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The cinema closed in 1969 (the year that also saw the closure of Pitsea's original market—another fondly-remembered institution).

Indeed, some of the early 'villas' built at Southport were in fact little more than up-market thatched residences.

Sidmouth began as a small fishing town with a bustling local market, but even these activities had begun to decline by the time the first visitors arrived in the late 18th century.

Long the centre of the town's social and political life, the Market Square contained many inns, including the George and Dragon, the Woodman, the Red Lion and the Brown Cow.

This view looks north up Portobello market in Notting Hill's Portobello Road. To the left is Elgin Crescent, and on the right is Colville Terrace.

The broad expanse of what had been Ashford's original market place and a rendezvous for Kent's sheep and cattle farmers had, by the mid 1950s, been bisected by a central traffic reservation and new road

Here we see the large triangular market place, with the parish church beyond.

Along here were the Shire Hall, the Victoria Institute, the Hop Market, St Nicholas Church, Foregate Station, hotels, shops, and the main post office.

The cinema closed in 1969 (the year that also saw the closure of Pitsea's original market—another fondly-remembered institution).

Honiton is the largest settlement on the River Otter; this ancient market town stretches along a mile of Roman road.

The entrance to its left was the way to the Market, where they held sales of livestock (at noon), poultry (at 12.30pm) and deadstock and produce (at 1.30pm).

Later on, in 1728, when returning from the market at Hertford, Thomas Adams was violently murdered in the High Street.

Chard High Street's pavements were built wide to hold market stalls. The clock tower on the left was added to the Town Hall in 1834.

The colonnaded Market Hall, rebuilt in 1813, dominates the centre of Ilminster. The tall building to the left is the post office.

Dunmow's Market Place is otherwise known as Rood End. The Town Hall, in its original form, was built in 1578.

Bishop Thirlby built the market cross in the 16th century. It is an octagonal structure made of wood with an unusual three-tiered dome.

Here we see the sturdy porticoed front of Botley's famous Market Hall, built in 1848.

On the right, the coal wharf is now home to the new fish market and National Marine Aquarium, and the harbour now has lock gates to prevent it drying out at low tide.

The unusual octagonal tower topped by its elegant spire forms the backdrop to many views of the ancient market town and capital of the Peak.

This photograph is a reminder of the days when small market towns like Andover had more than one railway station.

This photograph, looking south from the Market Place in the opposite direction from photograph No 64302, and taken 15 years later, shows a very different scene.

The market place was encroached upon by later building, and is difficult to identify clearly, but it has several good 17th- century cottages around it, including this range of early 17th-century

Note the cars - all black - neatly parked in the foreground, and the slope leading down from the market square.

This distinguished market town lies at the head of a valley.