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Caversham, Bridge Street 1908 59962 The Thames Valley Hotel on the left was built in 1891 and is now flats, while the Crown Hotel on the right was rebuilt when the present bridge was constructed.

Here in the 1950s ships still pass on their way to and from the Port of London; this view is from the William Corey Promenade, as it is now called, close to the High Street.

Headcorn stands on the River Beult and is a large village with a single broad, straggling street. On the right outside the George and Dragon is a motorcycle with an unusual basketwork sidecar.

By 1909 the Cattle Market would have spilled out into the High Street. The Parish Council ingeniously annually auctioned the right to collect the manure.

Described as a cross between a Renaissance palace and a medieval cathedral, the Town Hall opened at the head of Princess Street in 1863.

In this photograph we head north-east out of Market Square along Cambridge Street, once known as Bakers Lane, a road that haas seen much change since the 1950s.

It was now firmly on the map: its narrow crowded alleys and harbourside streets, its ruined abbey and its souvenirs made from jet, fossilised wood found in the local area, proved a magnet for day trippers

Much of old Plymouth town was destroyed, irreplaceable old buildings were lost, and street patterns were changed with the rebuilding.

The traffic signals at the Queen's Road/King Street junction were installed in 1954. Plenty of people are doing their morning shopping here before supermarkets became universal.

Much of old Plymouth town was destroyed, irreplaceable old buildings were lost, and street patterns were changed with the rebuilding.

Now called St Aldhelm's Methodist Reformed Church, this lovely little building stands alongside and open to a busy street near Corsham town centre.

Although there are many pleasant cottages in the vernacular brick and flint, the modest village street does not reflect Caister's illustrious history.

A member of the local constabulary is on point duty in Lord Street.

By the end of the Great War the town had lost many of its young men—they had marched away past the Steamer Hotel along Dock Street to the railway station.

Parsons Street, on the right, has some large Victorian houses looking over the churchyard.

The High Street leads to Shooters Hill, which was once a very swampy area. The buildings are shaped here to follow the curve of the road. The first shop on the right is now a florist.

Centre white lines, street lighting and traffic lights control the road junction, and there is an official bus stop outside the church.

The older fabric is more obvious from their backs, which can be seen in Stert Street beyond.

Behind, with a great slab of walling to the rear of the High Street, is the extension to the Congregational Church dated 1837.

The street is now a cul-de-sac, following the opening of the by-pass in the 1980s.

Seen here at low tide, the old stone-built quay is reached by Quay Hill from Arwenack Street. At the far end is North Quay with the harbour tug company's office building.

This view looks east along Main Street from beside Leyland Farm.

The minster's twin towers dominate most pictures of East Street, but Hawker's new drapery shop (centre right) comes a close second in this shot.

St Oswald's Church sits right at the end of a very rough cobbled road, hence the street is called The Cobbles.