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Although the 1839 hospital only consisted of the magnificent pedimented and columned centre block (on the left in this view) designed by local architect Henry Briant, it had expanded in similar stone wings

Its subsequent decline eventually saw it transformed into a training centre for Lloyds Bank employees.

A Punch and Judy show always drew the crowds (centre), and many visitors enjoyed a trip on one of the pleasure boats. On the pier there is an amusement park, with the Big Dipper taking pride of place.

The Black Bull pub (centre) was another property of the Maidstone brewers Style & Winch. This fully licensed house later featured exotic food from the Far East.

The spacious market place or square in the centre of the Wensleydale village of Masham is surrounded by fine 18th- and 19th-century houses, with the ancient market cross under the trees as its centrepiece

In 1993 this was replaced by the very successful design of the Castle Mall shopping centre, partly built underground below a raised park.

While a group of children on the beach greet the photographer, others visit the sweet shop (left), whilst a group wait with suitcases to be collected at the end of their holiday (centre).

Given the ease of access by car and train, it makes an excellent centre for an exploration of the southern half of the Forest.

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.

Watermouth`s narrow entrance, guarded by the great bulk of Widmouth Head (centre) to the west and Sexton`s Burrow opposite, makes it one of the safer, more sheltered harbours on this inhospitable

Coronation Terrace (centre) was started to celebrate the coronation of George IV in 1821, but it was not completed until 1828.

The Saracens Head Hotel has gone the way of many smaller town centre hotels; it is now converted to shops and offices, including the bookshop Ottakar's.

South-westwards from the North Wall (left), across the harbour basin just about as empty as it would be today, are the Cobb Warehouses (centre) and Granny's Teeth steps, to the left

The village is in a Conservation area, with plenty of brick-built thatched houses in its centre.

Shipston-on-Stour is situated ten miles south-east of Stratford, and was once a centre for sheep and wool for the Vale of the Red Horse.

With no village centre to speak of, except where the Gothic/Tudor-style Hautboy Inn stands, Ockham is nevertheless a pleasant community of leafy lanes.

This town was once a shipbuilding centre and the chief port of Merioneth, with a large trade in flannel and knitted stockings. Today the Three Peaks Race starts here.

The esplanade Hotel (left) stands on the north side of the Promenade; horse-drawn brakes wait for passengers from either the beach or the hotel, bound for the railway station in the town centre.

The centre around Tindal Square, dominated by the civilised Shire Hall built between 1789 and 1791, remains unspoiled.

This view, looking back towards the town centre, shows both the Congregational and parish churches.

This peaceful view looks up Holywell Hill towards the city centre, as it dips towards the river and the curative spring from which it takes its name, with, on the right, one of the fine Georgian houses

Approaching from the town centre, we are in front of the terminus of the Great Western Railway branch from Bodmin Road Station, opened in 1887.

An early motor car is driven proudly down the middle of the road in Liskeard's centre.

Lincoln suffered a lot of demolition in the 1950s and 1960s, including No 12 on the far left, now drab 1970s offices, and the buildings beyond which made way for the Stonebow Centre shopping mall of