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The building on the left, with the large window facing the street, is the Corn Exchange, then acting as a cinema — we see it as it was before the alterations that were made following a 1925 fire.

Here the photographer looks along High Street towards the Church Street turning in front of the Wadhurst Stores, now with a front addition of about 1910.

This Congregational chapel opened in 1839 as an offshoot from Friars Street chapel. The name Trinity was chosen to indicate the group's opposition to Unitarian non-Trinitarian doctrine.

The High Street is distinctly low-key: the terraces of late Victorian shops are augmented by 1930s buildings, as we see on the left, and now several have been converted to take-aways.

Its architectural highlight is the Wyatt Almshouses of 1622 on the Guildford Road; but our view is in Farncombe Street, looking west to the railway level crossing.

The best part of Thames Ditton architecturally is north and west of this viewpoint, which shows the post office at the High Street's junction with Ashley Road.

The older houses are mostly along the High Street, Church Lane and Abingdon Road. Church Lane runs north from the High Street towards its eastern end, with St Peter's Church a short way along it.

This village stands on Watling Street close by the Little Stour.

Again we are looking west from the central part of East Street with the illuminated sign carrying the initials of the Cyclists` Touring Club (far left) having dropped its `Wines and Spirits` in

With its steep, winding streets and pretty cottages, there is a definite hint of Devon or Cornwall about it.

Modern housing now covers most of the old estate and nursery, and only the name remains in street signs.

During the 15th century, Headcorn was a cloth-making centre which prospered with the arrival of Flemish weavers, and its single, long street has several fine buildings dating back to that time.

We are looking along Guild Hall Street towards what was previously called the Town Hall. The street has now been tarmaced and early motor vehicles have appeared.

Relocating to St Mary Street in 1867 and the shrewd acquisition of adjoining premises allowed the frontage that we see here, constructed in 1879.

This photograph shows the shops on the other side of the street from E167019. On the comer (right) we have Delbridges. The nearest building on the right was originally Lloyds Bank.

Again we are looking west from the central part of East Street with the illuminated sign carrying the initials of the Cyclists` Touring Club (far left) having dropped its `Wines and Spirits

It is likely that the town was then laid out along the east side of the stream, with its market place and burgage plots High Street, the older settlement being along Church Street. A

Viewed from the Corn Exchange on Market Hill, Luton's main street on a summer's day just before the turn of the 19th century gives little indication of the importance of this thoroughfare.

A further block was built in 1934 (at a cost of £130,000) on Pitt Street and Marchand Street.

This photograph looks eastwards along East Street from the southern pavement, with the Midland Bank opposite (left).

This is where Church Street meets Chapel Street. On the right we see the famous Hark to Bounty Inn, which was used as an area court house.

The main shopping areas of Broad Street and Church Street have not changed too much in character since the camera clicked on this scene.

Over 150 years ago, Church Street was the main way out of the town to Chatburn. Dates can be seen on house frontages - one drainpipe bears the date 1757.

Here we are looking west along Est Street, to the Town Hall and Market Place.