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He would have recognised the shops, particularly Coles the draper (left), which had been owned by Grays but was taken by Miss Florence Cole in 1911.

Lym Bridge Antique Shop (right) and A Daniels & Son, a fishmonger's, are across the water from two grocers' shops.

It is remarkable that the Old Curiosity Shop has survived. It was built in about 1570, and is said to be both London's oldest shop and the inspiration for Charles Dickens's home of Little Nell.

It is remarkable that the Old Curiosity Shop has survived. It was built in about 1570, and is said to be both London's oldest shop and the inspiration for Charles Dickens's home of Little Nell.

W G Harrison, who would now have two shops on the High Street.

Further north along Gateford Road, near the Gladstone Street turn, the spire of St John the Evangelist's can be seen on the right behind the tall three-storey terrace of 1870s shops.

The stretch of buildings on the other side of the station were once the original Company Shop (of the Rhymney Iron Company), which was set up and strictly run by Andrew Buchan - there was another similar

Cleverlys the cycle agent (far right) is now a video shop.

The village shop and post office in the distance beyond the children still functions, but the shop-like Gilling Club (to the left of the woman in the middle of the road) has become a house

The Nottingham Co-operative Society (centre) is no longer on the left of the High Street - the building is now a pet shop, and the Co-op has moved to a more modern building across the street.

A laundrette has replaced the cycle shop and Pressley Wilkins is now shared by a television repair shop and a hairdresser`s.

Corn and coal merchants sell proprietary animal feeds.We can also see London House, a draper’s, Branch’s shop, a dairy and a game and poultry shop. A

Now pedestrianised, this is the main shopping street of Stamford. Woolworth's have expanded to take over the Pine Apple Pub (right), a most unusual name for a pub.

It is now divided into three shops, variously sweets, bicycles, a baker's, a cleaner's, a hairdresser's and a boutique.

The jeweller`s shop, H Samuel (centre distance), which was beneath the clock, was once the former Post Office. Samuel`s Corner had a certain reputation in Merthyr Tydfil.

Now pedestrianised, this is the main shopping street of Stamford. Woolworth's have expanded to take over the Pine Apple Pub (right), a most unusual name for a pub.

The parade of shops opposite feature Goodwin's stationery and printing shop on the corner, with Job's ironmongery displaying a copious quantity of its wares almost to the edge of the pavement.

Its last location was in the new 1960s purpose-built Spar shop (left). The latter two were run by the Disney family. A garage has been added to this side of the shop.

Tintagel is a 'must' on every tourist's itinerary, and the main street is full of hotels, guest houses and souvenir shops, many developed since writers such as Tennyson romanticised the legend of King

The railway station at Twickenham was opened in 1848, and the shopping district quickly developed nearby; it was gradually being improved with new shops in the late Victorian and early Edwardian

Thomas's hardware and ironmonger's shop (left) is at a good corner site, with a large display of wares, while opposite, E R Jones is a 'home and foreign outfitter'.

Back on the main road, this is the real centre of the modern village; there is a good range of shops and pubs, and the school, Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School, lies behind the fence on

West Quay was always the visitors' favourite, with its ice cream shop, cafe, fresh fish shop and the Dalton Arms.

Rightly regarded with pride by local people, the Lanes was voted best shopping centre in Britain by the British Council of Shopping Centres and now attracts millions of visits a year.