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The charmingly rustic stone lion at the left has been replaced by a corner turret and all the buildings are now shops, many of which have been rebuilt, but the view is still terminated by the Jubilee Clock

The obelisk seen in photograph No 33256 had been replaced by the Market Cross before the 1950s, and Broughton's shop was rebuilt in 1904; it is now the Trattoria Sorrento.

The triangular Market Place is dominated by the Gothic-style memorial to Edward Stanhope, MP from 1874 to 1893; it is a parody of an Eleanor Cross and was erected in 1894.

Tamworth fails to get a mention in the Domesday Book, but this is believed to be due to a clerical error caused by the fact that the town straddles the border between Staffordshire and Warwickshire.

Lady Bay Bridge, half a mile downstream, was built by the Midland Railway Company in 1878 to carry their line to Melton.

The Astor family once lived there, and it is now owned by the National Trust and let as an hotel.

The war memorial commemorating the First World War fallen is visible by the church tower, but the adjacent wrought iron gate, railings and lantern have vanished, probably during the scrap metal drive

Ilfracombe's growth was helped by the building of the Barnstaple turnpike and a new pier, but neglect of other amenities led to a cholera epidemic, which swept the town in 1849.

Copper was extracted by the Romans here, but the present mines in Parys Mountain, near Amlwch, date from the 18th century, and were claimed to be the largest in the world during the Industrial Revolution

The Cooperative Emporium (right) and grocer's shop next door were demolished and replaced about four years ago by the Community Resource Centre.

Its features include a chancel which started life as the nave of a late Anglo-Saxon church before being converted by the Normans, who also built a new nave with aisles.

The end of the aisle is blocked by the monument of Sir Robert Gardener (d1620), who built the almshouses behind us.

This has now gone, to be replaced by the caretaker's house for the Elizabethan High School, whose grounds are behind the fence on the left.

St Margaret's sits halfway between Altrincham and the estate of Dunham Massey (now maintained by the National Trust), hence the title given by Frith's to this photograph.

Wherwell is famous for its ruined priory, established by the Saxon Queen Elfreda, mother of Ethelred the Unready, possibly as an act of repentance following several dark deeds.

Fifteen children have been neatly assembled by the photographer in front of the brick and half-timbered cottages that comprised this small village – it was originally called Clandon Abbots.

To the right of this charming view is the entrance to the Belle Vue Tea Gardens, patronized by the young Princess Victoria when she visited her mother in 1830.

By the close of the century, the town had attracted many of the wealthiest industrialists and shipping magnates intent on escaping an overcrowded Cardiff.

Further down, past a wool shop, is the large brick-built Kettering Conservative Club, built on a site donated by the Duke of Buccleuch in 1876.

new addition to this picturesque commercial setting, and although the rails carrying the tramcars are evident, it is clear that pedal-power and horse-drawn transport had yet to be displaced by the

The top end of the main street in Penzance is dominated by the impressive classical frontage of the Market House and Old Town Hall, erected in 1837.

By the turn of the century the pilchard industry, whilst retaining some importance, was beginning to lose the impetus which it had held previously.

By the mid 1950s, the Bridge Inn had a flint porch, thatched to match the roof. The area outside had been made into an attractive garden where refreshments purchased at the annexe could be enjoyed.

A new town was laid out from 1876 by the Earl of Scarbrough; in 1881 it acquired a splendid pier, seen here and unrecognisable to the modern visitor.