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The Green was, and still is, one of the more picturesque parts of Seaton Carew; the houses were mostly built in the early 19th century.

Taken from the Blue Anchor Hotel's balcony, this view looks across its garden to the promenade.

This must be one of the smallest and one of the most recently created greens in the country.

On the extreme right of the picture is the war memorial, recalling the men of Higham Ferrers who died in both World Wars, and to the left of it, partly screened by trees, is the 13th-century Market Cross

When the photograph was taken, this attractive 17th-century house was the headquarters of Wiffen`s Coaches Ltd: note the cavernous garages at the rear, and the petrol pump (left).

An open-top bus heading for Redhill via Epsom overtakes a lone cyclist outside the Green Man public house (right), with its swinging sign showing a figure dressed in forester's green.

This unforgettable village cupped in a hollow with a large wayside pond is the home of All Saints' Church.

This unforgettable village cupped in a hollow with a large wayside pond is the home of All Saints' Church.

The villagers bought the green from the lord of the manor in 1969. In previous centuries West Burton was a busy industrial hamlet of hand knitters, dyers and wool combers.

Here we see a Maytime scene of the long, tongue-shaped village green, with the church of St George in the background, and the chestnut trees in full blossom.

Here we see a Maytime scene of the long, tongue-shaped village green, with the church of St George in the background, and the chestnut trees in full blossom.

The school was built on the Green in 1872 at a cost of £700, with accommodation for 70 children. The side windows have gone and have been replaced by six sky-lights in the roof.

East Brent's green is surrounded by white- and cream-washed cottages. Here its Anglican and Wesleyan churches each provided schools.

It is five years after photograph 75706 was taken, and the green is still attractive for the villagers.

The Green has attractive Georgian houses - note the fine portico and parapet of High House on the left. Went House is in the centre.

Dorking's architectural heritage has been decimated since the Second World War.

Its bricks were supposedly made from clay dug out of the Green, and the hall was originally used by the Abbots of Bury St Edmunds as a hunting lodge.

Greyfriars Green is dominated by the spire of Christchurch (c1350), all that remains of a monastery established in 1234 and demolished in 1539.

An open-topped double-decker bus rumbles up the High Street on its way to Epsom and Redhill, with the conductor collecting fares from the passengers.

It remains one of the leafier suburbs, though in 1936 the city council destroyed much of its appeal by demolishing the lovely old cottages which clustered round the green.

At Harlech, golfers could enjoy the picturesque prospects of the castle and the headland as they walked between holes.

Every village throughout England in the 1950s found an increase in population, and council estates were built on the green countryside. Minster was no exception, as we can see in this photograph.

The old model petrol pump looks rather incongruous standing in front of the house doorway.

This view looks down the hill into the village. The Old Crown Inn and the adjoining cottages are faced by the Georgian houses on the other side of the green.