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In the centre of the photograph behind the advertising hoarding is the post office, which later became a wine bar.

When it became a comprehensive, its name was changed to Beanfield School; it flourished until 1999, whereupon it was closed and subsequently merged with Queen Elizabeth School in the town centre

The petrol station in the centre of the market place was the Town Hall with an open arcaded ground floor, the arches now glazed.

They built a two-storey shopping centre with two wide malls and covered arcades.

Lamberhurst was an ironworking centre between the 16th and the 18th centuries.

Commissioned by Archbishop Laud, the ragstone church stands at the centre of this lovely village, and according to an inscription over the porch's inner door it was originally built in 1649.

The five great plane trees in the centre of the square remain as a focus for this wonderful architectural composition.

The quaint old building to the right of centre still serves as the village post office and shop today.

The tall building (centre) with carved bargeboards, dormer windows, ridge tiles and 'Tudor' chimneys was Boots.

On the corner of Low Road, leading to the King's Head, are houses called St Margaret and St Mary (centre left).

The cinema (centre left) closed in the 1960s.

Some attractive red brick houses lining the High Street are a reminder that Nettlebed was a major brick-making centre - the industry dates back to the 14th century.

We are looking towards the cross and what was to become in 1968 a redeveloped town centre with new shops, flats and offices.

In the centre we can see the Grapes public house, and to the right is the sign for the Sun Inn, behind which was a smithfield, or cattle market.

The entrance arch, with its green gates, was demolished in the 1980s to allow access for lorries building the new leisure centre.

This was the period when few supermarkets existed and those that did were built in town centres, as most people relied on public transport.

The Stag Inn dates back to the 18th century, and the elm tree on the right reputedly marked the centre of Windsor Forest.

Note the nets hung to dry in the foreground, while a dredger is moored in the centre of the picture.

Victoria Park lies to the east of Newbury town centre.

North-eastwards from Japonica Cottage, housing the Post Office (left), the photographer centres on the 1839-built Congregational Chapel.

The church stands on rising ground, and has a distinctive off-centre tower.

In the centre is Dorset House, now taken over by the Dorset Arms for extra accommodation.

Ealing remains an attractive place to live and was, at the time this photograph was taken, a leading centre of the British film industry.

We can also see the old railway bridge crossing the river in the centre of the photograph in the distance; and it is still to be found here, albeit disused.