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This is now the Magistrates' Court, and it stands on the corner of Friargate and Clifford Street. It is a rather dark, forbidding-looking structure, perhaps built that way to intimidate wrong-doers!

Many of the buildings in Southampton's famous High Street were destroyed dur- ing the Second World War, more than 30 years after this photograph was taken.

The High Street, across the Witham via Town Bridge rebuilt in 1913, presents a mainly late Georgian character with mostly three-storey frontages to the pavement edge, but many of these conceal earlier

The narrow, precipitous street is pedestrianised and thronged with toiling tourists in summer. Mr Haigh's Toy and Fancy Repository on the left is now a gift and games shop: a kind of continuity.

In its lee is the old Roman road, Ermine Street, while at its foot, on the spring line, are a line of villages, mostly built from the local limestone.

The Roman road of Stane Street bisects the village of Billingshurst. The shop of W J Barnes (on the left) stands on the causeway; it was formerly the old family shop of Joseph Luxford, a carrier.

Here we have another view of Prince's Corner on the right, with a glimpse of the High Street beyond the pseudo-timbering of The King's Arms (now The Fallow and Firkin).

Church Street, beyond Fishergate and the Town Hall, was a busy shopping area for the Fylde country all around.

Less simple to fathom are some of the village street names. The lane in the centre of the village that crosses the bridge is called 'Bow Wow', while not far off is another named 'Upper Up'.

In the street the carriages ply their trade, while the postman delivers letters.

The building to the left of Cross Street is still a greengrocer's.

This was the thatched lodge gate from the village street to the Hall. It dates from the 1840s, when Sir Henry Bunbury created the park around the Hall.

A fascinating picture of a suburban street. On the extreme left is Palmers, with John Bull tyres and cycle lamp batteries on display in the window.

Here we have an interesting village street. Wares from the small shop on the right spill out onto the pavement, and among other commodities it advertises petrol!

St Oswald's church, the rectory ruins and the Shovel Inn stand on the main street.

This is a comparatively modern scene in the High Street, showing two-way traffic and a variety of cars.

This is Chorley's main street, the A6, Lancashire's main north to south road; it used to get very busy in the summer.

Through the centuries the most important part of Frodsham was High Street, thanks to the weekly market held here from the 11th century.

Leamington's development as a spa did not begin until 1789, when William Abbotts discovered a mineral spring on his land in what is now Bath Street.

This street, where we are looking towards the town from the east, still possesses this fine mixture of architectural styles.

The church tower presides over the east end of Fore Street, where two prams and a barrow are the only wheeled traffic on a sunny day.

The building at the end of the street, behind the man with the basket, was one of those demolished in 1964, soon after this picture was taken, along with the buildings indicated in picture

A branch of Barclays Bank lies further down the street on the corner.

Graffham is known in the area for its long, winding main street.