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The Hunmanby road on the left quickly leads to North Burton Hall. This view has changed little in forty years.

This is the main road southwards, at the junction with Church Street (right). We are looking from North Street into Larmer Street.

The village grew thanks to railway workers and commuters, and shops moved onto the ribbon development on the Bristol to Bath road - we can see a post office, an optician's, a chemist's, a Co-op and a petrol

Originally the site of the village pump, this cross is at the junction of five roads. The George Inn, behind the cross, and the King's Arms (left) are now just houses.

Cars now line both sides of the road, and it would be hard to argue that they do not detract from the visual appeal of the Georgian street scene.

Our Lady of Lourdes' Church is situated on Leasowe Road, Moreton. Built in 1957, it features a strong architectural style.

`Accommodation for TEA PARTIES`, the sign reads. `Ginger Beer Lemonade Sold Here.` Francis Long, in Bradpole Road, was the local soft drinks manufacturer.

This stretch of coast is one of Cornwall's famous beauty spots, with dramatic cliffs and islands all accessible by road from Newquay and Padstow alike.

These children may well have been from the old National School, built on nearby St Thomas Road in 1840. There is an odd division between the well-dressed children (teacher's pets, perhaps?)

This photograph was taken 2 years before the famous statue of King Alfred was erected in the middle of the road, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of his death - albeit belatedly, as he died in

The road layout has been radically improved.

Looking north at the junction of the Crawley and Godstone roads we see the Star Inn, a much re-built 17th-century timber framed house, although little altered since the 19th century.

Then, it was a small town serving an agricultural area, but the arrival of the iron road changed all that. This picture was taken when the railways were at the height of their popularity.

Pensby Road has changed little since the mid 1960s.

Facing a bend in the road is the Horseshoe Inn; the date 1626 is carved on the jettied cross wing of the inn. In the yard behind is a blacksmith's shop. The barn on the corner has just been thatched.

Just behind the 'Keep Left' road sign there is a shop called The Fifty Shilling Tailor (left); a suit for fifty shillings would be excellent value – that translates as £2.50.

Patrons using the outside seating in what used to be the car park can now watch the traffic flow across this busy junction with the Over/Rampton road.

The busy A21 road goes right through the village, and the demand for a bypass is still ongoing.

St Georges Road is to the left, opposite Obelisk Street.

LOWICK BRIDGE, The River Crake L462009 Lowick Bridge is the second road bridge to span the waters of the River Crake after it leaves Coniston Water, and is close to the pub.

its old cottages with their bright gardens, the clear waters of its streamlet, all these go to the making of a gem among villages, a place where one could linger long were it not for the call of the road

A view east down Euston Road. To the right we can see the cupola of St Pancras's Church peeping above the Friends' Meeting House.

The village lay on the A4 Bath road, but it is now a by- passed backwater with the roar of the M4 within quarter of a mile. Traffic levels are almost back to those of the 1950s.

This bleak view from the Pelham Bridge shows the influence of modern road improvement on a city landscape.