Quentin Pickard has provided this photo showing the area running up to Rattenburys at 288/9 HIgh Street on the northern side of the High Street, 1960s.

The derelict shops include:

• Terry? Sweet Shop at no. 280 with pram outside
• ...ARD at no. 281
• a fruiterer at no. 282
• S.H.Bass? at no. 283: there is an archway following no. 283 which is mentioned in the 1909/10 Valuation
• Numbers 284, 285 & 286 all derelict
• An upholsterers at no. 287
• Rattenburys: the white building with blinds at nos 288 & 289
• A Hovis sign marks the bakers at no. 290: this appears to have been a bakers continuously from 1851

More about this area and previous residents.