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We are looking north from Bridge Street.

Wesley's Cottage, on the north side of the High Street to the west of the Town Hall, where the founding preacher of Methodism stayed on the night of 12-13 October 1774.

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

Off West Street, behind Sparnham House, was the site of one of Ashburton's two umber mines - the only ones in the country.

This road runs between Coggeshall Road and Bradford Street; it replaced the old road, which ran 30 or 40 metres back from the left-hand side of this picture, when Sydney Courtauld built Bocking Place

En route to Street, divert to climb to Windmill Hill: here, a splendid monument commemorates the great British admiral, Sir Samuel Hood, who died in 1814.

John Heathcoat and John Boden had a factory in Mill Street (now Market Street) making lace by powered machinery. This mill became the focus of the lacemakers' pent up anger in 1816.

It became yet another of Northamptonshire's boot and shoe manufacturing towns in the later 19th century and was greatly enlarged, with streets of Victorian terrace housing.

This view looks from Little Street into the somewhat grandly named The Square, where now the central tree is a forlorn stump.

Further south, High Street opens up to the river, the buildings terminating in an elegant early 19th-century five-storey warehouse with a hipped roof: more like a very tall villa than a warehouse.

This view, looking north, shows a traffic-free street.

The small slate-hung building on the right stands between Pudding Bag Lane and Fish Street, but was swept away in the 1930s to widen access to the latter.

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

These continued to run through Tyrell Street until 5 November 1949. Bradford's complete tram system closed on 6 May 1950 when trolleybuses took over - they lasted until 26 March 1972.

There was probably strong competition between the Black Bull and the Old King's Arms across the street - the latter boasts a billiard room and is the meeting place for the Horsforth Harriers.

There was probably strong competition between the Black Bull and the Old King's Arms across the street - the latter boasts a billiard room and is the meeting place for the Horsforth Harriers.

The Drive is typical of the development of the Stanford Estate after 1871: yellow brick semi-detached villas with cement dressings, slate roofs and bay windows in wide tree-lined streets - totally different

This street is now known as Station Road, and is part of the ring road. Almost every building we can see here has since been demolished.

The east end of the High Street, looking east.

Queen's Street is in the middle distance, and the lighthouse to the right. White Lodge with its balconies overlooks the sea (right).

The Crown in Lyndhurst (left) survives in the 21st century, but the street running along the front of it is very different today.

The building at the end of the High Street is the old Town Hall, which dates from 1572; it was remodelled in 1780 and is now used as a library and museum.

The buildings that run on down Abbey Street have long since been demolished and replaced by The Abbey Centre and a new leisure complex.

The ancient Market Cross with its sundial dominates the High Street in Barlborough, opposite the Rose and Crown public house, which is on the right of this 50s photograph.