It hasn’t always been like that, of course.
Laced with shops and stalls, Queen Street, which opens up to the promenade, was traditionally a shopping area, as these photos show.
They roll back the years to the 1930s and showcasing its changable past. One place which remained for decaded was Caves Corner, pictured in its early days. It’s now a tattoo studio.
7. Queen Street Memories
The Strand, connecting Talbot Square and Queen Street Photo: Rob Lock
8. Queen Street Memories
Ian Lentern and his mother outside the stall run by his great grandfather Harry Wright in Queen Street Photo: submit
11. Queen Street Memories
A stall holder in Queen Street, probably the 1930s or 40s Photo: submit
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