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By the mid 1950s, post-war rationing was coming to an end, and local shops were once again offering a choice of goods.

The brand-new tower of the Town Hall can be seen above the far shops in North End, which today is a pedestrianised road.

Since the famine and the ending of the restrictive corn laws, grain was largely an import handled by a number of merchants.

In this view the northern wing, which turns the corner into Bridge Street, is still virtually brand new.

Few national brands were to be seen on the main street, apart from Lipton's grocery and the Westminster Bank visible in this photograph; the remainder are locally owned and managed businesses.

We tend to think that period photographs of farming scenes portray a countryside that was an unchanging and eternal rural idyll.

We tend to think that period photographs of farming scenes portray a countryside that was an unchanging and eternal rural idyll.

The statue of John Howard, the founder of the Howard Leagyue for Penal Reform, broods over the Sqaure - and perhaps over the irony of its location - close to the old Town Gaol that allegedly once held

The photographer has captured a sleepy Thames-side village just on the point of modernising to meet new demands from the middle classes, who were building along the river and around the villages.

This pleasant village has a farm and a church.

Above The Forester's Arms' door is a sign for Cheltenham Ales, which is a brand name with a long lineage.

We are looking from the north end of the market place.

1930s and 1960s styles clash openly with the traditional buildings on the left.

Fine 'Norfolk Red' brick-and-flint work is evident on all the buildings.

The Church 1890 In this picture the ancient village church looks brand new; it was.

It is lunch time in the village; the post office is closed, and the lady street vendor is resting on her cart.

In this picture the ancient village church looks brand new; it was.

Mr P T Andrews, grocer and provision merchant, ran the Post Office Stores and made deliveries throughout the district.

St Austell has been branded 'an old-fashioned and somewhat gloomy town' by a Victorian guidebook.

A bustling street scene at the junction of Oxford Street and the Charing Cross Road.We think of advertising as a modern phenomenon.

A bustling street scene at the junction of Oxford Street and the Charing Cross Road.We think of advertising as a modern phenomenon.

The nave is by Blomfield, and would have been brand new when this photograph was taken.

Note the cart of linoleum ready for delivery, and the brand-new street lighting.

This 1904 view shows the village pub and the then brand-new tramway, which ran out from Colchester to terminate here.