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We are looking north-westwards up Bell Street from the Assembly Rooms. Middle Row juts out (bottom left), and the raised pavement leads to Bell Cliff (bottom left).

Of interesting design, it is probably the oldest building in Eastgate Street.

traffic-calming devices to cope with traffic volume, and at the beginning of the new millennium a set of pedestrian-operated traffic lights was installed halfway along this busy shopping street

The bank was built where the last two buildings on the corner with Sadler Street once stood, which were Charles Tucker's Wells General Drapery Bazaar and Reakes hardware store.

New Road, another Victorian street, runs off to the right; at its junction with Westgate we see Wetherall's furniture store, still serving the needs of the town today.

Looking North The main street of Old Swindon was first recorded in 1581.

The Clock Tower was visible from High Street until the Headmaster's School was built over the gateway in 1930.

HIGH on the hill at the top of Margate High Street is the parish church of St John the Baptist, which has served generations of Margatonians for nearly 1000 years (see 27445).

An 18th-century gateway with screen is located at 28 Church Street in Ampthill, and panelling is alleged to be installed in the White Hart hotel. The ruin is now scheduled as an ancient monument.

The James Watt statue is still there today, but the John Dalton one was moved; it now stands outside a University building in Chester Street, along with a piece of his gravestone from Ardwick Cemetery.

After the Second World War the business moved to the High Street, and made the most of Epsom's connections with the riding world. They supplied Nightingalls, Dullers, and other trainers.

At the far end, facing across Bridge Street, is the old Crown Inn with its distinguishing cross on the upper panel.

Boots the Chemists' library (behind us, at the corner of Market Street) was upstairs, approached by a wooden staircase.

Another famous Maidstone building is the Museum in St Faith's Street. This was Chillington Manor House, a former home of the Wyatts.

St Peter's was the name of this church, which gave Church Street its name. Built in 1704, St Peter's was a very popular church and well attended.

This 1903 view looking south down the High Street is full of detail. It seems to have been taken one warm morning - note the open windows, and the summery dresses of the girls on the right.

The course of the High Street and the Market Square are clearly visible. In the centre of the view, the spire of the Congregational church stands out proudly.

Holywell developed by the Great Ouse as a traditional `ring` village: the main street runs around the perimeter of the community with only one access road.

Traditional thatched cottages lined the cobbled streets leading to the church. Outside it stands an ancient slim pillar; some villagers call it the cross and others the sundial.

Silver Street lives up to its medieval Latin name - 'silva', meaning a wood - as it rises through trees on the western skyline (top left).

Situated in the High Street, this late medieval courtyard inn dates from 1474, and before its restoration in the 18th century was jettied along its entire frontage.

Boots the Chemists' library (behind us, at the corner of Market Street) was upstairs, approached by a wooden staircase.

Rifleman in East Street, a Canadian soldier was arrested and taken to the police station in Ashley Road, despite the complaints of his friends.

At first the college was on Quay Street, in central Manchester, but it soon outgrew the building. This is when the college we see in the photograph was planned.