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A view down Fish Street, known also as Dick's Hill, looking towards the harbour. The view is very different today.

The pavements of Market Street were crowded with pram-pushing mothers shopping for the week's provisions.

A substantial stone building of pleasing proportions, with a matching boundary wall, St Mary's Church was built in 1892 and stands on the High Street.

Some historians have suggested that the town is Roman in origin, given its straight streets and regular layout.

Tucked away among 'surroundings that are indescribably beautiful', boats nestle in the placid harbour waters of this picturesque village with its long, straggling street.

The rather barren appearance of the High Street exemplified in this photograph sets the tenor of this large mainly red-brick village.

Here we see the half-timbered gatehouse of the Hospital of St John, founded by Archbishop Lanfranc in 1084 and the second oldest medieval almshouse in England, which stands in Northgate Street, outside

A party of three carriages of sightseers await to depart from Larne Main Street.

Much of the street plan was changed. One example was that Thieves Lane became Station Road.

The White Hart has dominated the High Street, allegedly since the middle of the 16th century.

Another view of the High Street, looking in the opposite direction. The ornate building on the left is no longer The Chippenham Co-operative Society, but a department store.

The grey slate walls of the buildings and cobbled streets are typical of many Lakeland villages. On the wall alongside the door are display boards advertising Frith & Co local photographs.

On the left-hand side of the street, the building with the bay window, once the Castle Hotel and then the Co-op, is now Mackays clothing; while the premises to the right, occupied for many years by Folley's

Bell Street runs south from the main cross roads. The Ancient House Bookshop on the right hand side is little changed today, although the wonderful metal sign for Reigate Garage has now disappeared.

This is one of the major shopping streets of the county town, with the entrance to Pratt's fancy goods store draped with a variety of baskets and bags.

Even though there are no leaves on the trees, Lord Street is still busy; as at Blackpool, trippers visit all year round.

Union Street was more fortunate than many of its neighbours and escaped the worst of the bombing. This view shows the tram tracks that spread along the city's main thoroughfares.

The High Street again, and a much busier scene is shown. The road is the A30 London to the west of England road which, even in 1955, could become horribly congested, especially at summer weekends.

Rolle Street was named after the prominent family that lived at nearby Bicton House.

This is a wide street, narrowing towards the end. The ancient Black Lion Hotel stands on the left. Awnings protect many of the shop fronts.

This narrow road hardly looks like a high street! On the side of the house facing us is the date 1595. Behind the trees on the left is the church of St Michael.

The cenotaph can be seen to the left of centre of the park, which is on Market Street. The memorial is dedicated to Whitworth men who died in the two World Wars.

The mix of shops and inns and residential houses in the High Street continues right through Lechlade, which grew up as a medieval market centre.

Horses graze the rich meadows that keep the waters of the River Bure from the village street. Handsome pantile-roofed red-brick houses line the grassy banks.