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Caption For Monkton Combe, The Post Office C1955

Back across the river, via the Batheaston toll bridge, follow the Avon south before turning right to Monkton Combe, a delightful village nestling in the valley of the Midford Brook.

Caption For Clifton, Suspension Bridge C1950

At 245ft above the Avon gorge, it has attracted many suicides and, lately, bungee jumpers.

Caption For Bath, Cleveland Place And Bridge 1929

Beyond Walcot Parade is Cleveland Place, which forms a forecourt to Cleveland Bridge across the Avon.

Caption For Ringwood, Market Place 1890

Ringwood stands on the banks of the meandering River Avon, at the New Forest's western boundary.

Caption For Salisbury, The Close 1906

The Gate leads directly to Harnham Bridge over the River Avon.

Caption For Christchurch, Blackwater Ferry 1900

Christchurch stands on two rivers, the Stour and the Avon, and gets its original name Twyneham, or Tweoxneham, from the Anglo-Saxon meaning 'the town between the two rivers'.

Caption For Bigbury, The Village 1925

Bigbury-on-Sea stands on a promontory above the River Avon, which rises high on southern Dartmoor.

Caption For Salisbury, Harnham Gate C1950

The Gate leads directly to Harnham Bridge over the River Avon.

Caption For Salisbury, From Harnham 1906

The Cathedral spire dominated the surrounding countryside in previous centuries just as it does today.This view is from Harnham Hill, looking north eastwards across the Avon and an area of farmland

Caption For Hungerford, St Lawrence's Parish Church 1903

Standing alone alongside the Kennet and Avon canal, this church is the main place of worship for the parish.

Caption For Ringwood, Avon Castle 1891

With its 13-acre grounds and Avon river frontage, the castle became a popular weekend retreat for Turner Turner's many friends.

Caption For Salisbury, The Cathedral From The River 1887

In a scene that has changed little in 100 years, the tranquil surface of the River Avon gently reflects the majesty of the Cathedral and its magnificent 404 feet spire, the highest in England.

Caption For Port Talbot, Station Road 1952

Situated on the mouth of the Avon, it is a popular seaside resort, and boasts a harbour with the deepest berthing facilities in the British Isles.

Caption For Odiham, Canal Wharf 1906

It was never a financial success because of its rural course, and the success of the Kennet & Avon Canal put paid to the owners' hopes.

Caption For Bath, Roman Baths 1901

The Roman town of Aquae Sulis, now Bath, grew up at the point where the Fosse Way crossed the River Avon with hot spring-fed baths as its focus, where citizens of the Empire flocked for rheumatic cures

Caption For Bathampton, The Canal And George Inn 1907

In the 1790s the Kennet and Avon Canal swept past at first floor window level of the 17th-century George Inn to cut it off from the High Street.

Caption For Bath, General View 1874

Taken from near the Wells Road above the south bank of the River Avon, this is an archive view, for much was destroyed in the Baedeker and other bombing raids during World War II.

Caption For Salisbury, Harnham Bridge 1928

Nearly seven hundred years later, the bridge was still carrying all south-bound traffic around the city and across the Avon, but a new bridge was built just downstream in 1931.

Caption For Salisbury, Harnham Bridge 1928

Then, it carried all the traffic from the south over the Avon into Salisbury.

Caption For Bradford On Avon, Silver Street 1900

The New Bear Hotel, left, is now Silver Street House, having been restored by Bradford on Avon Preservation Trust in 1977.