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Members of the Watts family ran the shop for a century: the Misses Watts, from Higher Holt, were followed by William Watts and his branch of the family.

As retailers of pianos, organs and gramophones they faced stiff competition from their rivals Thompson & Shackell whose two Cardiff branches underpinned their dominance of the South Wales

The Edwardian guidebook writer Francis Bickley described Kilmington thus: 'its branching streets, its old cottages with their bright gardens, the clear waters of its streamlet, all these go to the making

The way from St Clement to the Tresillian River, a branch of the Truro River estuary, lies to the right of the cottage.

The branch entering from the extreme left has been diverted through the Shugborough estate to enhance the appearance of the grounds.

Since opening in 1908, it has carried the branch railway from Plymouth to Gunnislake, and formerly Callington. Calstock Quay was once busy with shipping, but now caters for pleasure boats.

Further east, 18th-century Mansfield House on the right with its two canted bay windows and pedimented doorcase is the best building, while the one with three dormers beyond is now a county branch library

On the right, with a branch of Barclay's Bank on the corner, is Stour Street.

As well as the Midland Bank on the left and the Windsor Arms on the right, this picture also features a branch of Thomas & Evans on the right-hand side of the picture.

Tipton St John is on the Sidmouth branch line, which ran from 1874 to 1967.

The remoteness of this area led to its being chosen as the location for the branch of the Royal Observatory responsible for carrying out magnetic observations.

Tiverton was actually a branch from the main line. Today, you can take a trip on this section aboard a horse-drawn barge from Tiverton.

Victoria Grove branches off between the trees (right). Further down there is a Ford Corsair. Opposite a Ford Anglia is tightly parked (left) between a couple of Morris Minis.

By the beginning of the 20th century the national retail chains were opening branches along what was considered one of the finest streets for shopping in England.

The London and South West Railway passed near here in 1860; but Talaton would have remained some distance from a station, had not the Sidmouth branch been built in the 1870s.

It had long since replaced the Old Road which branched off left behind the photographer and forded the river at one point.

A new dock was authorised by Act of Parliament in 1881 and was opened in 1882, partly paid for by the Great Northern Railway, who extended a branch line to it.

The Kentish miners earned themselves a reputation for being among the most militant members of their arduous profession, before the local branch of the industry was shut down in the 1970s.

Folkestone is now known as a cross-channel port which developed in early Victorian days, and a steeply-graded branch railway line was built from the main line to the harbour.

Only 30 years later, it has become just another branch of suburbia. Some picturesque cottages were destroyed to widen these roads and create the roundabout, which now dominates the view.

The High Street branches left at the junction. It is unusual in being mainly residential, with commercial development centred on Bridgnorth Road.

Today the nearest branch of Lloyds TSB is in nearby Oakmount Road. In 1931 the population here was just over 3,000; now it is 20,000.

On the right is a branch of International Stores who had larger premises in South Street. So too did W Muskett the grocers and confectioners whose delivery cart is on the left.

On the left is Tinley's shoe shop and just beyond that, though hidden from view, was the local branch of Redgates. On the right the King's Head has changed from Brampton Ales to Warwicks.