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The Post Office is still there in this photograph, and so is the District Bank next door - two disappearing amenities that we once, more or less, took for granted.

The fells sheltering this village, most of which lies at the foot of this steep main street, rise to 1,000ft. The rest of the village follows the high road above the River Ribble.

The modern intrusions, such as Kinsell's electrical shop and the adjacent post office (left), do little to enhance the group.

This view from the church crossroads looks along Smugglers Lane towards the post office crossroads.

The Post Office and Stores (centre) run by C J Brook closed in 2002. On the left, the rounded brick building is now part of Hollingsworth's butcher's shop.

In this picture the East End Post Office can be seen on the right, the one building in the row not faced with weatherboard.The small store facing the photographer also housed the Coastguard Reporting

The large gabled house on the left of the street, with the telephone box outside, is the village shop and post office, both of which have since closed.

The post office has moved, and is no longer in the far distance on the right of the road.

The ornate lamp-post and drinking trough have gone, to be replaced by bollards and a zebra crossing.

The modern intrusions, such as Kinsell's electrical shop and the adjacent post office (left), do little to enhance the group.

The tomb in the foreground is that of King John (1167-1216), the first post-Conquest monarch to be buried in England; he lies at Worcester at his own request.

The largest observation post in England, it was used by Allied generals who watched the live-firing rehearsals for the D-Day landings, and were joined by King George VI on 18 April 1944.

The other properties towards A R Steward's shop have been at various times a post office, a hardware store, and a chemist's.

The battlemented tower of St Bartholomew's (left) just shows above the row of rather good brick and tile cottages, into which the post office has been thrust.

The cottage with the smoking chimney was rebuilt in about 1910, and houses the Clifton Hampden Post Office and General Stores.

The battlemented tower of St Bartholomew's (left) just shows above the row of rather good brick and tile cottages, into which the post office has been thrust.

The tomb in the foreground is that of King John (1167-1216), the first post-Conquest monarch to be buried in England. He lies here at Worcester at his own request.

The window that you can see to the left of the lamp-post now has modern stained glass in it, in wonderful reds and oranges, to depict the flames of the bombing; it was designed as a tribute to the Cathedral

All the buildings have changed proprietors except the big white building with the three dormer windows, which is still the post office.

This busy junction, uniting five roads, including Northampton Road and Sheep Street, was lit by a single, central lamp post.

During the Second World War, the Red Lion was an ARP post. The empty roads were typical of the day - at this time, cars and garages had not yet become an important factor in the new estates.

The signboard for the Swan Hotel (demolished in 1966) now boasts a pictorial representation of the bird (even though the distinctive lantern has been removed) and a new Post Office building has

Tenby is probably the most recognisable seaside town in Wales.

No longer owned by the Rigg family, the hotel has been re-named in this post-World War II photograph. Otherwise, very little has outwardly changed in the interim years.