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Sheffield Polytechnic was formed in 1969 with the amalgamation of the Sheffield Colleges of Technology and Art; the new institution was housed in purpose-built facilities on land between Howard Street

Off the High Street is Queen Street, taking us up towards St Peter's Church. On the left we see the long- established Andrassy's butcher's shop – it opened in 1886.

In the foreground it is the gentle curve of Monk Street with its buildings of varying sizes, shapes and colours which captures our attention.

Frith's photographers visited Aldeburgh's High Street over a period of sixty years; their photographs, arranged here in chronological order, are a potent record of changing times, the advance of the

Warrington did once have a horsemarket, but it was further down the road, along Winwick Street outside Central Station.

This interesting view was taken from the western side of the river from the site of today's police station, and shows many of the yards along Church Street.

The street-name Millgate combines the Scandinavian word 'gata', or 'street', with its destination, the Castle Mill beside the Falls.

This row of delightful cottages is on South Church Street, the hill out of town. The gas street light on the left is now replaced by an electric one.

A view looking east along Ann Street from Victoria Street. Horse-drawn trams are again in evidence.

The street-name Millgate combines the Scandinavian word 'gata', or 'street', with its destination, the Castle Mill beside the Falls.

Situated among the somewhat reduced remains of the buildings of Georgian Leicester, now tightly grouped in New Street, Peacock Lane and Friar Lane, the Guildhall is overshadowed by St Martins Cathedral

Cattle were sold at the Rother Beast Market in Broad Street, which had standings with gutters down each side, hence the width of the street.

This busy mid 20th-century street scene shows a fine collection of shop fronts.

The High Street's shabby Victorian buildings and wide variety of shops have been familiar to generations of holidaymakers and tourists on coming ashore.

This view of the Poultry Cross and Silver Street clearly shows a sign over Olivers' shoe shop - the only shop in this street which is still there today. The County Hotel is in the background.

Broad Street is the town's most fashionable shopping street, though the busy traffic of today prevents dogs lying down in the road!

A Manchester Corporation tramcar stands at the Altrincham terminus in Railway Street, its route back to Manchester being by way of Stamford New Road, Sandiway Road, Manchester Road, Washway Road, Cross

This picture looks eastwards down Main Street to Quarry Hill (left) and Eype Down (right).

High Street and Sheep Street are now shopper-friendly, pedestrianised areas with trees and raised flowerbeds, reproduction Victorian lampposts, bench seating and wrought iron bus shelters.

In the foreground it is the gentle curve of Monk Street with its buildings of varying sizes, shapes and colours which captures our attention.

Skirting the modern shopping centre, our tour reaches Stert Street, which runs south towards the Market Place; in the 1890s, it was one of Abingdon's main shopping streets.

Young lads in knickerbockers, and one in a sailor suit, pose self-consciously for the camera in Friar Street.

This lovely building is at the southern end of the High Street, in the former market place where the High Street meets Worcester Road and St John's Street.

Smaller timber-framed buildings can be seen in Lawton Street, Moody Street and Little Street. Others exist but are hidden by later frontages.