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The whole area shown in these two photographs vanished when the new bridge over the river and the new Churchill Road were built to ease congestion in the town centre in 1971.

Tavistock is an ancient stannary town, renowned for its 10th-century Benedictine abbey. It was once the largest producer of tin in Europe. After this industry declined it turned to cloth.

This view, looking into the High Street from the market square, is distinguished by the crocketted and slender medieval Market Cross - a reminder of Irthlingborough's 11th-century market town origins.

A good view of Gamley's toyshop, which opened in its new building in 1937: 'For the finest and largest selection of toys in the town visit our splendid show room upstairs.'

This prominent granite landmark above the town is 144ft high.

The market cross is an imposing structure, reflecting Ilchester's former status as the county town.

Visiting the town at the beginning of the Civil War, Charles I described the view from the castle ramparts as 'the finest in my kingdom'.

In 1247 King Henry III granted Romford a charter permitting a livestock market to be held in the town every Wednesday.

From 1850 it purchased land to develop substantial residences for the town's growing merchant and professional classes.

Downstream from the town, the photographer looks back to the Richmond Half-Tide Weir and Footbridge. There are boat rollers by the Isleworth bank on the right, and Richmond Lock is on the left.

One stop short of the terminus at Cockfosters, Oakwood Station is one of the jewels along this northern stretch of the Piccadilly line, which also includes Southgate, Arnos Grove and Cockfosters.

Joseph (1799-1872) was the second son of Edward Pease (1767-1858), and was the first treasurer of the Stockton & Darlington Railway.

Wollaston is a small market town with a charter granted in 1260 and with the remains of a motte and bailey castle.

The post-war years saw the spread of high-street chains, and Chesterfield was no exception. In this picture we can see local branches of Timsons, Alexander, Burtons, and Boots.

The street is noted for its mid to late Georgian buildings, and distinctive pink and blue brick houses above lines of modern shop fronts.

In the 19th century the court housed a brewery, a malt-house store and a factory producing Windsor chairs.

In 1906, Paisley was described as a 'smoke-begrimed industrial town on the Cart with 79,355 inhabitants and large thread, shawl and corn-flour factories'.

This photograph was taken from Windmill Hill, the only point in the town that is higher than the castle. The road curving up to the left of the castle is Roydon Road, known at this time as Zulu Road.

As its name implies, Market Deeping is a market town with a large, triangular market place, lined with pubs such as the Bull for the farmers and coaching inns for travellers, including the Deeping Stage

It was hoped that travellers crossing into the town would benefit from simple prayer. The building was renovated in 1848, but within forty years smoke and pollution had again damaged the pinnacles.

In this photograph it looks rather new and un-developed, as indeed it was at this time.

Droitwich developed as a spa in the early 19th century thanks to John Corbett, a local businessman, who opened the St Andrews Brine Baths in the town for visitors, and built a magnificent French-style

In days gone by, Berkeley cheese was as famous as Double Gloucester, and in recent times this locally-made delicacy has enjoyed a revival in popularity.

We are looking down towards the Market and the Town Hall, with the Lloyds Bank building beyond the Savoy Cafe (right) - Lloyds Bank moved to Whalley Road in 1962.