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The paving slabs on the right have been replaced with a swathe of tarmac, and the ornate clock (left) above Jones the chemist's has gone - the shop now sells floor coverings.

Just below the tree on the left-hand side is a white cottage and shop.

We are now seeing a view looking towards the railway station, with many of these shops still in existence today, but with more modern shop fronts.

The Corner Shop and Station Parade Post Office still provides an invaluable service to residents and passers-by, but an extension has been built on to the end wall for Saab who also trade

Some of the shops which can be seen include George Petley's Toilet Saloon; the cleaners, Achille Serre; Mrs Finch's confectionery shop and tea rooms; Turner, gentlemen's outfitters and A E Schulkins

New shopping arcades were established along Low Street and North Street at the turn of the century, as the town's population continued to enjoy the fruits of the cotton boom years.

The smaller shop nearer the camera is A E Bond who sold toys, stationery and fancy goods.

On the left was Caesar's newsagent's and tobacconist's shop, 16 High Street.

Here we have a closer view, looking north, of the shopping parade soon after its construction.

The shingled spire of the 14th-century church of St Peter and St Paul rises above this picturesque collection of old houses and shops at the southern end of the churchyard.

The shop with the flagpole (on the left-hand side of the road, just beyond the taller parade of shops) is George Hilton & Son, a furniture and furnishing store.

There is an interesting diversity of shops, from a plumber's to the Cocoa Rooms - this has always been Preston's main shopping street.

It must be assumed that the symbolism of the clock design meant something to the developers of this pedestrianised shopping area, but there is nothing on record to tell us what it might be.

The half-timbered top storeys of all these shops added an attractive architectural extra to this suburban part of the town.

The village shop and post office are featured prominently in this picture.

A Showerings van and shop can be seen here on the right.

This busy shopping street reveals a wealth of fine old wooden shopfronts.

The two lorries, one of which is a Vulcan, are delivering to Reynold's grocery shop.

Its only clock dial faces Albert Hall's grocer's and draper's shop (left), now Bank House Stores.

The ornately decorated Weaver to Wearer shop premises on the right is now a cafe bar; the Queen's Head pub next to it has been replaced by a modern shoe shop.

The shops at Laindon, Vange and Pitsea—the old centres—tended to suffer as new business was drawn into the precinct.

Between the two are the hairdresser's shop of E Phillips and the tailor's shop of William Hewison.

The shops at Laindon, Vange and Pitsea—the old centres—tended to suffer as new business was drawn into the precinct.

This view from the roundabout looks north along Turner's Hill, where the contrast between the modern shopping parade and the smaller old shops can be appreciated.