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An old centre for the district that had a market close to the Hampshire border and the coast.

Diss, this small, stylish town on the Suffolk border, evolved around a six-acre pool called Diss Mere, which penetrates almost to the edge of the main street.

The town developed fast during the 19th century, and became an important centre for brick and tile manufacture.

They have a charming differentiation—'High Street Superior' and 'High Street Inferior'—but they are the same street, with the name changing at the town centre crossroads.

Paternoster's stationery office is the building centre left, with its large sign between the first and second floors.

Colmer`s Hill (right of centre) forms the distant skyline.

The local stone cottages in the lee of the tree-shrouded parish church (centre) rely on simple, but excellent, details for effect - no incongruous plastic windows and doors here.

The medieval tower is the oldest part of the church now, but the churchyard is a haven of green in the town centre.

The Milk Bar (centre right), built in 1952, has replaced the tobacconists seen in picture D83004.

The road leads downwards and eastwards from opposite the Charmouth House Hotel (right), to Hardown Hill and Stonebarrow Hill (centre), where it climbs through Morecombeland.

many of the buildings seen in this view, particularly on the left- hand side, have gone, including the 1880s Barclays Bank, which is now a building at the entrance to the 1980s Swan Shopping Centre

Lloyds bank has gone, and its premises are now called Bargate House, and the tall lime tree in the garden of Vine Court (left of centre) is no more.

Since the Second World War the house has been much extended, and is used as a hostel and conference centre.

The front lawn sloped south-eastwards to the timber pier (centre right) built by James Walton in 1859.

The Town Pump and Market Cross (centre) have ancient steps and a relatively recent shaft, erected to celebrate Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee in 1897.

Diss, this small, stylish town on the Suffolk border evolved around a six-acre pool called Diss Mere which penetrates almost to the edge of the main street.

In the centre of the building is an interesting octagonal lantern with the royal coat of arms above the doorway.The plaque beneath it records the work of Bishop Seth Ward, a friend of Christopher

The Bath Hotel (centre) is situated on the site of Bath House, which was smashed into pieces by a very high tide in 1836.

The London City and Midland Bank on the right is now the information centre.

Robin Hood's Bay is now half the size of the original village - the centre section slid into the sea, taking with it the new road.

St Alban's has found use as a centre for the performing arts.

Here we see Back Street (left) and the Square (right), with the flamboyant Victorian double shop fronts of the grocers G H Stephens & Company on the corner (centre).

In the centre is a circle of stones set up in 1914 for the 1915 National Eisteddfod (delayed for a year owing to the First World War).

This view, showing the centre of Ewell village, was taken looking north towards the Horse Pond and Spring Corner, and includes several splendid examples of the motor vehicles of the period.