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Electric trams first ran in Glasgow in 1898 on the Mitchell Street to Springburn route.

Though described in the mid 19th century as 'a poor town lying among hills', Stratton with its narrow streets is blessed with many fine old houses.

For many years Brixham's Fore Street was the principal thoroughfare between Higher Brixham and the harbour. Here we see it at a time when the shops catered mostly for local fishing families.

Here we see the view southwards along South Street, from the taxi rank (left) to the tower of St Mary's Parish Church (right of centre). This was the B3157 to West Bay and Burton Bradstock.

It faces Spring Street from the junction with Church Lane. Behind (centre left) stands the tower of Holy Rood parish church.

Still a mixture of residential and commercial properties, Fleet Road is nonetheless well on the way to becoming Fleet's principle shopping street.

During the 19th century the town centre had shifted westwards to the Bridge and Park Street.

But Beckenham Toys is still in the High Street. The car on the left is leaving Village Way, and the bus is heading for the junction with Croydon Road.

Many of the buildings in Southampton's historic High Street were destroyed during the Second World War, more than 30 years after this photograph was taken.

The Town Hall with its round corner turret was designed by Liddell & Brown and built in 1907-08; the fire station in Lawson Street and the public baths were part of the same scheme.

This part of Fore Street is now a pedestrian precinct with trees, flower beds and benches lining the side of the road where the Frith photographer would have stood to take this picture.

The water channels between pavement and road, so characteristic of Helston's streets, are known as kennels, probably derived from the Cornish word 'gannel'; this in turn is a corruption of

Donkeys were used to transport everything up and down Clovelly's steep street: herring, coal and lime came up the hill from the harbour, along with tourists who could not face the walk, while mail and

Quay Street is one of the oldest parts of Yarmouth, and must have been familiar to the generations of seamen who frequented its inns.

In this view of the High Street, looking north, we see a pleasing medley of old and new, the Georgian buildings standing shoulder to shoulder with later Victorian infill.

Many of the buildings in Southampton's historic High Street were destroyed during the Second World War, more than 30 years after this photograph was taken.

The Old Town is based around the steep narrow streets of the fishing harbour. The extensive seaside resort was developed in Victorian days, after the arrival of the railway.

Ashford has for centuries been an important market town, and scenes such as this, with the sheep in the middle of the street, were once a familiar sight.

In 1959 the narrow High Street still had 19th-century buildings on both sides, but an overspill housing programme was already under way and traffic was increasing.

This charming study shows part of the main street of Great Bookham, which grew up on the spring line of the North Downs.

The White Horse stands in the High Street with a car park at the rear. Note the tall, brick-built chimneys. On the grass in front of the hotel is a pump and a trough.

The gradual increase in motorized traffic may account for the presence of a policeman at the junction with Monk Street. On that corner, Saunders & Co boldly advertise their agricultural services.

Another view of the High Street. The ivy-covered 18th- century Goddard Arms had been a coaching inn and is a reminder of pre-railway days.

East Street and West treet form part of the old coaching route between Exeter and Dorchester.