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Once Gainsborough was a busy port on the river Trent, and Bridge Street runs parallel to the river.

Here we see the hustle and bustle of Dudley Street at the beginning of the 20th century. High street chain stores are already in evidence: Freeman, Hardy & Willis, and H Samuel.

The railway is now behind the photographer, who is looking down High Street at the height of its Victorian expansion with the street dominated by tall telegraph poles.

In this 1950s street scene only one building has been spoilt, and that could have been restored.

Situated on Abbey Street next to the Swan Hotel, the New Jerusalem Church was one of the most striking buildings in the town.

Sutton Coldfield itself is to the east, while Streetly borders the park to the north-west. There are several entrances to the park at Streetly, most for pedestrians only.

Now further down Bridge Street, Frith's photographer was looking south uphill past the Newcastle Street crossroads.

Down the street lies the aptly-named Locomotive pub.

The wide High Street extends for about half a mile. On the left stands the Angel Hotel of chequered brick, which dates from the 18th century. The hotel was later completely modernized in 1989.

As we move further down the main street, no less than three hotels are now in view: the Queen's peering round the corner (centre left), the impressive White Lion and the more humble Royal

Originally known as Back Street, Maidenhead Street was a bustling centre of trade and commerce.

This busy conduit linking St John's and High Street affords a perfect view of the tower.

This photograph shows the view south across Devonshire Street into King Street. Half hidden by the Musgrave monument is Graham's grocers, established in 1793.

St James' Church at Kingston, in effect the Scott family chapel of the Earls of Eldon from Encombe House, viewed looking southwards from cottages in South Street.

Here the photographer looks downhill along High Street from the Church Street/Heathfield Road junction past Ye King's Head, then a commercial hotel - its ground floor was altered in the 1890s.

A busy scene looking down towards the High Street.

The street had many small inns for the market customers, built on plots in yards behind the street.

This photograph was taken further up the street from No C537055. The shops on the left bring back many memories, and F W Woolworth is there as well.

The tram lines and the traffic have long disappeared, and now Abington Street is pedestrianised.

This is the main shopping street through Woodhall Spa. There was a railway crossing across the street in the distance.

This photograph was taken in Lower Monk Street near the weir in Swan Meadows.

Yorkshire Street was one of the main shopping streets in the town. Along here could be found McDonnell's store, which was the place to go for fresh Irish eggs and home-cured Irish ham.

As we turn right along Cornmarket Street, the most striking building amid the shops is the rough-hewn late Anglo-Saxon tower of St Michael's Church, with its two tiers of paired belfry windows.

Owing its rapid development to the Industrial Revolution, the town's streets and buildings tended to be functional rather than attractive.