheat-straw covered chalk clunch walls at Haydon Farm, and a long 1704-dated barn in Flemish-bond brickwork, stood beside a hayrick in the centre of the village.

Its more salubrious site was, and remains, the one pictured here on Milford Hill, just east of the city centre beyond the ring road.

Flimwell is centred on a crossroads near the Kent border.

Being on the far side of the Lancaster Canal from the centre, the school was considered to be out in the country, and the air was good for the boys.

The centre of the town, shown here, is certainly becoming the domain of the motorist; we can see few vehicles, but a plethora of road signs.

The large chimney on the guardroom (centre) is of a style attributed to the Flemings, who arrived with the Normans.

In the middle of the 20th century it became an adjunct of the Tidal Institute at Liverpool University, and it is now known as the Centre for Coastal and Marine Sciences - Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory

Preston was the centre of a wheel of railway transport: spokes went off to Blackpool, Lancaster, Blackburn, Manchester, London, Liverpool and Southport.

An ancient market town, Ormskirk was an important centre for the linen trade during the 16th century, whilst in the late 18th and early 19th centuries there were silk mills in the area.

In the picture is the Italianate Town Hall designed by Brightwen Binyon; it was demolished in 1971 after being replaced by a new civic centre at West Park.

Beyond the gates, the Ewell Road extends onwards to the centre of Cheam village.

The 17th-century Church Farm (centre), with its brick end wall and gables, was thatched at the time of the photograph.

The Barbican, the security tunnel through the centre arch, was added in the 13th century; it is the only remaining barbican in England.

The only thing that can be said about the horrendous building in the centre is that it served a useful purpose - a toilet block.

Kingston is well renowned as a shopping centre of excellence, with Bentalls department store in Clarence Street at its hub.

The hamlet of Mill End, about a mile west of the centre of Rickmansworth, grew up along the main road to Uxbridge to serve a watermill and factories.

As one of four major thoroughfares leading to the Town Centre, and formerly called Tower Hill, Manchester Street's importance was typified by the presence of many privately-owned shops and businesses and

The former offices of Eastern Gas have already undergone a dramatic change: Tower Point is now 11 floors of one- to four- bedroom flats in the main area and a fitness centre at the south end.

It is remarkable that the facade is little changed, apart from an added storey at the right and a mansard to the centre.

On the right, however, all has gone under the 1960s blizzard of redevelopment: the jewellers and the Greyhound Hotel made way for Friars Square shopping centre.

During the 15th century, Headcorn was a cloth-making centre which prospered with the arrival of Flemish weavers, and its single, long street has several fine buildings dating back to that time.

Holidays were generally taken at Skegness, Mablethorpe or Great Yarmouth; pre-television entertainment was fairly extravagant, with seven cinemas in the town centre, including the Floral Hall, along with