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Once an important market town, Blandford remains a busy shopping centre, enlivened by the presence of troops from the nearby military camps.

Note the man and child walking away from the camera in the centre of the photograph.

This picture looking across the river into the town shows the Salutation Hotel in the centre and the castle dominating the horizon to the right.

Today, instead of a fountain, an elegant statue by sculptor Stephen Broadbent graces the centre of the lily pond.

The sign over the massive fireplace (centre) describes the room as the Great Chamber.

This aerial view of the Town Centre shows the wide roads threading through the landscape wedges. St Paul's Church was designed to contrast with the building styles of the large buildings around it.

They remain virtually unchanged, but away to the left is now the Castle Mall shopping centre.

Note the water tower on the skyline, centre. Water was pumped up from the valley below; this facilitated the development of Frith Hill.

Note also the spire of the church in the centre of the picture.

The first building on the right is the Market Hall, and next to that, in the centre of our photograph, is the Town Hall.

The man in the centre is probably the tallyman, who was responsible for recording the harvest.

Martin`s Bank (centre left), on the left of Yorkshire Street, has lost its turret and other roof top features during modernisation and the Midland Bank has been cleaned.

The battlemented spire of St James' parish church rises above the village centre at Bonsall, and its Perpendicular style dates it mainly from the 13th century.

Mr Manship's Central Café, seen in the centre of the photograph, no doubt offered a good range of refreshments, whilst gifts could be bought at the gift shop on the right of this view.

Sitting right on the English/Welsh border, Oswestry has always served as a market centre for a wide area extending well into central Wales. Even today, the Welsh language can sometimes be heard here.

The thatched Madeira Cottages (centre) were built in 1818.

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.

Twenty years after photograph No 30484 was taken, the coach and horses in the centre of Ambleside have been replaced by open motor cars and charabancs.

The rather solitary buildings are now part of the urban sprawl that characterises every shopping centre.

A late 19th-century advertisement for the George Hotel reads: 'This house, being in the centre of the picturesque scenery of Pangbourne, affords every accommodation for tourists, boating parties or

The rather solitary buildings are now part of the urban sprawl that characterises every shopping centre.

A late 19th-century advertisement for the George Hotel reads: 'This house, being in the centre of the picturesque scenery of Pangbourne, affords every accommodation for tourists, boating parties

Note the impressive chimneys, both on the side and in the centre of the building.

The Royal Marine Commando Training Centre was built on nearby fields, and recruits can often be seen yomping through the nearby lanes.