We’ve been looking through our archives at pictures of the shops in the busy market town of Penrith.

The town boosts a range of shops from traditional, family-owned businesses to national High Street chains including N Arnison & Sons, better known as Arnison’s.

Established in 1742, the clothing and accessories shop is the oldest family-run clothing retailer in the UK and recently featured in an episode of the popular TV drama The A Word.

Another famous Penrith trader is the Penrith Toffee Shop. This independent store has been producing handmade fudge and toffee since 1910 using a secret family recipe.

The Royal family are rumoured to enjoy Penrith toffee and fudge and the HRH the Prince of Wales re-opened the shop after its refurbishment in 2003.

The changing face of Penrith is shown in these pictures. However, there are many buildings that are still the same. Many photos show buildings and statues that still look similar today.

There are some shops here which dont exist anymore, especially in the older photos, but there are plenty of shops still standing from this century.

One incredibly old photo from Charles Fearnside's photograph shows Ernest Dawson and his son David behind the counter of their grocers shop at the corner of Hunter Lane surrounded by hams, sausages and tins of biscuits. The photo is believed to have been taken around 1930.

Penrith is a shopper’s paradise with a range of independent, specialist shops selling books, clothes, jewellery and food.