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As late as the 1940s, there was only one bus, a few motor taxis and some horse-drawn cabs on the island.

The Roman Catholic church, which is dedicated to St Thomas of Canterbury, was designed by J A Hansom, who was also the architect for Birmingham Town Hall; he is best remembered for the Hansom cab.

The railed enclosure with the lamp post has gone, but the 1885 drinking fountain and canopy, to the right of the 'growler' cab, remain, or rather were reinstated in 1979.

Victoria Square was originally called Commercial Place, and hackney cabs operated from stands here. The flower gardens have been replaced by a one-way system.

Cab fares in 1906 were 1s a mile for 1-2 persons, 1s 6d per mile for 3-5 persons, and fare and a half between midnight and 6.00am.

Hansom cabs line up in King's Parade, outside the elegant classically designed Senate House to the right.

A hansom cab waits for a fare outside the entrance to Christ's College.

Here the broad thoroughfare is thronged with carts, cabs and omnibuses. In the background are the offices of the Great Western Railway.

London Bridge is thronged with cabs, carriers, brewers' drays, hay wagons, omnibuses and carriages. A dense procession of top-hatted gentlemen hurry along the pavement to their city offices.

Most of the shops around the square have changed in the past ten years, including the thatched greengrocer's shop to the left of the Butter Cross, now a cab company and insurance office.

Horses are very prominent in our photograph: one brave horse cab is going through the waves, and horses from the 'vans' (bathing machines) are coming ashore.

Horse-drawn ambulances, taxi cabs, flat wagons, and even a horse bus were used to convey the patients down to the new Royal Infirmary on Oxford Road.

However, the cabs and carts are still relying on horse-power. Note the complexity of building styles along the street line – the Victorians had no concern for harmony or for what was appropriate.

Horse-drawn ambulances, taxi cabs, flat wagons, and even a horse bus were used to convey the patients down to the new Royal Infirmary on Oxford Road.

The builder, Joseph Aloysius Hansom, had earlier in 1836 patented the new safety cab bearing his name.

As late as the 1940s, there was only one bus, a few motor taxis and some horse-drawn cabs on the island.

The Transporter (or more correctly 'transbordeur') Bridge was a meccano- like structure below which moved a suspended cab.

Parts of the original Norman church can still be seen, though much of the present cathedral dates from the 13th to the 16th centuries.

Hansom cabs line up on Senate House Hill, alongside the elegant classically styled Senate House, the 'Parliament' building for the University.

Fore Street and the triangular medieval market place are the heart of the town: here we see the south side, behind the Market House's stand of horse-drawn cabs.

Just opposite are the offices of the Wharfedale Moor Cab Company, now demolished. Nearby is the site of the forthcoming 1930s Woolworth store and 1980s redevelopment.

The builder, Joseph Aloysius Hansom, had in 1836 patented the new safety cab bearing his name.

This view looks along Foregate Street; the bridge carrying the Great Western Railway lines to Hereford and South Wales can be seen in the background.

Hansom cabs await customers. Because the square was the home of many businesses, the rank would usually be a busy place, with customers coming and going.