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Godsmark's (second from left) have been in business and in the same shop for over 80 years, but most of the other businesses have changed. W M Kirk (left) is now Ambridge's Fish and Chip Restaurant.

Between the 1880s and the early 1920s, workers flocked from all over the south-west to find work in Abertillery's coal mines.

In 1893, a study by a German sociologist found that six out of every seven working-class families in the mill towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire managed to save enough money to spend on a holiday.

Only the Austin 8 and the cars parked behind it suggest that the camera clicked on this scene half a century ago.

Tewkesbury's cross stands at the meeting point of the town's three main roads – the High Street, Church Street and Barton Street.

The local sandstone is not that durable, and St Stephen's has needed more than one restoration in the course of its relatively short life.

Stanwoods (centre right) is the former Chantry House of the Gurteen family, great employers and benefactors in the town. The 1950s Boots (left) is on the site of the Anchor Temperance Coffee Tavern.

Although a seemingly idyllic view of the canal, what this picture cannot show is the stagnant state of the water, caused by silting and the rubbish thrown in by householders and businesses along the waterway

There was a joke - especially appreciated in a boot and shoe town - that one cycled to save shoe leather.

When Victoria died in 1901 the population had increased to 47,000, thanks to the urban sprawl of nearby London and the many people who chose to settle in this attractive town upwind of the metropolis

The building on the left of our photograph was not just the Art Gallery, but also the Harris Public Library and Museum; it was opened in 1893 as a library, but was not in full use until 1896.

Not far away from the Bull Ring are displayed the town stocks and whipping post.

The mill stands on the northern edge of town, with St Mary's graveyard visible beyond; it dates from Norman times, and by the Middle Ages was used for fulling cloth.

The Town Hall and the Market Hall are on the right. Known as Over Darwen, this was a quarrying and agricultural area before turning to calico printing, weaving and paper making.

The new A1 bisected the town of Ferrybridge after 1967.

The trees of this green island were planted in the late 18th century, and most are still here. This is now a one-way road system, and the van is going the wrong way!

This Saxon church had been concealed by sheds and buildings for many centuries. It was re-discovered by Canon W H R Jones, the vicar of Holy Trinity and a keen antiquarian.

The trees of this green island were planted in the late 18th century, and most are still here. This is now a one-way road system, and the van is going the wrong way!

The discovery of spa water in 1571 led to a remarkable period in the town's history. Here in Low Harrogate hotels and stylish crescents were built, attracting a very good class of visitor.

Although an old market town, Lisburn is at the heart of the Irish linen industry. Behind the market square can be seen the Protestant cathedral, built in 1623 and elevated to cathedral status in 1662.

Before assuming the role of the first military town in Britain, Aldershot was no more than a pretty village comprising a church, a manor house and several farms, close to an area of open heathland.

South-west of the town centre, along the Ampthill Road, on a large site between it and the railway line, the County Schools were built in the 1880s on a grand plan with a massive tower and,

West of Long Sutton and east of Spalding, Holbeach is another of Lincolnshire's numerous small market towns. It received its first market charter in 1252.

It was the coming of the railway that made Fleet a sought-after address, and it has remained a popular country town ever since.