Pictures Of The Lost British High Street

At Dick's Depot, pairs of shoes and boots dangle outside the shop. If this was a high street today, such wares may well have been discounted as festive bargain hunters elbowed each other to grab them.

But this is the scene from a bygone and, some might say, more civilised era: the historic market town of Shrewsbury... 125 years ago. The treasure trove of Victorian photos shows every shop front imaginable selling everything from cheeses and chocolates to shovels and shoes.