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Here we see East Mill and its mill pool, looking eastwards from the north bank of River Asker, towards houses beside East Road (centre).

The claiming of ships as the spoils of war was not confined to pirate adventurers like Drake and Raleigh: the predatory motor boat (centre left) looks suspiciously like a World War II German

As an inland port, situated at the centre of the UK, it is an ideal import/export point for Europe and the rest of the world.

In the centre is St Paul's Church, built in 1939.

Many of Slough's town centre buildings are relatively new, dating from the post- and pre- war periods.

Winchester has always been an important centre for military training; much of the countryside round and about is used for tactical exercises.

This photograph shows Bridge Street in the centre of Caversham, at the point where it crosses the Thames.

The town has, in fact, a long industrial background: it was once a centre for the production of copper - South Wales's first smelter was built here in 1584.

The wall on the right belongs to the Congregational Church of 1874, demolished apart from the tower for the Hale Leys Shopping Centre in 1980.

Note also the war memorial, centre left.

Pontefract General Infirmary now overlooks the bowling green in this oasis of greenery near to the town centre.

Note the prams in the centre of the picture, and that virtually everyone seems to be fully clothed and wearing a hat of some sort.

In this view, Seales Warehouse is now a toy shop, and next door is York's Pram and Nursery Furniture Centre. Perhaps the two gentlemen talking outside Merrimans have something to pawn!

Kidderminster is an excellent centre for visiting northern Worcestershire, with some fascinating villages and beautiful scenery nearby.

Now slightly nearer the town centre, we see more commercial and municipal buildings. The bus offices on the left stand opposite the old Midland Bank and the Town Hall and Library.

The wooded area in the centre is a small island created as the river picks its way through the town.

We are in the village centre on Queensway. The restaurant was closed for the winter here, but it certainly looked neat and tidy and waiting for the rush of summer visitors.

The Stag Inn dates back to the 18th century, and the elm tree on the right reputedly marked the centre of Windsor Forest.

This was the period when few supermarkets existed and those that did were built in town centres, as most people relied on public transport.

Note the nets hung to dry in the foreground, while a dredger is moored in the centre of the picture.

The entrance arch, with its green gates, was demolished in the 1980s to allow access for lorries building the new leisure centre.

Victoria Park lies to the east of Newbury town centre.

The river still runs through the centre of Peterborough, but the old railway warehouses on the left are no more, and the rowing boats for hire on the extreme right have gone the same way.

The town continued as the leading industrial and commercial centre for Upper Wensleydale until 1699, when Hawes was granted a market charter. From then on, Askrigg went into decline.