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They have not taken over entirely, because there is a pet shop at No 10 and a hairdresser at No 20. The A325 Chalet Hill junction has a history of traffic accidents.

North of the bypass are Rumbridge Street and the High Street, offering quieter shopping streets.

Here in the old part of the village were once shops, a school and a pub. A Victorian post box sits in the wall on the right, out of view.

The once numerous shops have become reduced to a handful.

The two shops in the foreground display advertisements for Oxo, Lifeguard soap and Lamberts teas, and many other products.

On the right is St Catherine's, reputedly the oldest house in the village, then Last's butcher's shop, once noted for its fine sausages, but now demolished.

Next door stands the Co-operative Society store, with cycles left on the ground outside - this shop has now become a restaurant. Close by is the church of St Mary and St Mary Magdalene.

A quarter of a century apart, this and the previous view of the High Street show how little it changed throughout the 20th century, with the exception of traffic problems and an increased number

Shops and houses, perhaps as many as fifty, were built on it.

On the left is Leeds' oldest shop, which dates from 1613 and is receiving a face lift. Further along the street on the right stands the Empire Theatre.

Thorley’s, the cattle feed merchants, has gone, to be replaced by 1970s shops and offices, while all the old shopfronts have been replaced on the other terraces.

The company established a reputation for being up-market, and there was many a middle-class housewife who would have killed just to be seen doing her shopping there.

The man standing in the doorway would undoubtedly recognise the scene today, even if the shop has closed and is now Penny Cottage.

There was no problem with parking at this time, in what is now a very busy area, within walking distance of the main shopping centre. Attractive lamp posts line the pavement.

On the left is a fine Victorian shop front imposed on a plain brick house. The town is renowned for its public school, Gresham's, founded in 1555 by John Gresham, Lord Mayor of London.

On the extreme right, Wells's grocer shop has a fine gilded glass signboard.

The bus station was built to incorporate a parade of shops, seen here beneath the canopy. This has now changed considerably.

In the centre of town, Baxtergate contained the post office, The Angel Hotel (telephone number Whitby 57) and St John's Church, as well as many shops.

The Boot Inn, an 18th-century painted stone and thatched-roofed building, survives, while the shop beyond is now Whibley's, a newsagent and general store.

On the left, the shops include Hepworth's, Home and Colonial and International Stores.

Close by St John's Gate is this narrow alley of tall tile-hung shops and houses, which lean precariously over so that residents might almost stretch out and shake hands from their windows.

In the centre of town, Baxtergate contained the post office, The Angel Hotel (telephone number Whitby 57) and St John's Church, as well as many shops.

Delivery boys gather outside the main doors, carrying parcels to and from the city's shops and businesses.

The shop is now Oddbins. The decorations and tiered seats are for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee procession (see image number L1305701 for a modern comparison photograph).