Though some shops remain and others have moved, the pictures bring back memories of what we have lost, like L.K. Bennett, River Island and Swarovski in East Street; Russell & Bromley in South Street and The Edinburgh Woollen Mill in West Street.
![This series of photos taken by the Observer in a busy Chichester city centre on May 28, 2009, remind us of the changing face of our high street.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU2ZGE2MjE0LWMzNmQtNGI0ZC1hMTM3LWQ4MmFkYWIzZmY5Yjo4ZTlmNzNhMi03NzkzLTRiNTMtYTQ3Ny1jMDliOTJhYWE1YTM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
1. Chichester
This series of photos taken by the Observer in a busy Chichester city centre on May 28, 2009, remind us of the changing face of our high street. Photo: Kate Shemilt
![This series of photos taken by the Observer in a busy Chichester city centre on May 28, 2009, remind us of the changing face of our high street.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmY2YWE3MzBjLWFiMDItNDAyNy04MmQzLTMyNjQ0MjhlNDRkZDo2Y2FhNTlhNC01Nzc2LTRkNzMtYTE2OC02YTI5ZjdhM2U0YzQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
2. Chichester
This series of photos taken by the Observer in a busy Chichester city centre on May 28, 2009, remind us of the changing face of our high street. Photo: Kate Shemilt
![This series of photos taken by the Observer in a busy Chichester city centre on May 28, 2009, remind us of the changing face of our high street.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjRkYzliOWZjLWUzYmMtNDE2NS04ODI2LTg3NGU4ZTRkNjc4YTo4MDFkNGQ1OC0zNjM3LTQxZTQtODVhMS0wYWIzYzVjYzQzM2Y=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. Chichester
This series of photos taken by the Observer in a busy Chichester city centre on May 28, 2009, remind us of the changing face of our high street. Photo: Kate Shemilt
![This series of photos taken by the Observer in a busy Chichester city centre on May 28, 2009, remind us of the changing face of our high street.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjIxMDNhZWYxLTc1ZDMtNGIzZC1hZGM4LTMwYjA5OGZiZTIwMTpiOTVhZGNhZS1hNzc1LTQwNzYtOWMwNC00MzRiOTk5ZTY0MWE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
4. Chichester
This series of photos taken by the Observer in a busy Chichester city centre on May 28, 2009, remind us of the changing face of our high street. Photo: Kate Shemilt