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This view shows Church Street, with St Mary's church on the left, the 16th-century timber-framed Trinity Guildhall in the foreground, and a charming plastered and thatched cottage in between.

This is an unusual view of the Square with Church Street beyond. Today the Square has been paved over and has trees planted in it – but it's still used for parking.

Once it was centrally placed in the town, but the sea has carried away a number of streets, finally pausing here.

Again in the High Street we see the post office stores on the right and, on the left, 'for the handyman we stock paints, wallpapers, electrical goods and hardware'!

This lovely old building, the town museum and waxworks when this photograph was taken, adorns Brading High Street. Note the early appearance of double yellow lines prohibiting car parking.

This view of the High Street at the Cross shows the war memorial (right). The Express Parcels Service is advertised next to the 18th-century Rose and Crown (left).

This attractive pedestrian precinct is just off Tavern Street. Although the feel is Tudor, the straightness of the lines says otherwise. The Walk was actually built in the 1930s.

Unfortunately, visitors will not find the traffic- free streets shown in our pictures.

Lymington's parish church at the western end of the High Street, with its prominent cupola and weather vane, was originally built in 1250, though it has many later restorations and additions.

This view of the Crown & Anchor shows Dartford's narrow streets. The Crown is paying homage to the town's celebrated rebel, Wat Tyler, who was born here in the 14th century.

A tram rattles down the street. Both Birkenhead and Wallasey Corporations operated their own tramway systems.

The Greek Doric columns and pediment of the old Corn Exchange of 1832, now a McDonalds restaurant, are astonishingly out of scale in this quiet street of smaller-scale Georgian fronts.

The steps are still well used, carrying pedestrians, locals and explorers from the High Street to the residential area above.

This medieval church, for many years Ipswich's principal parish church, gave its name to Tower Street.

Looking across the bridge up the High Street, the building to the left is now the Haverfordwest Property Centre. The Prudential, shown on the right is now the West Wales Property Company.

High Street c1965 Post-war expansion of Cambridge pushed the suburbs into outlying villages.

The long main street in this market town and seaport is thronged with horse-drawn taffic and pedestrians. A coach full of sightseers passes its most important hotel, the Gors-y-Geddol.

This photograph shows Bridge Street in the centre of Caversham, at the point where it crossed the Thames.

These days, Cambridge streets have become so congested that parts of the city are no-go areas for cars. Here, the policeman directing traffic appears to have an easy job!

Ropes were made in the alleyways around West Street. The old expression 'to be stabbed by a Bridport dagger' meant to be hanged by a rope made in the town.

This photograph looks down the High Street towards Salutation Square. Note the Ever Ready delivery van in the centre of the picture and the branch of Hepworths on the right.

This view looks northwards towards Tavern Street, with St Lawrence's church on the left; peering over the rooftops in the background is the unmistakable spire of St Mary-le-Tower.

Western National service buses (centre) stand on Quay Street - they used to meet steamer passengers.

A splendid view down the High Street from the church tower in those halcyon days when there were fewer cars on the road - and when parking a motor vehicle presented few problems.