Captions

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Caption For Greenhow Hill, The Cathedral, Stump Cross Caverns C1955

Stump Cross Caverns, on the summit of Greenhow Hill on the road between Pateley Bridge and Grassington, were discovered by lead miners seeking new veins of the then precious ore.

Caption For Aughton, Town Green C1950

Stone sets pave Town Green, as it leads through the village towards the railway bridge and station.

Caption For Baslow, The Village C1955

Newer parts to the north - Over End and Bridge End - are not quite so attractive.

Caption For Matlock, The Square C1870

This view looks towards Matlock bridge, and tells of a time when local straw-hatted local people could stand in the middle of the street to have a leisurely conservation.

Caption For Durham, The Count's House 1914

The original Count's House was about 100 yards nearer to Prebend's Bridge and was the home of Count Boruwlaski, a Polish dwarf who stood just 39 inches high.

Caption For Rotherham, The Bridge Chapel 1895

The Chapel of Our Lady standing on Rotherham Bridge dates from the 1480s, and is one of only three such chapels in England.

Caption For Allerford, Pack Horse Bridge C1955

This view of Allerford's much photographed 15th-century packhorse bridge and ford looks much the same today.

Caption For Michelham Priory, The Gatehouse C1965

The 'island' formed by the moat is entered over a 16th- century bridge and through a fine 15th-century Wealden sandstone gatehouse, seen here from within the moat; the house is out of view

Caption For Odiham, Basingstoke Canal C1965

The photograph shows Colt Hill Bridge and the rear of The Bridge House.

Caption For Fordingbridge, Bridge Street C1960

During the period of 'Fence Month' - fifteen days either side of midsummer - the lord of the manor was instructed by to keep a watch on the bridge and challenge anyone entering or leaving the New Forest

Caption For Baslow, Bridge C1870

It is one of two bridges in the village - the other one at Bridge End dates from the 17th century, and features a tiny toll house with a 3½ ft (1m) high doorway.

Caption For Dolgellau, From The Station 1888

This view, taken from the station, shows the town and Cadair Idris, the River Wnion, the famous 17th-century bridge and tollhouse, and the tower of St Mary's church.

Caption For Malmesbury, River Avon From Daniel's Well C1955

This branch of the river passes through the Mill Brewery, at this time owned by Linolite Limited, and on to the weir by St John`s Bridge and the Avon Mill, eventually joining the other

Caption For St Germans, The Quay C1955

The fine viaduct behind was built across the River Tiddy in 1908 to replace an earlier bridge, and still carries the main line railway.

Caption For Worcester, New Road 1906

Only in 1781 did the construction, a little way downstream, of Worcester Bridge and New Road provide a direct route.

Caption For Ashover, Eastwood Grange C1955

Baslow, situated 8 miles west of Chesterfield and 12 miles south of Sheffield, was once a part of the parish of Bakewell, but became independent in July 1869, taking with it the hamlets of Bridge End

Caption For Fleckney, The Grand Union Canal C1965

The canal bypasses Fleckney on its eastern side; the photograph looks north east across Second Lock, towards Kibworth bridge and Bridge House, as the waterway winds towards Newton Harcourt

Caption For Middlesbrough, The Transporter Bridge 1913

The transporter bridge was designed and built by the Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Co and was opened for traffic in 1911.

Caption For Widnes, High Level Road Bridge C1965

Today the maintenance of the bridge and its approach roads consume about a third of Halton's entire highways budget.

Caption For Runcorn, The Two Bridges 1929

The transporter bridge and the railway viaduct.