STROUD Music Centre was the place to go in the town back in the day.

David Smith, from Brimscombe, ran the old music shop in London Road with his wife Mary for nearly 50 years.

He was also well-known as a church organist across the district, having played from the age of 14 until just a fortnight before his death.

There is also a superb picture of the Subs Rooms which is sure to bring back memories for many people in Stroud.

All of these photographs are taken from the Facebook group Stroud Area Photographs and Cotswold Picture Postcards and reproduced here with their kind permission.

If you have any old photographs of Stroud or the surrounding district please email a cop of the photograph to matthew.holmes@newsquest.co.uk