So much has changed over the past century but one constant source of inconvenience and frustration for drivers and residents alike in Watford and elsewhere are roadworks.

The Watford Observer has again teamed up with Watford Museum and is delighted to showcase some pictures from its archive – this week it is a photo from the museum's Bob Nunn Collection that illustrates the problems digging up roads were causing in the 1920s.

The museum's volunteer archivist Christine Orchard said: "Road maintenance has always caused traffic delays and in this photograph it appears that traffic has been halted entirely.

"This image of the High Street between Queen's Road and Water Lane dates to around 1923 and the camera must have been set up outside what, today, is Nando’s.

"Many of the buildings are still standing. The first building on the left was for many years a confectioner’s shop occupied in 1861 by Edward Turner and by 1890 it was William Munday.

"The square building behind the cart is now Pizza Express, but in the mid 1800s it was occupied by Edwin Taylor hairdresser and later Edward Stark had the business until 1910.

This photograph is part of the Museum’s Bob Nunn Collection.

Watford Museum is open Thursday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm. No booking is necessary but Covid prevention measures are still in place to keep visitors safe.