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Also taken from the Town Hall, this photograph shows that the main street was less congested than it is today.

Here we move back to the west of the High Street. This view looks along Cheam Road, with the Cheam Road Hall on the right.

From the High Street, Ferry Lane leads down to the river and the former ferry point. We are looking back up the lane with the river behind us.

roads leading to Hitchin, Wheathampstead and London was large enough to support the open-air market, which stretched the 100 yards through the middle of the picture from the Corn Exchange through to Park Street

The name Fisher Street bears evidence to this pathway.

Rising above the High Street are the tower and delicate spire of All Saints' Church, built in the 18th century to replace a Norman church which was destroyed when the spire collapsed on top of it in

He agreed to reduce the burden if she would ride naked through the streets. This she did, with her long hair strategically placed, and Leofric honoured his promise.

It is also worth noting that all the cars seen here in Fountain Street - an Austin A40, a P4 Rover, a Morris 1000 Traveller, an Austin 1100, two Minis and a Ford Anglia approaching - are British-built.

At the very top of the street is the Lion, where George Hill was also a baker and confectioner.

Further down the street is the gable of the Methodist chapel. In the distance is the sign of the Wheatsheaf. The building on the left is dated 1883, and the two shops have now become offices.

The steep slope of the village street leads to a second group of cottages clustered round the village green. To the right, up three steps, is the entry to St Leonard's churchyard.

The Channel, the main access to the Market Place before the formation of King Street, is in the centre, continuing up towards the top left as Frenchgate, past St Mary's parish church.

A sign across the street advertises the Great Yorkshire Show held in early July, and the Coronation was on 2 June. In the background is the spire of the 14th-century cathedral church of All Saints.

A positive cats-cradle of wires weaves above the roadway, with telephone cables, suspended street lighting and the power cables for the silent-running electric trolley buses contesting the airspace.

Leamington's development as a spa did not begin until 1789, when William Abbotts discovered a mineral spring on his land in what is now Bath Street.

Here we see the Victoria Hotel in Nevill Street.

Oving Road leads west uphill from the north end of the High Street - the architectural quality does not fall off.

North Street was mainly residential in the early 20th century, with some splendid houses, including thatched cottages. They became derelict in the 1920s and were demolished in 1933.

It was decided to use a small recreation ground in Euclid Street, and building took place to a design by Messrs Bertram, Bertram & Rice of Oxford.

East Street was still on the main road through Wimborne when this picture was taken, and the one-way traffic system was still about 15 years away.

Blundells at No 135 advertises post-war Utility furniture, and Belisha beacons have joined the street furniture to identify pedestrian crossings.

Here we have a fine view of St Mary's Church from Church Street.

The High Street in Kimbolton was the market place for the surrounding villages and the site of the 'Staty' Fair that is still held every September.

Its address is 78 High Street, and it is Forestdale Hotels' head office. They have purchased nineteen 3-star hotels in England and France over the last 38 years.