The museum’s volunteer archivist Christine Orchard said: “For many years, Watford had a Ratners jewellery store in High ... day view across to St Mary's Square (Image: Google Street View ...

(Image: Google Street View) The most visible shop in the footage is hardware store J Salmon & Son, but next door to that is a branch of a shoe shop many readers will recall – Freeman Hardy Willis.

“Bob Nunn captured this busy spring or summertime view of Watford's market when it was off Red Lion Yard. “It couldn't be seen from High Street because of a department store named Cawdells. But there ...