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Today, the village is a thriving suburb of Oxford, with many shops, banks and offices. Signs on the wall of the house on the left advertise Lyon's Tea, Red Bell Tobacco and Borwick's Baking Powder.

We can see that the 1960s have arrived with this modern shop and office block, which is housing an enlarged Boots the Chemist.

The left hand side of the street, in contrast, has been redeveloped as part of the Old George Mall shopping centre.

A view of the parade of shops that once graced this elegant road.

Most of these shops were built some fifteen years earlier, and the absence of motor vehicles offers a remarkable contrast to the contemporary world.

One of the striking features of this photograph is that many of the shops have awnings to keep their wares cool and shaded in summer – a rare sight today.

The corner on the left is now taxi offices and the adjoin- ing buildings are night clubs and shops. The projecting building at centre left is the Clipper pub.

Stead & Simpson, the shoe shop, is located four buildings down from the traffic lights on the right. Just down from there we can see the sign for the New Inn.

Here we see Cranleigh's old village hall at Rowlands Corner, with its attendant shops. It is now the British Legion building, and a new 'village' hall has been built in the centre of town.

Beech Hurst was built in 1798 for ship's master Samuel Rolles, who was involved in Poole's trade with Newfoundland.

Saddlers Row remains intact, apart from the tall chimney, but the saddler has gone - it is now an antique shop - and Pellett's is now a restaurant.

The town has become a haven for leisure yachtsmen, with many of its shops devoted to water sports and its old inns occupied by the sailing fraternity.

The Unicorn Inn and the Bell Hotel were demolished long ago but the splendid Crown Hotel is still trading, though its former yard has been converted into a shopping arcade, Crown Passage.

The shops are shielding their goods from sun with old fashioned canvas blinds.

The petrol station, with pumps delivering fuel from different suppliers, has been replaced by houses, but the Pedlar still surveys the rows of Georgian houses and shops from the town sign.

Most of the marina with its boat-repairing shops, boat hirers and the chandlery remain today, though the petrol tank is now stored, wisely, underground.

Dovercourt is the seaside neighbour of Harwich, and for many years now has been its shopping centre; Dovercourt was mentioned in Domesday, but Harwich not until the 12th century.The development of

The shop on the extreme left was Simpsons, fruiterers, greengrocers and florists, who gave Green Shield Stamps with all purchases.

The street today is a mass of shops and attractive buildings, none more so than Tuckers Hall.

J Trenouth occupies the first building on the left; the nearer part was then a tobacconist's, and the remainder of the shop a men's outfitter's.

This view from the centre, looking towards the market, shows some of the 36 shop units which it provided.

One shop is being painted, perhaps a new business starting up. This is a prime spot, next door to Woolworth`s, with Boots on the extreme right of the picture.

There used to be additional buildings - used as butchers' shops - in the central area, but these were demolished in the early 19th century.

The Town Square itself had begun to take shape by 1958, with the development of the shops on the left (incorporating Sainsbury's, Boots and Woolworth's).