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There is perhaps a brighter face to the village centre today than is apparent in the photograph, although the traffic problem is ghastly.

A rustic scene in the centre of the village, southwards along Duck Street, with the Swiss Cottage contributing its flamboyantly flowing thatch (left).

A rustic scene in the centre of the village, southwards along Duck Street, with the Swiss Cottage contributing its flamboyantly flowing thatch (left).

This view was taken from Nettlecombe looking towards the thatched Knapp House and St Mary's Parish Church (centre).

The Old Steine (pronounced 'steen') is the traditional centre of Brighton - in earlier times it was a broad grassy valley where fishermen dried their nets.

The 18th-century obelisk milestone (centre left) was moved to outside the George in 1974. The building on the right has 17th-century pargetting, with the arms of Bayning.

Today the whole focus of the shopping centre of Widnes has moved from the area around Victoria Square about a mile away so that it is now centred here and the street has become a pedestrian

Probably taken from somewhere near Loverscombe, this shows the old A38 (centre) before the dual carriageway was built in the 1970s.

Tony`s Handyman Centre has occupied this site since Woolworth`s moved into the Kingfisher Centre over 20 years ago. Currys, next door, is now occupied by a building society.

Although Basildon was burgeoning as a commercial centre, the presence of the Bankrupt Stock Clearance shop on the right indicates that not everybody was doing well.

Although Basildon was burgeoning as a commercial centre, the presence of the Bankrupt Stock Clearance shop on the right indicates that not everybody was doing well.

Castle Street runs north from the town centre. Two boys are using the drainage dyke to sail their toy yacht. The town was once a significant cloth-producing centre, renowned for its kersey.

Just south of Penrith, Mayburgh Henge is a circular bank of earth and stones of about 1.5 acres, with one 10ft stone at the centre. It is thought to have been built between 1000BC-2000BC.

Just south of Penrith, Mayburgh Henge is a circular bank of earth and stones of about 1.5 acres, with one 10ft stone at the centre. It is thought to have been built between 1000BC-2000BC.

Today, after considerable localised replanting, there are over 2,000 acres of woodland in the vicinity, through which wander numerous walking and cycling trails all centred on Lake Delamere.

The cinema, centre right, is the Tivoli; it was formerly known as the Kursaal. It is now an amusement arcade. The gable end of the shop visible in the centre reads 'J Bailey, Family Butcher'.

Looking north-westwards from Lower Yonderover Farm, with hay-bales in Mill House paddock (foreground) and the sign for the Star Inn (centre), the River Brit skirts the edge of the

Anybody standing today in approximately the same position as the photographer would see nothing more than a couple of dreary buildings and one of the Kingfisher Centre`s multi-storey car parks.

If we look carefully at the old medieval bridge on the right, it is evident that the brickwork in the centre differs from the rest.

The Circus, in the town centre, is where five roads meet. It has the usual mixture of banks and public houses on its corners.

The bustling centre of Truro is paved with granite setts, and running water flows in the gutters. Barclays Bank dominates the west end, while Lemon Street can be seen emerging on the extreme left.

Just beyond the precinct, a builder named Trickett built an estate of bungalows with Bodycoats Road through the centre.

Hoveton is one of the centres of Broadland, and is crowded in the summer months.

Tenbury lies at the centre of a countryside rich in small farms, orchards and market gardens. Tenbury Wells is known even now as the 'town in the orchard'.