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On the right, above the street, is the sign of the Royal Oak. At about this time, the occupier was W J Pilbeam.

South of Thames Street the through traffic can be avoided. In this view we look down Pearson Street, with the High Street off to the left beyond the cart.

The Britannia ale house, which stood on the corner of the High Street and North Street, was believed to be one of the earliest houses in the town and had monastic connections.

Things fall off a bit when the High reaches Carfax, at the corner of St Aldate's Street and Cornmarket Street.

The Curry's van is no doubt delivering to their store in Stony Street. High above in Palmer Street is Kelseys, the furniture store. Above again is Christ Church Street West.

An RAC patrolman guides an early Austin saloon around the junction of Church Street and the High Street, as a 408C double-decker bus emerges from the top of Bridge Street.

This fascinating photograph shows Leigh Road at its junction with Market Street. This corner of Eastleigh has changed significantly.

Ornate lamps and fashionable street furniture have been added to the High Street since this photograph was taken.The trees in the street have been pollarded, and the premises of John Cole and Delbridges

The buildings to the left are the river side of Quay Street and served as port facilities for the town. Quay Street was also once known as 'Schippistrete', a very descriptive title.

As you can see from this picture, Broad Street is anything but. Fortunately, it has now been pedestrianised.

Just before the Bear Hotel (left), which is still trading today, is a crossroads where South Street and East Street meet.

Broad Street hints at Ottery's original Saxon street layout.

Fortunately, south of Thames Street you can escape the modern traffic. This view looks east down Pearson Street, with the High Street off to the left just past the cart..

In this view of the High Street, the High Street Gate can be seen in the distance.

The west end of Paragon Street took its name from the late 18th-century inn of the same name, which occupied the corner of the nearby Chariot Street.

This view of Station Road looks south-west past the junction to Havelock Street, with the imposing clock tower of the 1903 Co-op store.

Here we have a view looking into Longsmith Street, which leads down to Bearlands police station and the courts. In 1927 Longsmith Street was widened, and vitocrete was laid down as a surface.

In the 1930s South Street was dubbed 'The Golden Mile' and retailers fortunate enough to acquire sites knew that they would prosper from the tidal wave of consumerism engulfing the town.

At the north end of the High Street is St Peter's Green, a large triangular open space, with the church on the north side. St Peter's Street is on the right.

This photograph shows the junction of the High Street with Wood Street to the right. We can see the squat tower of St Bartholomew and All Saints' church rising over the roofs.

Witton Street is now completely pedestrianised, with a number of the buildings shown here totally restyled. Bratt & Evans, on the right, still survives, although it is now just known as Bratt's.

High Street remains unchanged, and is still used for markets on Saturdays. Much of the northern half of the street is pedestrianised.

Previously known as 'Bowrington Street' after Dr John Bowring, Commercial Street is still home to the Sawyers Arms.

Merchant Stret following its redevelopment. The street was extended northwards so as to absorb Old King Street.