THIS photo allow us to take a look at the shops on Poole Road, Branksome as they were forty years ago in 1979.

Redlands Pipes on the right is now the home to Redlands Retail Park, which includes John Lewis and Partners and Homebase.

To see more photos of Poole Road, including images of the Branksome Railway Hotel and the Night Owl, visit bournemouthecho.co.uk