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To the right of the magnificent broach spire of St Mary's is the Victorian tower of St Michael's, now converted into shops. St George's church is just off the edge of the photograph to the right.

This photograph shows the more residential character of this street. A rare tin sign for Arthur Rozier, tin and zinc worker, is on the 16th-century jettied building to the left.

Concrete post and wire fences and rough grass verges do little to help the scene, but G and E Jackson & Son Ltd's shop front, so typical of the 1950s, just adds the dire finishing touch

The minster's twin towers dominate most pictures of East Street, but Hawker's new drapery shop (centre right) comes a close second in this shot.

On the left is Lloyds Bank, Jenner's Garage, the Smugglers Café and, most important, a fish and chip shop.

However, since this view was taken, East Retford's inner relief road, Arlington Way, has been cut across the foreground; the three shops to the left of the Sherwood Rangers Inn, now simply

St Leonard's church was built in 1895.The Crown is a 16th-century coaching inn and has a turnspit and crane in a fireplace.The corner shop is located on a crossroads at the highest point in the village

The shop just behind the lady, on the right, was that of S Workman, who sold fancy goods; it is now an estate agents.

The shop in the picture is now a house called the Store House.

In an advertisement of 1907 he described his shop as 'the leading house in the District for Keen and Thrifty buyers of all kind of Millinery, Drapery, Ready made clothes, outfitting, Boots etc.

The shop on the left, built in 1914, closed in 1977, and is now a thriving post office. The Crown Inn had its own brewery, but it closed in 1990 and is now a private house.

Between 1893 and 1936, up to 1,250 people worked here - the village of Scar was self-contained, with its own hospital, concert hall, reading room, shops and cinema.

The carefully-pollarded lime trees along both sides of this north to south street help to shade the frontages of the varied shops and other retail establishments which flourish here.

It includes shops to cater for semi-detached commuters into the City, a church and offices.

In the 1920s, the owner of a chain of grocery stores had two carved cats placed on the upper front of his shop - they were supposed to frighten the rats away from the river bank.

The first two shops to the right, together with those on the left and the rather grand building at the end, are all demolished.

From the 18th century onwards houses and shops were built that were to bring the street its reputation for refined living.

Lloyds Bank is now Ken's Fish Shop, and motor traffic congests the road even out of season, forcing pedestrians to cross the river via a separate footbridge.

The shop is now an estate agents.

An indication of the popularity of this area as a resort can be seen from the shop (extreme right) which is Mugford's Holiday Wear.

For Sale signs, fast food outlets, charity shops and bookmakers now dominate the town.

This is the main shopping parade in the town. M & S proudly displayed their new frontage from 1964. At the end of the street were the swimming baths, which opened in May 1911.

One of the highlights of shopping along Briggate was the glass-roofed arcades, such as the Queen's and the County.

On the left, note the interesting top hat trade sign above a shop awning. A little further down the street, a boy carries a billboard advertising 'Hilton's Boot Sale'.