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The Channel, the main access to the Market Place before the formation of King Street, is in the centre, continuing up towards the top left as Frenchgate, past St Mary's parish church.

The Victorian wealth of the town is shown in the fine buildings in this view of the main shopping street, with the Halifax Building Society, which started here, prominent on the right.

On the edge of Romney Marsh, this village, with its broad street, was once a flourishing seaport and shipbuilding centre; it was captured by the Danes with a fleet of 250 ships in the 9th century.

The trees have grown, and the street signs have changed, but the church, with its substantial 15th-century ragstone west tower and mid 18th-century brick-faced body, remains substantially unaltered behind

Also taken from the Town Hall, this photograph shows that the main street was less congested than it is today.

The village street at Bothenhampton (middle distance, left to right), with suburbia beyond, seen from the vicinity of Quarry Farm with an apple orchard and thatched cottages above

This is the landscape northwards from the limekilns and quarries north of Wych to the Main Street at Bothenhampton (left to right).

The tall building beyond and all those on the left beyond the Baptist Church were demolished for car parks, inner relief roads, and a roundabout: Blucher Street is very much truncated nowadays

Looking east from Blucher Street this view shows how steeply the chalk hills rise behind the town, still undeveloped.

Park Street taxi rank still operates but is no longer equine!

Prime Minister Harold Wilson was born here, and attended New Street Council School.

Oscar was once a feature of the High Street as he lay outside Pascal Atkey's chandler's shop.

This is a comparatively modern scene in the High Street, showing two-way traffic and a variety of cars.

In the centre of the picture, in Water Street, is Priory Farm, which once belonged to Earls Colne Priory in Essex.

The Bon Marche on Bethcar Street was a large general department store, selling practically anything.

A view looking north along the High Street.

Here we have another view of Prince's Corner on the right, with a glimpse of the High Street beyond the pseudo-timbering of The King's Arms (now The Fallow and Firkin).

The old Roman road, Ermin Street, is a right turn off this roundabout. Coopers Hill looms in the distance, the site of the annual cheese-rolling races.

Between the mills are a number of ramshackle gazebos belonging to the High Street gardens, projecting out over the calm water and reflected in it.

This is the view south down the High Street from outside Beech Hurst, which is off to the left.

The long arm hanging over the pumps used to swing round to the vehicles waiting in the street. Imagine the road rage if there were such obstructions today.

This bustling street was once the home of the British press.The working day here ran for a full twenty-four hours, with printers and reporters crowding the bars day and night.

this Domesday village, now much consumed by the tentacles of Market Harborough's suburbs, with its large irregular green and attractive houses, some dating back to 1567 and 1664, and Stone House in main Street

This picture was taken from the junction with Bridge Street. Just getting into the picture on the right is the recently completed Becketts Bank.