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This view of the High Street shows many buildings that have either since disap- peared or have been radi- cally reworked.

Before becoming a private nursing home, this building was a convalescent home for members of working men's clubs that were affiliated to the Club Union.

Banking premises have started to squeeze out independent retailers, while the Woolworth store heralds the era of bargain shopping.

Although pig iron was being produced in the area in the late 18th century, it was the setting up of the Tredegar Iron Works in 1800 that gave the town prosperity, growth and its name.

This view looks back towards Woolworth's from Bakehouse Hill, where the mini-roundabout marks the convergence of the High Street, Gold Street and Lower Street.

The 'Georgian' Borough Offices of 1937 dominate this view from Mustow Street. The buildings to the left include timber-framed structures, at least four of which have jettied first floors.

These barracks in Fulford Road were built in 1795 as part of William Pitt's defence programme. They covered 19 acres, including seven for a nursery garden.

The picture is from the terraced Tennis Grounds; by Victorian times these were the town's main exercise area, after bowling fell out of favour and golf courses had yet to be constructed.

The London Joint City and Midland Bank (established 1836), now the HSBC bank, occupies the site of No 1 the Market Place - the original site dates from 1260.

A fire engine house stood at the entrance to Gadebridge, and a new Fire Station was built on the site in 1905. The building, part of a pseudo-Tudor block, still stands in Queensway.

At first, Basildon's schools were insufficient to house the surge of New Towners. For some of the primary-age children, there were places in existing schools at Vange and Pitsea.

Basildon's first shop opened in Market Pavement on 16 August 1958. It was the premises of Allan Henbest, a tailor and outfitter, formerly of Laindon High Road.

Mechanisation might well have reached market traders, but down on the farm things were different. Here a sled is being put to good use during haymaking near Hawes.

Henry Blogg, coxwain of the 'Louisa Heartwell', pictured here, was the most decorated lifeboat man in Britain, earning three gold and four silver medals, the George Cross, and the British Empire medal

Here we see one of the many pleasure steamers that used to ply on the river Severn in the Worcester area.

Queens Road, at the top of Park Street, was chosen as the site for both the City Art Gallery and the City Museum.

Costing over £130,000 to build and opened in July 1864, the Assize Court was a blend of Early English and Victorian Gothic.

The Town Hall covered a site of nearly two acres; building began in 1868 and was completed in 1877 at a cost of about £1million.

Manor Road would not win any architectural awards; in fact, the picture could have been taken in any one of a hundred or so towns where similar houses were built.

Though the shore to the south of Ramsey is rocky, a stroll along it at low tide was a popular Victorian way of taking some gentle exercise.

The corner of Eastgate Street and Bridge Street. The buildings are from the Victorian half-timber revival period, designed by T M Lockwood in 1888. This area of the city is known as The Cross.

A little further downstream, just through the railway bridge, the view down river from the Staines bank has changed; now there is extensive housing development on both banks, much fortunately still hidden

This view is from Odney Common, an island along the north side of one of the channels, here named Lulle Brook. This view south is little changed, apart from a footbridge in the middle distance.

Izaak Walton fished here in the Meon, reflecting that the valley 'exceeds all England for swift, shallow, clear, pleasant brooks and store of trout'.