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A busy shopping day, at a time before Moulsham Street was effectively bisected by Chelmsford's inner relief road.

Shops and arcades were opened in the centre of town, such as the splendid example of Victorian architecture shown here.

The thatched dormer window has now been altered to match the other four, and the Alfresco Tearooms have replaced the shop with its fascinating display of old implements.

Even the tile-hung building on the left still has its sun blind unfurled, although the small shop next door has had the render removed.

A little further down, The Plough Hotel, an ancient coaching inn, was demolished to make way for the Regent Arcade shopping mall, which was officially opened by the Princess Royal in 1985

Between 1921 and 1951 the population of Lancing nearly quadrupled, resulting in a rapid increase in the number of shops, businesses and houses in South Lancing.

By this time the style of prams had become sleeker than those in C136001, as we can see from those displayed in the window above the wireless shop.

Lloyds Bank, just visible on the left, faces a parade of different shops, and the size of Paige's department store at the corner of Vaughan Street indicates that new sources of wealth had been tapped.

Here we see a small modern shopping centre with a necessary car park, containing some interesting models of yesteryear - for instance Ford Anglia and Ford Cortina, Austin, Rover, Vauxhall Velox and Triumph

Note the canvas canopies and blinds used by the shops, and on the right the tall telephone pole and short street lamp.

The 'Family Shop' - the post office and stores on the left - is now a watch repairer's. The baker's next door still has its Hovis sign, but it is a computer business now.

The tall building opposite was the Town Hall, which had lost its colonnaded front when it became a shop.

In 1978 the shop closed after 30 years trading; its lease was sold to Greenwoods menswear store.

Scenes like these have been submerged by new building and the impedimenta of servicing tourism: cafes, souvenir shops, car parks, public conveniences and other facilities.

The vehicles are up-to-date - a new Austin A30 van is delivering to the shop on the left. In the far distance beyond the road sign is now a housing estate.

Basically a grocery shop and off-licence, it also accommodated Wickford's post office around the time of our picture. The in-store café can be seen to the extreme left.

No shoppers are attracted to either Morcom's printers, stationers and fancy warehouse on the left, or to Wenmoth's typical hardware and ironmonger's shop opposite.

Houses and shops cluster about the Town Quay. In the background, behind the King of Prussia, is the imposing tower of the church of St Fimbarrus.

The street today is a mass of shops and attractive buildings, none more so than Tuckers Hall.

It is still possible to find a quiet corner to feed the ducks, a pleasant shop to browse in, and an ancient inn to enjoy a lunchtime meal.

The eastern side of the street was mainly occupied by shops, while the opposite side was mainly made up of offices, both municipal and business.

It is probably the last of the dwelling houses here, as most of them are now shops. It used to have a press gang hide-away cupboard upstairs.

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.

This is now (in 1999) a greetings card and toys shop. Yellow 'no waiting' lines do not yet disfigure the road surface.