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An old market town on the road to Lichfield, only seven miles from Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield hung on to its independence until annexed by its large neighbour in 1974.Though an important town in

This rural scene, about a mile east of the city centre along Monks Road, is now much changed.

On the right is the junction with Station Road. Under the Town Hall once stood an old 18th-century fire engine with wooden wheels, and also the old stocks.

On the left, Harbour Parade and Military Road have been widened and raised. Madeira Walk was officially opened on 6 April 1895.

A fine view looking towards Shire Hall from the junction with Springfield Road. In the centre is the elegant Conduit of 1814, already reduced to acting as a traffic island.

The road was closed for four hours!

Since this picture was taken, a war memorial has been erected between the church and the road, and chiming apparatus was installed to commemorate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.

day.There are few cars parked along the street, but in those days private car ownership amid working families was still something of a novelty.The average wage was around £17 a week, and the annual road

Highcliffe, which traded as Highcliffe Methodist Guild Guest House, first appeared as a name in 1902 and now applies to a cul-de-sac seawards from Ulwell Road.

Despite one motor car, which is possibly a Ford 8, the shoppers here feel safe enough to saunter slowly up the road ignoring the pavement.

Leading to Runcorn Hill, Highlands Road and the surrounding area is a lovely part of the town. Of the cottages shown here only the one in the foreground still survives.

Overlooking the main road through the village is the church of the Holy Trinity. It was built in the 1880s to replace an earlier church dedicated to St Mary.

A Roman road marks one boundary. The parish church of St Mary (in the distance, centre) is famous for its 15th- century choir stalls transferred from Whalley Abbey.

This innocuous-looking road-junction was the backdrop for Dunmow`s pump riot of 1786.

Station Road was probably the first view of the town for most tourists, leading as it does from the railway to the sea front.

Looking from South Street the general appearance of Victoria Road has changed little in the last 50 years.

Herongate, in the parish of East Horndon, supposedly takes its name from a gate crossing the road near The Boar's Head.

Ruffetts Cottages, High Road, on the right probably date from the early 18th century and at one time belonged to the Shabden Estate.

Elmore Cottages still command the High Road opposite the village pond and crossroads but have been extended on the south side where the fence on the flint wall has been removed.

Bounded by Hazelwood Lane and High Road, the property appears in title deeds going back to the 17th century.

The village can be reached from a number of directions, but each one is a minor road, and consequently it remains a quiet spot.

The village sits below the North Downs on the main road between Dorking and Reigate.

The Village 1909 A handsome farm cart stands in the yard of a timber-framed two-storey building, in this small hamlet on the road between Tenterden and Hythe.

Consequently, the buildings on the far left were later demolished when the road was widened to ease the flow of traffic through Market Drayton.