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More civic architecture here in the shape of Queensway Hall in Court Drive; in line for this era of betterment, the Hall is housing an improvement grant exhibition.

The Victorian Gothic mansion of Tortworth Court, with its distinctive welcoming gatehouse, was built in the mid 19th century following the elevation to the peerage of the first Earl of Dulcie

This 17th-century house was used for the market court and as a lock-up. Facing it is the White Lion Hotel.

With the east and west wings added in 1891 and 1903, the building housed a post office, the county court and the headquarters of various societies, with the market in fields behind.

The intention was to emulate an Italian Renaissance palace and Hampton Court Palace.

Frith's photographer is looking north past the covered wagon with its load of barrels and sacks towards the pedimented gable of the 1868 Wesleyan church on the right; the police station and court

Their local interpreter John Russell made such an impression on the royal couple that they took him to the court of Henry VII, where he became a leading courtier.

The first royal visitors were George III and his court on their summer vacations to Weymouth.

This quiet spot in the centre of this bustling market town is now covered with tennis courts, a children's playground and extensive rose gardens.

St Peter's Court is another contribution to the loss of the historic character of the village.

Behind the photographer to the left is another Perpendicular town house, The Tribunal, the Abbot's court house, with a front of about 1500.

Here, utilising the course of the River Colne, the canal goes left of the island under the bridge.

The Fives Courts in the left foreground of the photograph are a bit dilapidated, but they are now roofed; the adjacent Gymnasium Building is little altered.

This building was demolished for housing in 1979, and some of the other buildings became Cornwallis Court in 1981. A new hospital was opened in Hardwick Lane in 1974.

The fact that this town has a Roman amphitheatre and a long history perhaps suggests why the new development seen here has been given the name Gloucester Court.

The clock above the Market Hall (centre) was a favourite rendezvous point for many courting couples on their way to the theatre and cinemas.

These were infilled with houses and courts as the town grew and pressure on land increased. Development, particularly road building, has destroyed this pattern in Bromsgrove.

These were infilled with houses and courts as the town grew and pressure on land increased. Development, particularly road building, has destroyed this pattern in Bromsgrove.

The garage next to the shop has been replaced by Ramsey Court, and the stone house is now boarded up.

The cloisters and court form a beautiful centrepiece to the complex.

Opposite the corner building of the 1880s terrace, now painted, is Sutton Court Road. Two buildings of the 1870s terrace on the right were demolished for 1970s road widening.

West Court is behind the hand-cart.

Barclays Bank on the right is now Alldays convenience store, and the distant view is now dominated by tall 1990s offices, Dukes Court.

Here we see a view of the splendid Court House. Begun in 1772 as a market house, it seems to be a centrepiece for the vast County Down estate.