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The old rectory was higher up the hill on the same side and facing the Market Place. It was next door to the Horse & Trumpet. Due to road widening, both were demolished in 1960.

With St Mary's Church in the distance, Church Street is typical of a market town by-way in the early 1950s.

The market was established in 1279 with a charter granted by Edward I, but Newtown's growth is due mainly to the application of technology to the cottage-based woollen industry.

Silver Street is typical of the narrow winding streets that lead to the focal point of the city, the Market Square.

The hint of an open space to the left indicates the existence of the market square (and occasional bus terminus).

Beyond the featureless station wall, the more up-market buildings of Queen Annes Place and Dryden Road can be seen.

Leigh was a market town that prospered on coal, cotton, and silk.

Though originally a market town, Dursley has long benefited from the presence of local industries making such things as agricultural machinery, diesel engines and furniture.

Many of the houses along the High Road at Turnford were built to accommodate the workers on the nearby market gardens. On the centre left, in the far distance, is a garage.

Nearby is the fantastic Fantasy Island development, with the largest Sunday market in Europe and several white knuckle rides; one is said to be the biggest or highest in England at over 300ft high.

On the left the former Rifleman's Arms, then a private house, occupies the corner in the Market Square. This was later demolished, and today is a raised area with seats.

We can see the front of the former Market Hall of 1863 on the right.

Once an important market town, Shefford was blighted this century by through traffic; its central T-junction was a bottleneck until the town was recently by-passed.

This photograph looks towards Market Rasen.

Begun in 1772 as a market house, it seems to be a centrepiece for the vast County Down estate. The big house (the castle) was not yet begun, and it came without a long drive.

The town is dominated by the Market Place and the church of St Lawrence.

We are looking west along Market Street from the corner of Cable Road, a scene that has changed remarkably little, apart from a big increase in the volume of traffic, especially on sunny weekends and holiday

Woking should not be confused with Old Woking a mile south on the banks of the River Wey, a battered remnant of a medieval market town.

The disappearance of the horse is marked in these pictures, probably taken on a Tuesday — by now, Tuesday had become Market Day.

The disappearance of the horse is marked in these pictures, probably taken on a Tuesday — by now, Tuesday had become Market Day.

In 1885 the Marine & General Company purchased land here, and began building Frinton Haven, which was to have a market, a pier, a tidal basin, and pleasure gardens.

Families followed the country fairs and markets and often ventured into London for the festivals and fairs held on the commons.

This view from the middle of the Market Place is not much altered since 1922. The view towards the Royal Hotel and Lloyds Bank is almost unchanged.

The Drapery runs parallel to the west side of the Market Place, and was once known as the Glovery. This view was taken from the south beside All Saints' Church.