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This is where Church Street meets Chapel Street. On the right we see the famous Hark to Bounty Inn, which was used as an area court house.

This 1883 church replaced the old Bell Chapel at the end of Town Street on the Green, which was becoming too small for the congregation.

The Bute Arms (further down the street on the left) gets its name from the Marquises of Bute, great landowners in South Wales and important nationally.

Beyond the shops are the residential houses of Hartington Street. On the left is H Ledgerwood's, a grocer's.

The north side of High Street, on the right, has some dignified late 18th- and early 19th-century three-storey houses, including the Bell and the Chequers Hotels.

Shinner's large department store with its clock over the pavement is visible (centre left), and so is the white frontage of Perring's furniture showroom on the corner of West Street. On

Until 1883, only its tower was visible; then two pubs which jutted into the street, one on each side, were demolished for road improvement.

The tall building further up the street on the left with its unusual sloped top is the Crompton Hotel, now the site of Marks & Spencers.

This view looks along the north side of Market Square past the war memorial into Cambridge Street on the left of the Round House and the High Street to its right.

This view shows Burton's memorial standing at the top of the High Street on the spot where the original Moot Hall stood in 1788.

The Town Hall is down Duke Street on the right.

The King Lud pub on the far corner of Farringdon Street on the left is now known as the Hog's Head.

Here we see the beginnings of a familiar retail pattern: multinationals are taking over the high street. On the left is Home & Colonial, which by this date had several hundred branches.

Western Cross is the junction of the High Street, Alton Road, Dunleys Hill and West Street. On

Note the house halfway down the street on the left with six windows and a central pedimented doorcase. This is Unicorn House, No 28, which had its moment in history.

This photograph looks towards Church Street. On the right is the elegant Georgian frontage of Lloyd's Bank, complete with a fanlight over the door and a decorated gable at the roofline.

A fascinating picture of a suburban street. On the extreme left is Palmers, with John Bull tyres and cycle lamp batteries on display in the window.

It had entrances in both George Street and Russell Street. On the far left is the Post Office Inn. Horwood's fancy goods shop is on the corner with Bedford Street (right).

By the end of the 19th century, New Street was both the principal business street in the town and the best for shopping and entertainment.This view is from Paradise Street. On

Viewed from the Corn Exchange on Market Hill, Luton's main street on a summer's day just before the turn of the 19th century gives little indication of the importance of this thoroughfare.

Conduit Road runs north from Ock Street on the east side of the Albert Park estate, and the earliest buildings on it are this church group.

The telephone kiosk peeping into the frame on the right still stands, and Number 22 High Street on the left has been restored and repainted, and sports a beautiful `Welcome` plaque on its door frame

The three houses to the right of the pub show the variety of styles and materials in the street. One

Horse-drawn vehicles ply the High Street on a summer morning; a sign on the clock tower directs visitors to the sea-water baths and the pier. Note the poster for Rose's lime juice, right.