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That began to change in the first half of the 20th century, but it was only after 1950 that the real housing boom began, resulting in massive residential estates.

Old barns and farmsteads were scattered along this road, but by the 1960s had become houses. Here we see the Wyre Garage and general stores.

Although born in London, the Elizabethan poet Edmund Spencer was related to a Lancashire family and is believed to have spent time with them here in this house.

Since 1923, this magnificent building has housed the city's fascinating museum, but it opened in 1783 as the corn exchange.

Created around 1860 and overlooking the River Ribble, Miller Park is one of several in the town, a welcome contrast to the close-packed housing developments that accompanied Preston's industrial expansion

Warehouses, offices and a customs house sprang up around the quayside, with cottages nearby for the stevedores who handled the cargoes.

The wooden buildings were replaced by a house in the 1980s. Through the telegraph pole we can see the roof of the former forge, owned for many years by the Burch family.

The left foreground cottage has gone, but the small house (right) remains, which is connected to a converted barn and stable.

Dating from the late 15th century, the three-storey porch originally housed the administrative offices for the abbey.

The Morris 1000 is heading west past the post office towards Tudor House - with its steeply pitched roof of stone tiles, it is one of Mickleton's notable buildings.

The building just beyond, Grove End House is a listed building, but it is currently in a state of severe dilapidation and desperately needs rescuing.

This accounts for the impression that two different houses have been joined together. On the terrace is the newly built teahouse, with a copper dome.

The road was developed in the Victorian period, and most of the houses and shops, like those on the right, are of that date.

Beyond this group is the road to Cat House Hard on the Orwell.

Beyond this group is the road to Cat House Hard on the Orwell.

It is known as the Priest's House, and was built in the 1580s by Thomas Legh. It became a bank in the 1920s.

The shopping parade was built between 1960 and 1966 by Wallis, Finlay, Smith & Ball on the site of a house of some historic interest called Fountainville.

This view looks from the Crantock side; most of the open fields on the Newquay side have since been covered with houses.

The three-storey White House next door was home to Dunmow Rural District Council from 1934 until 1974, when it was swallowed by Uttlesford District Council.

The housing that can be seen in the foreground is recent, and shows the development that Colwyn Bay's growing popularity as a resort was bringing to the area beyond the town.

The Tudor houses which line the approach to the church of St Thomas a Becket make this corner of Framfield one of the most attractive scenes in East Sussex.

Here the large house features more prominently.

It no longer functions as a hotel, and is now called Grosvenor House and occupied by Corby Borough Council. The photograph was taken from the roof of the newly-opened theatre complex.

described them, still form the focal point of this 'old-fashioned watering place' where 'Nicholas Nickleby', 'David Copperfield', 'The Old Curiosity Shop', and 'Barnaby Rudge' were all written by him in houses