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On the corner of Havelock Street and to the left stood Anstiss & Co Ltd, drapers, which stood here until the 1960s when it suffered two major fires, the second of which destroyed the premises completely

West Street is a mile long, and this section is now pedestrianised.

CHELFORD is better known as a village that is passed through rather than a destination in itself for it stands on an important crossroads, where the route between Manchester and the Midlands crosses

The far end, on the corner of Downing Street, is the Colonial Office.

The statue of John Cobden can been seen in the middle of the square: this bronze statue, by Marshall Wood, was paid for by public subscription and was presented to the town on 23 April 1867 by the President

This photograph was taken from outside the Market Hall looking down Blackburn Road towards its junction with Abbey Street.

Today, Petersfield is home to one of the most numerous collections of Bronze Age burial mounds in England.

The broad thoroughfare reflects not only the market town but also its link with the sea.

In the original cottages there were usually two rooms on the upslope side of the passage and a 'shippon' (cow shed) on the downslope side.

Saltaire owes its existence to Sir Titus Salt, who moved his alpaca and mohair mills here in the 1850s.

Looking South to Marlborough Road The buildings to the left stood next to the Old Town Hall on the Market Square.

Its ancient parish, one of the largest in the country, stretched right up to Rainow and Kettleshulme in the hills, north as far as Poynton, and out in the south and west to Bosley and Chelford.

A floral crown marked the Coronation of King George VI in 1937, and in 1953, to commemorate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, a fragrant raised garden was created for the blind with a descriptive

The tenements could only expand lengthways along their own ‘backsides’, and most buildings had a jumble of outhouses, barns and sheds at the rear.

At the top of the High Street stands this magnificent three-storey residence built in 1798 for the merchant Samuel Rolles, indicative of the wealth which came to the town in the 18th century

westwards up West Street to the Town Hall (left of centre), a Ford Model T passes the shops of Best, Warren and Spiller (right).

This received strong public support and, in 1993, the working party was formalized as an independent charity.

Much of the downland around Findon, at the southern end of the same 'wind-gap' in the South Downs, was for centuries an open sheep-walk.

The 1870 view of the bridge is particularly interesting, for it shows the Berkshire bank before the spread of late Victorian developments that brought large houses and villas to the Berkshire hillside

This was a state-run building where persons on official business could change horses, take a bath and have a bed for the night.

No town centre worth its salt was complete without its Co-op store.

It has been bypassed by all major routes, whether road, rail or canal, and is situated in a most beautiful spot.

This view looks down Castle Gate and the road to Leicester and Nottingham.

One is that he was found abandoned in the parish church by some Yorkshire clothiers who were passing through the town on their way home.