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On the right is Owen's butcher's shop, whose hanging meat display would be a health inspector's nightmare.

Just beyond R Arnold & Son's butcher's shop is a building that had been the village smithy. Ten years after this picture was taken, Ernest King, the Medstead blacksmith, died aged 70.

The business moved into car and bicycle hire in the 20th century, but by the 1960s the shop had fallen into disuse.

Most of the shops now have blinds compared with the 1895 picture.

The Castle Hotel, with its gabled roof and solid appearance, takes its name from Hadleigh Castle.Although this photograph shows the High Street, it lacks the bustle we see today.A small garage is tucked

By now, The Red Lion (C69062) is replaced by the new block displaying the Betabake fascia beside the Salad Bowl fruit shop, with the Louis Francke ladies' hairdressing salon on the first floor, while

The electricity show room is now Tillions glass and china shop. The 15th-century arched doorway (centre left), once entrance to the town jail, is worth a look.

Coventry has undergone massive redevelopment since the end of the second world war, not only with projects such as the Broadgate shopping precinct, but an American-inspired partly-elevated ring-road

It is chiefly known for its 15th-century church belfry, constructed in timber in three stages.The shop is still the hub of the village, but the man on his bike and the lack of traffic speak of a

The shops were built in two tiers - it is said that the architect, Donald Gibson, was inspired by the magnificent medieval Rows at Chester. Then again, perhaps this is just an urban myth!

The bicycle (right) is outside Hallet and Son's cycle shop which advertises: 'Coventry Eagles Bicycles have just arrived. Yours today. 11 shillings.'

The International Stores was popular for groceries; also, note the many newspaper and magazine advertisements outside Martins, the newsagent's shop (right).

To the right, the building with a hipped roof is now three shops.

The interior of the church has been recently restored, complete with a coffee shop, and is a wonderful example of just how well modern interpretations of ancient buildings can work.

Basildon's first shop opened in Market Pavement on 16 August 1958. It was the premises of Allan Henbest, a tailor and outfitter, formerly of Laindon High Road.

The large stone building on the left is still there, but it is now a hair and beauty salon, not a tea shop.

Alan Hole & Sons of Morriston is now situated across the road from the shop in the picture.

Huins Shoes dominated the corner of Market Place for over half a century, but it has gone now, and a bakery occupies the premises.

As with most of the city's central streets, Milsom Street was laid out as a residential one, only acquiring shops from about 1800 onwards.

Adam adapted Palladio's own design for a bridge with shops and houses to produce an elegant masterpiece. However, it ruined the builder, and parts had to be reconstructed as early as 1804.

The plan was for a covered retail area embracing 80 shops topped off with an unsightly five-storey office block.

A delivery vehicle waits outside Henry Milling & Co's shop in this view from Lymm Cross towards the Bridgewater Canal.

The shop, long since closed, is now a private dwelling called Long Cottage.

Today there are a variety of shops in Milford on Sea, ranging from a convenience store to a hairdresser's.