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This large village with houses showing mixed building styles centres on the crossroads near St James's Church. Note the air raid siren above the door of the Old Black Swan.

No town centre worth its salt was complete without its Co-op store. On the left in this picture is the branch of the Leeds Industrial Co-operative Society.

In the 20th century, Hunstanton has spread southwards from its Victorian centre, offering entertainments such as the Blue Lagoon Swimming Pool, opened in 1927, and this Boating Lake, opened in 1932.

It replaced the original after yet another Norfolk fire gutted the town centre.

The Salutation Hotel pictured centre left is now the County Hotel. Some of the trees, newly-planted in this picture, still survive today.

Stratton was formerly more important than Bude, ans was a centre for the salt trade.

Note the prams in the centre of the picture, and that virtually everyone seems to be fully clothed and wearing a hat of some sort.

Ten miles due east of Haverfordwest, Narberth was once a significant commercial centre. A tollgate was erected here but was destroyed during the Rebecca Riots in 1842-3.

The centre aisle is the original church; the two side aisles were added in c1860.

Maidstone Leisure Centre is situated in Mote Park.

The village of Spaldwick lies at the centre of a medieval estate which included most of the neighbouring settlements. The church in the background is known as 'the cathedral of the valley'.

Note the soldiers marching down the road side by side in the centre of the photograph, just to the right of Craster's corner shop.

This view shows the Swallownest Inn (centre) next to the petrol station with its old fashioned Esso petrol pumps.

Looking across the bridge up the High Street, the building to the left is now the Haverfordwest Property Centre. The Prudential, shown on the right is now the West Wales Property Company.

Now called King George's Hall, it is still one of the centres of entertainment in Blackburn.

The building was once in the centre of a much larger town, but coastal erosion saw much of Aldeburgh lost to the sea.

This chapel is sited just above the abbey ruins, which we can just see in the centre of the picture beyond and below the church tower. The tower has since been removed.

The centre aisle is the original church; the two side aisles were added in c1860.

Winchester has always been an important centre for military training; much of the countryside round and about is used for tactical exercises.

This photograph shows Bridge Street in the centre of Caversham, at the point where it crossed the Thames.

In that year much of the town centre was destroyed by fire.

Even further north along the east side, much has now gone, with the New Town's modern shopping centre reaching the old High Street proper; but some of the spaciousness in the distance remains.

The fountain in the centre was built at the beginning of the 17th century by Italian craftsmen.

The police station, seen here on the left, now serves as the Bromyard Youth Centre, with the library beside it. The timber building at the far end is known as the Bible House.