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Except for the proliferation of telephone lines and TV aerials, this view up the main street of Loddon might have been photographed today.

The Market Hall, built of red sandstone, dates from the mid 1600s and stands on the site of an earlier hall.

This bustling market town, dominated by lofty brewing chinmeys, has been brewing beer since the 18th century.

The slightly overlarge Italianate Town Hall, along with the French Renaissance bank building of 1891, dominate an otherwise well-ordered street scene.

This photograph looks back at the same houses as those shown in 41386 and 41387.

The street was developed during the 1830s as the town grew in response to the construction of the harbour for the export of coal.

It dominates this part of the old town, whose wealth was founded on the woollen and textile industries.

The Granville Hotel, looking like something out of a Scooby Doo adventure here, was built on a spectacular site - perhaps the best in town - in 1891.

Even so, the population then was about 6000.The town's development received a boost in 1945 when Rover announced their intention to abandon their Coventry plant and concentrate production at their

This town, known to its inhabitants as 'Mach', is situated at the far north west corner of Powys, so far that it is also in the Snowdonia National Park and 10 miles from the sea.

The Wye frames the town centre, running in a loop around the western and southern sides.

Before assuming the role of the first military town in Britain, Aldershot was no more than a pretty village comprising a church, a manor house and several farms.

The town originally stood on higher agricultural land, and its position on the Ouse was not exploited until the middle ages, with the growth of a market.

The town has been attracting visitors for nearly 300 years; in the 1950s, when this photograph was taken, there were many hotels, tearooms and guest houses to cater for the large numbers of tourists

Thorne was already a busy market town when the Stainforth & Keadby Canal opened in 1802.

Thorne was already a busy market town when the Stainforth & Keadby Canal opened in 1802.The canal provided a link between the navigable rivers Trent and Don, and with its opening Thorne went on to

Hastings emerged as a seaside resort in the early 19th century, and expanded rapidly from its kernel of a fishing port and town.

Eye, the second oldest borough in Suffolk (1408) and the smallest borough in the United Kingdom, lost its status in 1974.

This prosperous small town witnessed a day of rioting on 22 May 1822.

Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee statue of 1887 replaced a market cross, and it emphasises the 'company town' nature of Royal Windsor – the castle has been a royal residence sine 1075.

Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee statue of 1887 replaced a market cross, and it emphasises the 'company town' nature of Royal Windsor – the castle has been a royal residence sine 1075.

Flookburgh is a charming and ancient market town between the Kent Estuary and Cartmel Sands.

Ships from South Wales carrying lime and coal were once regu- lar visitors to the town.

The ornate building with the crowning clock tower is Birkenhead Town Hall, designed by C O Ellison & Son of Liverpool.