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The street patterns of Evesham have probably changed little since the days of the battle, when many of the rebels fleeing from that desperate fight were slaughtered amongst its houses.

joining what is now the East Lancashire Preserved Railway.As well as having three railway lines, the town also had three turnpike roads.They were the Whalley to Manchester Road (1790), now Abbey Street

Down the street, just to the right of the white canopy, was the entrance to West's brush factory - one of Braintree's key industries.

The village stretches along the valley of the River Umber, and is reputed to have the longest main street of any village in the country - nearly two miles.

The village stretches along the valley of the River Umber, and is reputed to have the longest main street of any village in the country - nearly two miles.

The road, like Broad Street, is lined with young trees. On the corner opposite the hotel is a post box inserted into a brick pillar for the convenience of the residents.

This view looks north-east past the war memorial cross of about 1920 towards Watling Street, which forms the Green's short east side.

The substantial stone buildings to be seen in the town here in the Square and also around Salter Street hint at the wealth made by local merchants, who made their money in trade and shipping

It was Bishop Story who made a gift of the cross to the city; he also endowed the Prebendal School in West Street.

The photographer is looking out of window in Cockspur Street.

The gatehouse opens on to the end of Pall Mall, with a view up St James's Street to Piccadilly.

Taken on the old Caversham bridge, this view looks into Caversham's Bridge Street with on the left the double gabled Taylor's Hotel of 1891; by 1908 it had been renamed the Thames Valley Hotel.

The old corner house boasts restored architectural features whilst the street's long-standing resident, the Old Arcade, has its frontage opened and modernised - the market entrance passage still intact

The traders' stalls can be seen on the Market Place, and there is far more activity in the surrounding streets.

At 46 Winchester Street, the Greyhound belonged to Simonds Brewery in Reading that owned many pubs. It brewed Simonds Golden Dry Export that was popular at the time.

A herd of Shorthorn cattle is driven down the main street of West Witton, which stands at the eastern entrance to Wensleydale.

Sad to say, many of the timber-framed buildings in St Andrew's Street were demolished in the 1960s.

This road is the main shopping street in Fleet, and it contains a mixture of architecture from Victorian to modern.

Pretty cottages with iron latticed windows compliment thatches old and new all along the main street.

An example of immediately post-war council housing, this street is now leafy and well-established, and largely in private ownership.

'Moorsholm Docks' can also be found on the High Street - in reality, a set of stone drinking troughs for passing animals.

The van (right) belongs to Banyard's the butcher's, whose shop was in nearby Church Street. The buildings remain much the same, but all the businesses have changed today.

A police officer keeps a close eye on traffic at the foot of Preston Street, with the International Stores displaying its selection of groceries in its corner window, and the printers and stationer's shop

The 15th-century flint tower of the parish church still dominates the long street, which retains vestiges of a Georgian heritage in some of its buildings, although the Victorians were responsible for desecrating