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Much of 18th-century Stamford's trade came from its location on the Great North Road, and it had numerous coaching inns.

The weatherboarded Spring Hotel, in the background at the junction of Chessington Road and Kingston Road, was once a farmhouse, until this stretch of the highway was created in 1834.

Main Street here leads up to Beeford Road in the direction of the 13th-century church of All Saints, with its circular churchyard. This road also leads to the remains of the old castle.

Nothing much has altered here except that the Narrow Road sign has been changed and there are some new power lines across the road.

Situated on the corner of York Road and Girling Street, St John's was designed by Josiah Gunton of London and opened in April 1902.

George - after the monarchs; Castle - because that was the road leading to Robert Waudari's castle (Luton was a gift from King Henry VI); Chapel - because the road led to the Wesleyan chapel.

Although the traffic is light, an early engraving shows a busy street choked with carriages and wagons when the road was much narrower and before many buildings were demolished for road widening in the

The view looks south-east towards the newly aligned A46 trunk road, with all its speed and noise.

Ven House c1955 Further downhill along London Road, Ven House is set back from the road beyond a forecourt.

There are roads along each bank and houses face the river, giving it a slightly Dutch feel. Indeed, there are some fine Georgian houses, particularly on the east side near the good parish church.

This view shows the Barton Road Swing Bridge over the Manchester Ship Canal. Our photograph is taken from the Bridgewater Canal Aqueduct, which stands alongside this bridge.

Bilsington is a small village on the main Hythe to Tenterden road. Once near the sea, it is now several miles inland. Near this cross-roads stands a jagged finger of brickwork pointing to the sky.

It stands on the junction of Forest Road and Birkenhead Road, and is most imposing, thanks to its turrets and ornate brick and tile work.

This view shows Bolton Cross on the road to Higher Brixham before it became the traffic-packed road junction it is today.

This large village, just off the ancient Roman Road of Dere Street, later the Great North Road and the A1, lies near the Durham border west of Darlington.

The village green at Crakehall, two miles from Bedale on the Wensleydale Road, lies at the heart of the village, and is still the site of the village cricket ground.

The war memorial at the junction of Hollidays Road and the main Earith to St Ives road was moved in early 1976 after a lorry hit it.

This picture must have been taken from the middle of the main Huntingdon to Royston road at the junction with the road to the Offords.

The parade of shops at the junction of Reigate Road and Brighton Road has an unfamiliar appearance without traffic lights and the extensive Shell Garage.

This building in Earl's Court's Old Brompton Road was partly designed by Sir Aston Webb, and opened in 1930.

The A465 road on its way westwards from Abergavenny links several South Wales valleys. The stretch from Abergavenny to Ebbw Vale rises at its highest point to 1350ft.

A pony and trap (just visible, centre) pass behind a shady haven at the crossroads junction of St Blazey Road, St Andrews Road and Middleway.

Stretton - the name comes from the Old English, and refers to a settlement on a Roman road - is a small hamlet south of Clay Cross.

This former coaching inn stands on London Road, the old London to Portsmouth road. Next door is Gales brewery, whose brewing tower dominates the rooftops of Horndean.