What may be some of the oldest photos of Watford residents have been unearthed by a historian.

Greg Edmund, 21, said he found the Victorian photos while trawling the internet. The pictures date from 1861 to 1901 and Mr Edmund said he is keen to discover who the people in them are.

The photographer, Frederick Downer, was prolific in the area and was mentioned in the ninth edition of the Watford Observer, in March 1863.

Mr Edmund said he believes they are the oldest surviving photographs of people from the area.

He said: “I think it is fascinating that today we can take hundreds of selfies daily, thereby placing little importance behind any single photograph,but when these were taken, they were probably the only time these people would ever pose in their entire lives. How times change?"

Do you recognise anyone in the pictures? If so, email emma.duggan@london.newsquest.co.uk.