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

Slough began to expand following Slough Estates' acquisition of 700 acres of derelict land in 1920.

Of all the churches featuring in the Berkshire list, Slough's Gospel Tabernacle is the most modern, and therefore has the most recent history.

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

Burnham desperately struggles to keep its identity separate from the sprawl of Slough, but the historic core is surrounded by suburban housing and its main street has seen injudicious change since 1955

Slough dates back to the 12th century, when it was a hamlet on the London to Bath road. The settlement later spread to the neighbouring parish of Stoke Poges.

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

Slough dates back to the 12th century, when it was a hamlet on the London to Bath road. The settlement later spread to the neighbouring parish of Stoke Poges.

At the junction of Common Road and Slough Road, two College schoolboys, one carrying a cricket bat over his right shoulder, are seen walking past the 'Burning Bush'.

Hardly a stone's throw away from Kingsbury Road is Slough Lane and its environs, where Ernest G Trobridge's timber and thatch houses are grouped most picturesquely.

Some old guide books claim the name derives from the sloe (or blackthorn) tree, but it more likely comes from 'slough', meaning a muddy place.

Some old guide-books claim that the name derives from the sloe (or blackthorn) tree, but it more likely comes from 'slough', meaning a muddy place.

There are two greens in the village and this view shows The Plough Inn nearby. The Old Plough was opposite but closed in 1948, the licence being transferred to the 'new' Plough.

The Plough and Dial (left) was originally called the Plough, but around 1908 the pub was extended to take in the building next door and became the Plough and Dial. It closed for business in 1966.

A marvellously peaceful view of Lough Cloon, about eight miles north of Ballinrobe, one of the many lakes in this part of Mayo, of which the largest is Lough Mask.

The steep valleys, or cloughs, which run off the foothills of the Pennines were often utilised by Victorian water engineers for the construction of reservoirs to provide drinking water for the burgeoning

The Ashworth family ran the mill in the early 1800s, along with Lower Clough Mill. They lived at Upper Clough Farm, which dates back to 1636. The family are buried at Ashworth Chapel.

It and the Plough beyond have today changed little since this photograph was taken.

It originally started as just five women students assembling in a house in Cambridge to be tutored by Mrs Jemima Clough; as the establishment grew, it moved into a building in the suburb of Newnham, taking

Very much an estate village, Cornwell on the north- eastern periphery of the Cotswolds underwent full-scale modernisation of its cottages in the 1930s, when its American owner commissioned Sir Clough

Its interesting chandeliers were designed by Sir Clough Williams- Ellis, who is best known for creating the famous Welsh village of Portmierion.

The Plough Inn (right) would have offered a welcome stop to the bargees carrying coal to the pumping station at Stretham.

Inns and restaurants such as the Old Plough and the White Horse (left) served the travelling public on the Great North Road until a bypass was built for the A1 to the west of the village.

The public house is the Plough Inn, offering clientele Bushell, Watkins and Smith's local?Westerham ales. On the left, behind the white picket fence, is a small shop advertising Sunlight soap.