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Unfortunately, most of the bushes, although still cared for, have now lost their distinctive shapes. The fountain in the middle of the pond has now gone.

The flatness of the Wolds is interrupted by the hill on which the tiny hamlet of Brigham sits.

Well-known stores occupy buildings of very different periods.

On the left is the Wesleyan Chapel, now replaced by a supermarket and a new chapel.

The church of St Mary saw many changes in the late 1800s. Walls were rebuilt in the early 1880s, and in the late 1880s work was done in the chancel.

In 1934 Leeds City council embarked on a programme to clear 30,000 slums.

Barnt Green is a rare village in this series in that instead of the number of shops on the main street declining, here they have actually increased.

Providing a mixture of both residential and commercial property, Peabody Road was still enough part of the shopping centre to be able to boast Curzon and Son's betting shop, Tottles' newsagents, the

This interesting picture shows the bridge over the Rother at the bottom of Adhurst Hill. The post office on the right superseded the toll house on the turnpike (1711).

The present Church of Edward the Confessor was built in 1850 on the site of earlier churches dating back to the 15th century.

The L-shaped Quadrant Arcade, stretching between South Street and the Market Place, was formally opened on 23 September 1935.

Kelvedon Hatch is a popular commuter village in the Green Belt north-west of Brentwood. It is now well-known for its formerly 'secret' government nuclear bunker.

The pub is the one feature of this scene to stay relatively unchanged.

It was the former counting house or offices of Par Consols, a rich copper and tin mine in the mid-19th century.

A spa was opened in Hockley in the early years of the 19th century and for some years was very successful, with many visitors coming to take the health-giving waters.

Trams were an efficient form of transport, which lasted for a great many years in Poole.They harnessed the power of the newly-introduced electricity as the driving force, as we can see from the power

However, near here at his manor of Glyndyfrdwy, Owain Glyndwr proclaimed himself Prince of Wales on 16 September 1400, so beginning his 9-year rebellion against English rule.

The summit at 1083 feet is at the head of West Down at the southern point of Cleeve Common.

The cattle holding centre stage in this picture look as though they are asserting their ancient rights for grazing on the common.

It has a squat tower, about 40ft high, which was rebuilt at a cost of about £7,000. The ceiling of the nave was painted with a thousand stars.

The chapel has a vaulted roof of stone and chalk rising to a height of 90 feet.

The village of Pyecombe lies close to a long railway tunnel which passengers on the London to Brighton line will know well.

This view of the castle grounds looks east from the church tower. Friesian cows are grazing; perhaps they belong to Mr E Ball, who owned property to the right in the Market Place.

to the east, this building is now part of the Corby Health Complex, which includes the Lakeside Surgery and an occupational therapy/health centre, both out of view to the west.