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Standing in the centre of the town at the junction of roads to Yorkshire and the north is the extravagantly ornate Union Bank Building, occupied by Barclays in the 1950s and now by the

Southern Daily Echo (now the Southern Evening Echo) still exists, but not its Salisbury office.The famous clock above Electric House is still there.The large four- storey timber-framed building in the centre

Note the children playing in the centre of the picture, and the sun awnings over the first-floor balconies.

Sailing barges are moored in the harbour, with the Lighthouse in the centre of the picture.The harbour was originally important not just for the coasters and fishing traders, but as the place of

The building in the centre, obscured by a tree, was at this time Coppard`s Temperance Hotel, a favourite haunt of cyclists. New houses are appearing in the distance on Smitham Downs.

Christianity may have originally come to Winchester during the Roman occupation, though evidence suggests that the town did not become a religious centre until Saxon times.

Between the new cemetery in the centre and the allotments and houses to the right, the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny railway line, opened in 1862, begins its climb of 1000ft to Brynmawr, a mere eight

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

Originally constructed in 1895-96, it is has now been re-modelled and refurbished, and opened as a Lifelong Learning Centre.

In the centre, we can see Bailey Lane climbing steeply up towards Crown Hill, with the railway crossing keeper's house to its right at the bottom.

During the Second World War it was a training centre for RAF officers.

On the opposite corner from the Yorkshire Bank was Redman's the grocer's (centre right), beloved by local housewives for their selection and good value.

In the background is the Milton's Head Hotel, a Victorian public house which seemed to be a fixture until the construction of the Victoria Shopping Centre.

'P' Block was the home of the Production Engineering Department, and was therefore seen by many as the nerve centre for car and van production in Luton.

Dating from 1220, St Andrew's Church has a commanding view over the village centre.

The turreted building in the centre of this photograph is Vale Tower, built in the 1830s as Romanoff House, a school run by Thomas Allfree - he had been tutor to the Russian royal family

The basic layout of the camp remains much the same today, with the reception building in the centre of the tree line.

On the left is the Electricity Centre; Selright, a ladies' fashion shop: Topping's shoe shop; and Anscombes the photographer's. The delicate cresting over the shops has gone.

The imposing Prudential Building (centre) was damaged during the war, but still stood in 1945. It was demolished in 1947 to make way for the new street plan.

This is the open space that makes up the centre of Coltishall. Summer trade is served by the Eldorado ice cream cart with its well-known invitation to 'Stop Me'.

Here Brydon's wings, still fresh, flank the 1777 centre with its figure of Justice, for once not blindfolded, crowning the pediment. The dome behind was another felicitous touch by Brydon.

Wrotham stands at the foot of chalk hills alongside the Pilgrim's Way, and was once a substantial market centre.

Trading directly opposite the Town Hall was ironmonger Charles Edward Bazley (centre).

He was a well-known local figure, but unfortunately that did not help him when he found himself competing with the chain-stores that followed him into the town centre.