It may have been the year the Second World War broke out but the scene on the left shows some shoppers and traders stopping briefly to be caught on camera for this picture of the market in Walthamstow High Street in 1939.

We have been looking back through our archives and are again pleased to bring you some more pictures showing how many of our traditional high streets have changed over the past 80 years and earlier.

Walthamstow High Street in 2015

Walthamstow High Street in 2015

This week the focus is on Epping, Leyton, Loughton and Walthamstow.

High Street, Epping, in 1916. Picture: Alan Simpson, Leyton and Leytonstone Historical Society

High Street, Epping, in 1916. Picture: Alan Simpson, Leyton and Leytonstone Historical Society

High Street, Epping, in 2015

High Street, Epping, in 2015

If you have pictures and memories of growing up in Epping Forest or East London you would like to share, ask to join our nostalgia facebook groups at www.facebook.com/groups/eppingforestnostalgia/ and www.facebook.com/groups/eastlondonnostalgia/

Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, looking towards Bakers Arms, around 1923. Picture: Vestry House Museum archive

Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, looking towards Bakers Arms, around 1923. Picture: Vestry House Museum archive

Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, in 2015

Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, in 2015

High Road, Loughton, in around 1905. Picture: Loughton and District Historical Society

High Road, Loughton, in around 1905. Picture: Loughton and District Historical Society

High Road, Loughton, in 2015

High Road, Loughton, in 2015