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Parallel with Milford Street and leading to Market Square, this was a major shopping street before the new ring-road turned it into a cul-de-sac.

A pony with a milk churn on a cart (centre) is turning onto Preston Street, by the shop of William Morris, fruiterer.

Strangely devoid of motor traffic, this view of the Cheam Road captures a small group of adults and schoolboys waiting at the bus stop on the right for a 213, 408 or 470 bus to transport them westwards

Two public houses, the Royal Arms and the Princess Hotel are visible as well as two shoe shops, a jewellers and a butcher's shop.

The picture shows a well-stocked corner shop dealing in general and fancy drapery, and acting also as a Postal Telegraph office.

It is interesting that some things have not changed: the Co- operative Society shop is still in the same building, for instance, on the right with the clock above the shop sign.

This view shows a wide range of shops including a jeweller, an optician, a chemist, a shoe shop, and several cafes and inns.

This captures a time when everyone shopped on his or her local high street, and out-of-town shopping was unheard of.

The village was named after the bridges crossing the River Mole.The picture shows a well-stocked corner shop dealing in general and fancy drapery, and acting also as a Postal Telegraph office.

This view shows a wide range of shops including a jeweller, an optician, a chemist, a shoe shop, and cafes and inns.

It was once said of Kington that 'if you passed through at any time other than on Market Day you would have seen the shops open, and the houses open, and a few persons walking about the

The shop front visible at the top of the High Street is the Chippenham Co-op Society.

A busy parade of shops with distinctive gables line the road at this point.

Now it is a house and a tiny plate above the shop window reads 'The Old Post Office'.

A lady pushes a pram towards the shops, while the man beside the Morris Minor (centre left) calls over the road to his wife.

The 16th-century premises of H F Smith are now a shop dealing in ethnic ornaments, whilst the barber's shop (see the stripy pole) now sells antiques.

This excellent view of the shops on the side opposite the Market Hall shows an attractive variety of architecture.

This photograph was probably taken on a Saturday afternoon when it was possibly the only time in the working week when couples and/or families could go shopping together.

The row of shops can be more easily seen in this photograph.

On the left, Bridge House has a shop window from a former sweet shop.

Skoulding's shop (to the left) now has a window across the whole building.

That shop jutting out on the left is now Age of Elegance - as you enter look at the doorstep and you see, in mosaic, 'International Stores'.

This was the scene in the central shopping and entertainment centre of Barnsley until the late 1960s; then, in the name of modernisation, the whole area including New Street and Cheapside

Mr Brooks' grocery shop has been gone for many years now.