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During the 19th century the market prospered; this new market hall was built for £700, the money having been raised by public subscription. It is now a shop.

During the 19th century the market prospered; this new market hall was built for £700, the money having been raised by public subscription. It is now a shop.

The appearance of national chain stores was a new threat to the small family business.

From early Victorian times, Punch and Judy shows moved away from the fairgrounds and streets and on to the beach in pursuit of lucrative new audiences.

The church of St Peter occupies an island site where the main street divides.

A quarter of a century apart, this and the previous view of the High Street show how little it changed throughout the 20th century, with the exception of traffic problems and an increased number

John Johnson's imposing Gothic clock tower, built in 1887 of white stone with sporadic red bands and gabled clock faces, was originally intended to form the centrepiece of a new building development, some

The bank on the right was Simonds Bank, opposite Princess Street, now called Princess Way.

Hare Street existed long before the creation of the garden suburb of Gidea Park but has now all but lost its separate identity.

Bursledon consists of two distinct halves - the new and the old.

This view captures well the qualities of old East Bourn, now called the Old Town.

Donkeys ply up and down the steep-stepped street, carrying goods on panniers. The New Inn is still there, offering rest and refreshment to visitors.

Viewed from the position of what in 2002 became a sparkling new piazza, the 1950s Lytham exhibits little of its potential.

When Dr John Addenbrooke died in 1719, he left over £4,500 to build a new hospital. Here we see Addenbrooke's from the roof of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Trumpington Street.

The Hand in Hand Fire Office, a well-known insurance company, was situated at 1 New Bridge Street. The site is now an open space.

The 114 cars and 1,000 horses were the property of the Belfast Street Tramway Company. The company was now ready to bring in electric trams, and had an act of parliament approving the work.

Already falling into disrepair in Victorian times, thatched cottages on the east side of South Street, beside South Bridge, would soon succumb to the front-line of urbanisation.

The Grand was almost brand-new, and the Royal was rebuilding. Another recent pile was Pim's Stores, ready to cater for the same clients. The Stag's Head ranked as a public house, but took visitors.

The first shop was in a house in South Street, and then new premises were found in Swan Street, to the left of the island site. As business grew, it moved in 1875 to this site in Bocking End.

Tomlinson's Stores is now the premises of Age Concern, and Goss Bros is now a tea shop.

Comparing these views gives an inkling of the decline that was to befall the street in later years.

This was one of the principal shopping streets of the town, though the Methodist New Connection chapel and the Salvation Army Hall were also along here.

The majority of the buildings on the right are still standing, but many on the left have gone to make way for new stores.

Hare Street existed long before the creation of the garden suburb of Gidea Park but has now all but lost its separate identity.