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Then, as now, people visiting the cathedral have entered through the busy High Street Gate. The 1950s dress is more formal than now, and there appear to be many businessmen with briefcases.

At the southern end of Lion Street, near its junction with Market Street, is Rye's large parish church of St Mary the Virgin, much of which is hidden by other buildings.

Before chain stores dominated Britain's high streets, shoppers could choose from a variety of family traders, as this 1950s street scene illustrates.

Mill Street was so named because it was at the bottom of this street in 1743 that Charles Roe established his silk mill (not visible here).

Much of Grange was constructed during the later 19th century from local stone and slate, and there is a pleasing uniformity to the buildings that line its principal shopping street.

Once known as Fyfield Street, or just The Street, this end of the village now takes its name from The Queen's Head pub.

The High Street runs along the east side of the market place.

Broadway Motor Works facing the High Street at the far end later became a car showroom.

Looking towards the Bull Ring from Union Street, we see (right) the rebuilt Strafford Hotel and the former shops, now a café bar.

At the other end of Grove Street, Bank Square took its name from the Union Bank of Manchester, with its fine clock and cupola.

E J Baker, the High Street butcher, was delivering to the substantial houses, many of which still stand today.

The main part of the new outside market lies along Peel Street; its construction forced the alteration of the bus station into a line of stands on each side of the street.

Ugly new street furniture in the form of electric street lamps begin to make an appearance.

Taken from the canal bridge, this photograph shows Bridgewater Street, looking towards Eagle Brow.

This section of Bridge Street has changed drastically since this view towards Market Gate was taken.

Warston Pictures proudly presents 'My Six Convicts' at its Cameo Cinema on the corner of Springfield Street, opposite Bank House (right.)

The Vine Tavern competes for trade on the corner of Market Street and Lyme Street to the right.

We are in Queen Street and looking across to the High Street, where we see the spire of All Saints Church.

North Street leads out of the town in the direction of Cowdray Park, with which the town is most closely associated.

There are now traffic lights and a great deal more traffic where this policeman stands on point duty at the junction of High Street with Corporation Street (left) and Star Hill (right).

Originally, the fire station was at the southern end of Mill Street, next to the Salvation Army Hall. By 1955 a new station had been built on the corner of Brooke Road and South Street.

This elegant colonnaded street, with its upper storeys supported on slender Ionic columns, is now cleaned and restored, and the distracting fountain has been moved.

Friar Street was an odd assortment of buildings, including a number of 15th- and 16th-century half-timbered houses and shops.

Today, at the back of 16 High Street lies Petersfield Physic Garden. In 1961 Petersfield's population was 7,000, while today it is 14,000.