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Here we see another view of the street, which was cut in early Victorian times to become a channel of trade and industry.

Above the entrance is a gallery, and it was from here that a parson, ejected from the church by the Commonwealth, used to preach to the villagers.

Above the entrance is a gallery and it was from here that a parson, ejected from the church by the Commonwealth, used to preach to the villagers.

By 1906 the pier had been considerably widened and extended in length.

By 1906 the pier had been considerably widened and extended in length.

The tile-hung building to the right of the Square has woodwork elaborately carved with figures, fruit and mythical animals.

All Saints' Church in the distance survived bombing and post-war clearance, along with a thatched pub, the quaintly-named Barking Dickey, which later became a greengrocer and then a bank.

All Saints' Church in the distance survived bombing and post-war clearance, along with a thatched pub, the quaintly-named Barking Dickey, which later became a greengrocer and then a bank.

Just as they do today, buses 6 and 15 pass Charing Cross Station, where the forecourt is full of taxis - only two are old-fashioned hackney carriages.

The building on the left is now a bank, while a few doors down was the old lodging house for down-and-outs.

The estate agent's office (right) was subsequently a bank branch and is now a florist's shop, while the post office, outside which stand three self-conscious young girls, has been transformed into a private

In the distance, on the left of the picture, can just be seen Greta Hall, former home of the poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey.

Holiday cottages line the bank, and in the background is a typical Broadland windpump, used for keeping the surrounding fields drained.

Now slightly nearer the town centre, we see more commercial and municipal buildings.

East Mill stood on the north side of East Road and was powered by the River Asker.

Kempsey lies between Worcester and Severn Stoke.

This chapter finishes across the next valley and up on the chalk ridge at Warlingham, 600 feet above sea level.

East Mill stood on the north side of East Road and was powered by the River Asker.

A view of the High Street showing—on the left—the Town Hall of 1900, which housed Barclays Bank and the Post Office downstairs.

On the left is Porch House, a heavily-restored 16th-century house, now a bank, with the pavement passing through its ground floor.

The Midland Bank and Woolworth's store draw the eye into this photograph of a remarkably traffic-free Square.

The medieval bridge over the River Ouse was started in 1332 to connect Huntingdon with Godmanchester, and the respective authorities paid for three arches - note the different styles - with the builders

In the 19th century, banks often built very imposing buildings to reflect their status in everyday life.

There were a whole range of shops along the Broadway, ranging from a chemist's, a sweet shop, a gentlemen's outfitter's, a garage, a bank and the gas showroom, but competition was to follow from