With the news that Wimpy is returning to High Wycombe and a new cocktail bar is on its way to the High Street, we are looking back at town centre scenes.

This first shows the early stage of the construction of the east end of the Octagon shopping centre, and White Hart Street, in August 1967.

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This photo was taken just up the road on November 20, 1966. Looking north east from the junction of Priory Road and Church Street, you can see the shops in the former Priory building in Castle Street, High Wycombe.

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All BFP archive photos stored digitally by swop.org.uk