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With the spread of suburbs around the larger settlements, functional but small shopping centres were established to cater for a growing population, with handy parking for the increasing number of car owners

Situated to the east of Acock's Green, and four miles from the city centre,Yardley is one of the parishes absorbed by Birmingham in 1911.

Newick is situated halfway between two great Christian centres of worship—Canterbury and Winchester—so the village was used as a resting-place for pilgrims.

Cain's Folly (centre) and Golden Cap overlook Lyme Bay.

Lane End is the crossroads in the centre of the picture. To the left, we can just see the church spire amongst the trees. Beyond is the Leven estuary entering Morecambe Bay.

The White Horse public house (centre) at the corner of Zion Lane has been replaced by the new building at the entrance to the new shopping precinct, Phelps Parade.

This view shows W and V Soppet's village stores (centre).

This hotel was built in 1873 for the 4th Earl of Carnarvon, who lived at nearby Pixton Park, and it became a centre for hunting and fishing.

The centre of the village is used to hold the annual May Fair.

It was demolished in the late 1960s, and the site is now occupied by the Ladygate Shopping Centre.

The parish church of St Helen stands on a slight rise above the centre of the former coal mining town of Hemsworth, near Wakefield.

The lifeguard keeps a careful eye on the party of swimmers, whilst another crowd gathers around the Punch and Judy show (centre left).

The statue had been unveiled the previous year amid general acclamation, but 50 years later the statue, the only one in the city centre, was removed to the Victoria Embankment.

The town is also a centre for another type of railway - the restored Severn Valley Railway with its steam engines.

Another view of Chideock Post Office (right), looking eastwards to Mervyn House, Staddlestones, and Rose Cottage (centre).

Also featured is Blackham's supermarket; after all, this was in the days when there was no such thing as out-of-town retail centres, and the only connection the word 'convenience' had with shopping

Also featured is Blackham's supermarket; after all, this was in the days when there was no such thing as out-of-town retail centres, and the only connection the word 'convenience' had with shopping

Considered to be somewhat over the top for a school building, this grand edifice with its pedimented centre and end pavilions supported by Corinthian columns was designed by William Flockton and built

Shops and arcades were opened in the centre of town, such as the splendid example of Victorian architecture shown here.

The 13th-century parish church of St Oswald is now the centre of a hectic one-way traffic system. A rare annual rush-bearing ceremony is held at the church.

In the centre is the cable stationmaster's house, with its own vinery just behind the flagpole. The Exiles Club has now been built just in front of the original cable station.

It was soon dwarfed by Barnstaple across the River Yeo, but it remained an important shipbuilding centre. Between 1766 and 1862 Pilton, and Pottington just downstream, built 80 ships.

In the centre background is a windmill, which was situated on the top of the boathouse.

This settlement was once a centre for smuggling, a flourishing local industry that continued until the turn of the century, just before this photograph was taken.