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This view shows a virtually-deserted High Street in the undistinguished former colliery town of Normanton, three miles north of Wakefield in South Yorkshire.

On the left-hand side of the street is the village teashop, next door to the bakery with its metal advertising signs for Hovis and Vitbe bread.

Situated just off the old Great North Road (the Roman Dere Street and the modern B6275), Aldbrough St John takes its name from the parish church.

There are twenty almshouses in the Lichdon Street group. They were founded by John Penrose, a cloth merchant of the town (and mayor in 1620), in 1627.

As early as 1876 the tramway company was seeking an alternative form of traction; it even considered using traction engines to tow the cars along the streets.

It is easy to see how this narrow Hawkshead street got its name, as it is paved by flagstones.

This street is mostly now pedestrianised, with a large variety of shops to suit all tastes. The architecture is interesting, including the Stock Exchange, and St George's Tron Church.

Here we see solid Victorian architecture in this tree-lined street, with one well-established family retail chain much in evidence.

Looking north round College Green into Westmoreland Street, which is busy with pedestrians and horse drawn vehicles.

The High Street Gate (sometimes called the North Gate) is still closed every evening, a practice that has continued since about 1340AD when the wall surrounding the cathedral was completed, thus

The Crown Hotel in the High Street tried very hard; but it did the proprietors no good, because the hotel closed down soon afterwards.

It is still a major landmark, and stands at the foot of Coinagehall Street with a view of open countryside behind.

The inn looks across the High Street to Boots Cash Chemists and Stationers.

This view of Bamford's Main Road is largely unchanged today - the rows of semi-detached villas still line the street as it climbs up towards the parish church, hidden in the trees to the right.

The corner block on the right is Samuel Webb's drapery shop at No 27 and 28 High Street. It has an unusual hipped roof which neatly turns the corner to The Close.

A pair of ramblers (right) heading for the hills stride out purposefully past the Rayburne Hotel and cafe in the centre of Coniston village.The lack of traffic in the main street is in sharp contrast

By the date of this photograph, much of the town's main streets were established, and they display the characteristic detail of the period: projecting shop fronts proudly display their goods (including

Here we see a busy scene, with parked cars on the right and an open-topped bus bound for Southend chugging down the Street on the left.The picture is taken from close to the railway bridge, looking

Wincanton's High Street was part of the main route between London and the west. The Bear Hotel (right) was a coaching inn; the present building dates from the 18th century.

Load Street is short but wide. The substantial-looking structure on the right with the Doric pilasters is the Town Hall, completed in 1808.

The High Street is one of the roads that crossed the green. In the foreground is a pair of cottages with a thatched roof.

Some of the streets of terraced houses built for railway workers still survive, but no trains have run here since 1965.

A view looking along St Andrew's Street to the Parish Church of St Ia.

J E Hall, the People's Outfitter, faced opposition from Hepworth's and was further endangered when Collins China Store moved to Market Street, allowing the Fifty-Shilling Tailor to move next-door (later