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Street scene, Pettah, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Street scene, Pettah, native district of Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1920
Chatham Street, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), with a clock tower and lighthouse at the far end. Date: circa 1920
Sadar Bazaar, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, IndiaSadar Bazaar, Jabalpur (Jubbulpore), Madhya Pradesh, India, with various shops. Date: circa 1910
Christmas Puddings at Buszards in Oxford StreetAn impressive pyramid display of Christmas puddings at Buszards in Oxford Street. Buszards was a bride cake manufacturer, confectioner and tea room based at 197-199 Oxford Street. Date: 1903
Krootown Road, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1910
Kissy Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1912
Main Street, Umtali, Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)Main Street, Umtali (now Mutare), Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). Date: circa 1906
Aerial view of Abercorn Street, Bulawayo, RhodesiaAerial view of Abercorn Street, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), with many parked cars and a few pedestrians. Date: circa 1940
Salim Road, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa. Date: circa 1940
Roebuck Street, Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies. Date: circa 1910
Simon Arzt store in Port Said, EgyptSimon Arzt store, a department store led by tobacco producer and retailer Simon Arzt, next to a Thomas Cook & Son office at the Rue du Commerce (Shopping street) in Port Said, Egypt. Date: 1930s
Rue du Commerce (Shopping street) in Port Said, EgyptView on the Rue du Commerce (Shopping street) at the Suez Canal in Port Said in north-eastern Egypt, from the perspective of a group of talking men in the foreground
Al-Hamidiyah Souq in old town Damascus, Syria. It is the largest and the central souq in Syria, located near to the Citadel. Date: circa 1905
View down Lozells Road, Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands, on the corner with Berners Street. Date: circa 1905
Soho, London - Tottenham Court Road W1 - outside Laskys radio and hifi shop. 1974
Soho, London - 7 Archer Street W1 - Sid Sigers barber shop. 1973
Soho, London - 74-76 Old Compton Street W1 - A Gomez Ortega, a Spanish food shop. 1973
Soho, London - Berwick Street Market W1 - view towards Peter Street. 1973
Woollands store in Knightsbridge by MataniaThe Christmas Shopping Season - A Sphere artist visits a West-End House. A scene in the costume salon of Messrs. Woollands well-known house in Knightsbridge, the centre of fashion
London Trade Card - Peter de la Fontaine, Goldsmith, at the Golden Cup, Litchfield Street, Soho. 18th century
Church Street, Middelburg, Transvaal, South AfricaChurch Street, Middelburg, a farming town in Transvaal (now Mpumalanga), South Africa. Date: circa 1905
Longmarket Street, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South AfricaLongmarket Street, Pietermaritzburg, Natal Province, South Africa. Date: circa 1906
Church Street, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South AfricaChurch Street, Pietermaritzburg, Natal Province, South Africa, with the City Hall on the left. Date: circa 1905
Dickins and Jones advertisement, 1950s fashionAdvertisement for department store, Dickins and Jones of Regent Street, London, featuring a model wearing a black velvet coat with Dolman sleeves and collar. Date: 1950
Zamboanga City, Mindanao, PhilippinesStreet scene on the corner of Governor Lim Avenue in Zamboanga City, Mindanao, Philippines, with people and traffic. Date: circa 1925
Tobacconist, newsagent and stationer, 1905A. Green, tobacconist, newsagent and stationer, 1905. Newspaper boards outside the shop proclaim headlines about peace in the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-05. The newsagent stands in the doorway
La Grande Rue - Fontainebleau, France Date: circa 1910
Perfume department, Selfridges, Oxford Street, LondonPerfume department, Selfridge s, Oxford Street, London. Date: circa 1910
Henglers Circus, Dale Street, Liverpool, 1857-1861. circa 1860
View of Queens Road (Queensway), Bayswater, LondonView of Queens Road (now Queensway), Bayswater, West London, with Whiteleys department store in the distance. circa 1920
H P Truefitt Ltd, hairdressers, Old Bond Street, London WInterior, Ladies Saloon, H P Truefitt Ltd, hairdressers, 13 and 14 Old Bond Street, London W. circa 1910
Ws Lincoln, stamp dealer, Holles Street, LondonWs Lincoln (right), stamp dealer and postcard publisher, 2 Holles Street, off Oxford Street, London, looking towards Cavendish Square. circa 1908
Jubilee decorations, Selfridges, Oxford Street, London W1Selfridges department store, Oxford Street, London W1, decorated for the 1935 Silver Jubilee celebrations. Date: 1935
Park Street, Camden Town, NW LondonPark Street and Mother Redcap public house (left of centre in the distance), Camden Town, NW London. Date: circa 1905
High Street, Camden Town, NW London, with Bowman Brothers department store on the right. Date: circa 1905
Hyam & Co, Oxford Street, LondonHyam & Co, school outfitters, Oxford Street, London. Date: circa 1910s
Biruta Stewart-Ure in Biba, sister of Barbara Hulanicki BibaBiruta Stewart-Ure, younger sister of Barbara Hulanicki who founded the mega successful London fashion store, Biba. The shop was named after Biruta, whose nickname was Biba
Cathy McGowan and Cilla Black help Biba to moveReady, Steady Go presenter and style leader Cathy McGowan, together with singer Cilla Black help the cult fashion store Biba to move premises from Abingdon Road to Church Street in Kensington in
Turkeys galore outside a butcher in High WycombeA spectacular display of turkeys hanging outside a butchers shop in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. They are so numerous (and are joined by rabbits and a lone pig)
Moloo Brothers & Co, Dar-es-Salaam, East AfricaThe general store of Moloo Brothers & Co, stamp dealers and money changers, goldsmiths, jewellers, tailors and outfitters, Acacia Avenue, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanganyika
Indian general store, Tabora, Tanzania, East AfricaIndian general store, Tabora, German East Africa (now Tanzania). The woman on the left is operating a Singer sewing machine. Date: circa 1910
Moloo Brothers & Co, Main Street, Zanzibar, TanzaniaMoloo Brothers & Co, Main Street, Zanzibar, Tanganyika, British East Africa (now Tanzania). Claimed to be the largest curio shop in East Africa, selling silk, ivory and other items. Date: circa 1920s
Bootmaker at work, Jaffa, Western IsraelBootmaker at work in Jaffa, Western Israel, while his customer waits for a repair to be done. Date: 1920s
Old Eccles Cake Shop, Eccles, Salford, LancashireYe Old Eccles Cake Shop, Eccles, Salford (Greater Manchester), Lancashire. The building is called Ye Olde Thatche, claiming to have been built in 1094
Marks & Spencer shop, Portobello Road, West LondonAn early Marks & Spencer shop (originators of penny bazaars), in Portobello Road, West London, with a display of goods on the pavement
Blitz in London -- Lewisham High Street, WW2Blitz in London -- bomb damage near the Clock Tower in Lewisham High Street, SE13, 18 September 1940. Date: 1940
Blitz in London -- Kings Cross Road, WW2Blitz in London -- blast damage to a shop in Kings Cross Road, 18 June 1943. Date: 1943
Street view of North End Road, Fulham, SW London. circa 1902
