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pole, near the little girl, probably carried the wires for one of the town's first telephones from the nearby Cottage Hospital to the early telephone exchange above the High Street post

On the right, the old Crown Bank of 1866 became the post office.

All is deserted except for the little girl and pram outside the post office and F Griffin's store.

The simple spire of St Peter's Church, Sheffield is typical of many such post-modern churches, which were built as large new council housing estates were erected in the suburbs of 'the Steel City', now

Lining the centre of the street are the town's stocks, market cross, fish slab and whipping post; the lamp behind was erected to commemorate Queen Victoria's golden jubilee.

On the left is the Post Office, built just five years previously, with its four statues representing Industry, Electricity, Steam and Commerce.

It was converted to two cottages and a shop that later became the post office in Victorian times.

The shop with the awning still serves as the post office.

At the height of the coaching era, Maidenhead was littered with posting inns either side of the High Street.

In the distance a lorry is being loaded with milk churns from Old Post Office Farm.

In the distance a lorry is being loaded with milk churns from Old Post Office Farm.

The Post Office was next to the Dog and Partridge, and compared to the previous picture we can see that the telephone box was white, before they became red in colour.

This village's most famous resident was the preacher and poet, Dr John Donne.

Traditional village shops have fought for survival in recent times, but they do fulfil an essential service in rural communities, particularly when they incorporate a post office.

The old White Hart coaching inn became a post office when the railways superseded the romantic stagecoaches in the 19th century.

Antique shops, estate agents and a sub-post office can now be found here.

This was a very welcome staging post for travellers and horses making the strenuous journey between Cirencester and Stroud by way of Minchinhampton Common.

Thirsk is perhaps best known today for its racecourse, where the first races were held in 1855, but it was formerly an important staging post on the Great North Road between London and Edinburgh.

On the right is Agricultural Hall, built in 1882, in more recent years used as the city's main post office, and now as the headquarters of Anglia Television.

In this huge hall, cotton merchants from all over Lancashire did their bartering, and many a fortune was made or lost.

On the day Queen Victoria died, the postmistress at Lee`s old post office was taking down a telegram announcing the Queen`s death when she was struck by lightning in the left eye and blinded

Long before this photograph was taken, Slough was an important staging post on the Bath Road.

One of the earliest permanent buildings in military Aldershot, dating from the 1850s, these buildings served as home to countless soldiers for a century, before being swept away in the frenzy of post-war

North-eastwards from Japonica Cottage, housing the Post Office (left), the photographer centres on the 1839-built Congregational Chapel.