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In the distance we get some idea of the development of this end of the town.

Before the development of the Tudor-style half-timbered buildings on the north side of the street, the view from the top of the Eastgate looking towards the Cross was much less impressive.

This busy shopping street has buildings of human scale of the 1920s and 30s, with a prominent well-designed Midland Bank sign now replaced by the anonymous HSBC of the Eastern Banking Empire.

Winsford High Street boasted an outlet of the Zan chain of ironmongers.

The building to the right of Beecroft's was the Tudor house of the Earl of Mansfield. All these buildings were pulled down to make way for the new Council House in the 1920s.

Stand in the corner of the churchyard and you can see that this view of All Saints' Church has hardly changed at all since this photograph was taken.

The Village c1955 Despite the steady encroachment of urban and residential development along the shores of Southampton Water, we may be thankful that the quaint lit- tle village of Hamble remains

Quay Street is one of the oldest parts of Yarmouth, and must have been familiar to the generations of seamen who frequented its inns.

Changing times - instead of a schooner on the beach, there is a fine parade of classic cars - but look carefully and the old telephone box is still there.

Construction of the Citadel commenced in 1670 on the orders of Charles II. It is now home to 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery; it was considerably extended in the 1980s.

Now known as the 'Gateway to the Moors', Pickering is a small market town still served by the steam trains of the North York Moors Railway.

Tannery Corner, in the Airedale village of Silsden, takes it name from the tannery of William Laycock and Son, seen in the right background of this picture.

Studland has the reputation of being one of the prettiest villages in England, with unspoiled cliffs to the west and the wilderness of Studland Heath, now an important nature reserve, to the east.

This photograph may not be entirely successful in posing people in front of the hospital building!

Chipping Campden is a centre of fine craftsmanship to this day; this is a legacy of the architect Charles Ashbee, who in 1902 brought 100 silversmiths, furniture makers and other craftsmen

The sign by the roadside advertises the sale of cream, milk and eggs for passers-by, among other things.

Crowborough's rapid development from the mid Victorian era started from the arrival of the railways and the rise of the commuter.

A late Elizabethan and 18th- century mansion described as one of the most important houses in Kent.

Brougham Castle, a red sandstone pile on the River Eamont, two miles south-east of Penrith, was the last resting place of the legendary Lady Anne Clifford, Countess of Dorset.

The arch is ribbed and bears the coat of arms of Thomas Ferris of Hull, and was formerly known as Ferris's Bridge.

Even the most hurried of visitors to Clifton was recommended to spend a few coppers and walk to the centre of the bridge and admire the view.

First railways and then the motor age signalled the end of the canal network for commercial use.

The demolition of the Butter Market provided a site for the granite war memorial.

The demolition of the Butter Market provided a site for the granite war memorial.