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Not to be confused with Old Knebworth (which one recent historian described as 'a village still faintly feudal in character'), the village of Knebworth is a busy commercial centre supplying the needs of

The Whyte Swanne of 1612 is still there, and Peacocks have replaced the long-time Louth outfitters of Lawson & Stockdale at No 47(centre).

By the 10th century pottery was being manufactured in and around Stafford, but it would be Burslem that would rise to become the main centre of this industry during the 13th and 14th centuries.

The street is now pedestrianised, and with St John's Pavement in its centre is still a popular shopping area.

The town has a very pleasant civic centre and shopping area, but today it has to compete with the large Cheshire Oaks retail outlet nearby.

A motor car can be seen in the centre of the picture, driven by a uniformed chauffeur.

The attractive thatched house with the bow window supported by pillars dominates the centre of the village.

In this picture we can see the small stream that runs down from Waddington Fell and the Moorcock Inn as it runs right through the centre of the village to join the Ribble.

The Duke of York public house can be seen in the centre of our picture.

In the centre of the picture, an open-topped bus picks up passengers next to a theatre billboard.

But the history of Gatesbury goes back further, for Braughing was a Roman industrial centre for the manufacture of pottery.

Wilson's Garage (centre) was the first to be established in Formby - although not on this particular site.

Since then the house has been used as a training centre for stonemasons, and it is opened to the public on certain weekends during the summer months.

Behind the Barley Mow pub in the centre of the picture, the northern and southern branches of the River Wey unite.

The fountain in the centre of this photograph was erected in 1886 to mark the efforts made by Dr W F Clarke to get Southborough a healthy water supply.

This view looks south down the main street towards the church of St Thomas and St Nicholas - we can see its 14th-century crossing tower (centre).

On the right is the half-timbered frontage of The Star and Eagle Inn, which was a centre for this nefarious trade and is connected to the church by a secret underground passage.

By this time the Moot Hall was in use as a museum and Tourist Information Centre, with the Mayor's Parlour still operative on the top floor.

Sited on an old cattle market, the Sands Leisure Centre was opened in 1983 to provide much valued modern gym and leisure facilities, as well as acting as a well-used venue for theatre and musical

The pump house, dated 1900, was a centre of village life before piped mains water supplies.

Bristol developed to become a major centre for the importation of timber for use throughout the west of England.

The third building away from the camera on the right was Manchester's first Town Hall, started in 1825; it was the centre of municipal administration until the new town hall opened in 1877.

The square tower of St Mary's can be seen peeping out at the centre back of the picture.

which was founded by a local farmer, John Lyon, in 1572, has brought fame, but at the same time has undoubtedly contributed to the present fossilisation of the village as a self-supporting commercial centre