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At the centre of the junction is the fine war memorial cenotaph designed by Gilbert Ledward in October 1921 and unveiled by Lord Treowen, Lord Lieutenant of the county.

It seems as though the photographer was the centre of attention, as both ladies (left) are smiling for the camera.

We see (centre) Force Head Farm (1711), and on the right the steps remain outside the bonny baby's house, which is dated 1695.

Beyond is the medieval tower of Skirbeck church, the centre of the village in whose parish medieval Boston was planted: indeed the mighty St Botolph's church was a mere chapel of ease to Skirbeck until

Formerly Garbrand Hall, this two-storied, five-bayed stuccoed house stands at the centre of the village, and was built on a Tudor site around 1775.

The station and crossing is at the bottom of the hill, and next to the Station Tavern (centre right) is now a new signal box.

We are looking south-eastwards from the Yetminster road towards the mediaeval Hamstone cross in a triangle of cobbles (centre), with roads at the junction signed to Sherborne (left) and Chetnole (right

Renovation of the floors uncovered numerous artefacts, including clay pipes and two leather shoes of the 17th or 18th century, which are on display in the Museum & Heritage Centre.

The cart, left, was the usual way of carrying light loads around the town centre, but the carters often had difficulty on Manchester Road.

By 1890, the town was the world centre of card clothing, the making of a device (a sheet of leather inset with wire teeth) to comb wool prior to being spun.

This view looks back towards the town centre.

Looking westwards, towards the King of Prussia, we can see the cupola of the Town Hall in the distance (centre).

The view shows the centre of Anstey, as the road drops down from the heights of Bradgate Park, enclosed out of Charnwood Forest c1200 as a hunting park.

The White Hart pub (centre right) sits at right angles to the street, but the inevitable 20th-century interloper of considerably lesser architectural merit can be seen in the distance.

It served for some years as Swindon's first arts centre and as the children's library.

If the activities prove as popular as they are expected to, there are plans to develop Ainsdale Lido into a visitor centre, shop and training facility.

A builder balances on a plank across two ladders (centre right) to carry out a meticulous repair to the stone balls on the gate to the Manor.

On non-market days, the centre of St Ives was a quiet and unhurried place.

All on the right was demolished and replaced by a shopping centre and an indoor market, The Agora, in the 1970s.

Moreton was a market town for the woollen industry in centuries past, and it was also an important centre for the linen weaving industry and a coaching town in the days of horse-drawn travel

We are looking south-eastwards across the centre of the village towards the Springhead home of environmental guru Rolf Gardiner and the hills of Cranborne Chase.

The photograph shows Bell Street as a quiet back street in a small market town with only one car and a solitary cyclist - a far cry from the busy shopping centre of today.

The 18th-century Tivoli Tavern (the white building, centre left), formerly the Globe, is still there, but the buildings on the left are no more, having being replaced by Devonshire House.

He was followed by Thomas Seager, who may well be the gentleman smoking a pipe (centre left).