Although many smaller traders may have disappeared over the years, giving way to shops from larger companies, there are still reminders of the past to be found on our high streets as a look through these pictures illustrate.
We have been looking back through our archives and are again pleased to bring you some more pictures showing how many of our traditional shopping areas have changed since the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
High Street, Walthamstow in 2015
This week the focus is on Leyton, Walthamstow and Woodford Bridge.
The junction of Leyton High Road and Grange Park Road, around 1930. Picture: Vestry House Museum archive
The junction of Leyton High Road and Grange Park Road
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Chigwell Road, Woodford Bridge in the 1950s. Picture:Alan Simpson Leyton and Leytonstone Historical Society
Chigwell Road, Woodford Bridge in 2015
Leyton High Road, two old buildings that made up a shoeing forge, demolished in 1932 for swimming baths. Picture: Vestry House Museum archive
Leyton High Road in 2015
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