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This view looks south down Dunstable Street from Market Place; the Moot Hall is on the right with its slender iron-glazed casements.

This shows the Market Square in the heart of the town. The south side of the square is dominated by the Georgian County Hall, whcihwas designed by Thomas Harris.

The pillars of Eastgate Market announce the entrance to this busy shopping centre. Note the wonderful carvings on the buildings on the right by the old Saracens Head hotel.

The Grand Union Canal was extended from Leicester to Market Harborough via the dramatic locks at Foxton in 1809.

The hotel bedrooms extend over Woolworth's next door, Richmond's first chain store; it arrived c1935 and moved in 1980 to Bailey House, visible at the bottom of the Market Place.

Goods are being packed up into large wicker hampers, and perhaps some stallholders have already repaired to one of the town's many inns - 'market fresh' was a local expression for having

The arrival of the railway in 1866 gave this market town a boost, and it rapidly developed to serve a large hinterland.

It was once said of Kington that 'if you passed through at any time other than on Market Day you would have seen the shops open, and the houses open, and a few persons walking about the

Saron chapel stands alongside Market Street on the extreme right. The roof of the fire station can be seen in the foreground.

This photograph was taken from under the arch of the gateway leading to Malmesbury Abbey, looking out towards the market cross.

Once a busy market until the plague forced customers away, the village was then eclipsed by Leyburn.

Market stalls for animals can be seen between the trees. In the centre is the Royal Oak Hotel and the Wilts and Dorset Bank. Next door (right) Charles Edward Bazley offers Humber and Swift bicycles.

North from St Mary's Street, St John's Street leads past St John's Church into Red Lion Square, the market place.

Here the photographer looks along West Street away from the Market Place.

The gardens in the foreground were originally a cattle market in the 1880s, and subsequently a cycle track, skating rink and circus venue.

The desire to improve communications has not been kind as the modernised A470 bypasses the old market town altogether.

Returning to the Square, we are once again looking at Market Street.

This scene is a contrast with the one seven years earlier, when the town packed into the Market Place to commemorate the coronation of Edward VII.

Woburn Street enters Market Place from the west and has more vernacular houses and cottages along each side.

The King's Head is one of Aylesbury's architectural treasures; it is tucked away off the Market Square. This view shows the 15th-century great hall window, ten lights wide with arched upper lights.

through the expansive square, planned by Inigo Jones.The scene has been described by a contemporary guidebook: 'All night long the rumble of heavy wagons seldom ceases, and before daylight the market is

An ancient market town, Ormskirk was an important centre for the linen trade during the 16th century, whilst in the late 18th and early 19th centuries there were silk mills in the area.

Goodmanham lies around 2 miles north-east of Market Weighton, and its history dates back to the Stone Age.

It was the wool trade that built the town, with its seething market and vast numbers of ships.