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This is Taw Vale Parade, a new road cut through what were the riverside gardens of the houses to the right.

It presents a delightful area of green close to the town centre and is a prized area to live.

Note the array of chimney pots on the houses behind the shelters. Southend Westcliff Parade Band

A new fish market exists on this site, but little else is changed; the lighthouse on the new pier still guides ships back into the shelter of this welcoming harbour.

The Wesleyan church on the right dates from 1844, and is typical of the big town chapels at that time.

More accurately, this is the rear of Church Street; modern detached houses have been developed in the allotment-style gardens.

The village bus is setting off for Looe outside the famous Punch Bowl Inn, which is said to have been used for the distribution of goods by smugglers.

The massive former Great Eastern Hotel, built in 1864, dominates this picture of the quayside. It was built for travellers who came to the Railway Pier to catch the steamers to the continent.

In complete contrast to photograph H167008, here we have a rainy morning in downtown Hadleigh by the Rectory Road shops.A pram is parked outside the butcher's shop, whilst on the opposite side of the

This town, which stands above the Colne in the north of the county about five miles from Braintree, was once famous for its silk and crepe.This wonderful post-war view looks up the High Street, with

The road is devoid of both people and traffic – is it early morning? The third house from the right, slightly lower than its neighbours, is now the post office.

A local resident described life in Caversham just before the turn of the century, when this photograph was taken: 'When we went shopping in the trap, we would stop outside the shop and the shopkeeper

Urmston is noted for being the birthplace in 1708 of John Collier, Lancashire's first dialect poet.

It was of no practical use, having been built purely as an attraction for Edwardian visitors.

The river still runs through the centre of Peterborough, but the old railway warehouses on the left are no more, and the rowing boats for hire on the extreme right have gone the same way.

Until this date, the Master's House had been part of the Abbey Lady Chapel (see photographs S112073 and 19664). The castellated extension was added in the early 1880s.

Looking east, we see on the left the businesses of W Warr & Son, hairdressing and chiropody, and Pedley & White, drapers and outfitters. In the distance is Greenham's butchers.

The 15-acre Drayton Manor park and zoo is close by; the village of Drayton Bassett is to the southwest.

St Mary's, standing on Bury Hill, can be seen from most parts of the town. The fine brick-faced buildings on the right are Frank Bailey's garage, with a repairs workshop behind.

bridge still stands next to the ford, and although often called a packhorse bridge, it was probably built to allow the priors to travel between St Stephens and St Thomas; hence its more correct name of

On the other side of the Square, International Stores' building was taken over by Curry's and now stands empty, and the premises next door, once Harwood's Footwear, is now Somerfield, a company that did

bridge still stands next to the ford, and although often called a packhorse bridge, it was probably built to allow the priors to travel between St Stephens and St Thomas; hence its more correct name of

Its near-replica replacement at least provides a reminder of this important building.

Partially hidden behind C&A is the Georgian edifice of Holy Trinity church, completed in 1727. It was designed by Halfpenny, with a later 1839 tower and square spire by Chantrell.