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In his 'Bradford on Avon Past and Present', Harold Fassnidge describes the carillon, dating from 1614, as having been augmented over the years; it now has a repertoire of hymns played regularly.

Bidford-on-Avon is one of eight villages satirically described in a rhyme attributed to William Shakespeare and penned after a heavy drinking session.

Even at this late date there were people advocating the 'dockisation' of the Avon, which would have resulted in the destruction of much of the natural beauty of the Gorge and the wholesale removal of Horseshoe

This route heads for the beautiful Mendip Hills, the carboniferous limestone ridge that separates the Avon valley and Bath and Bristol from the rest of Somerset.

The nearby River Avon attracts anglers.

Castle Road (part of the A345 to Amesbury) is on the right, and the Avon Valley is just out of the picture to the left.

In the 1940s the shop was the main Avon wool suppliers.

(Stratford-on-Avon and Midland Junction), 'L.Y.'

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.

The historic Wharf, in regular use in the days when the Kennet & Avon Canal was a vital waterway, was home to Newbury's buses when this photograph was taken.

The last paddle-tug on the Avon was withdrawn in 1907.

The Kennet & Avon Canal fell into decline after the Second World War.

Here the River Avon flows under Goose Bridge.

This view is from Harnham Hill, looking north eastwards across the Avon and an area of farmland which is just beginning to become built-up as the suburb of Harnham.

Facing us is Abbey Mill, whose origins date back eight centuries to the time when monks from the Benedictine monastery diverted the River Avon to power the mill to grind the corn that made their daily

In 1801-02 engineer William Jessop came up with his own designs for a tide-free city dock area that would enclose the Avon from Rownham ot St Philip's.

Leaving Daventry on the west-bound turnpike to Warwick and Stratford upon Avon we arrive at Staverton village.

In the days of sail, vessels making their way up the Avon to Bristol had to contend with several problems: the current, the wind through the Gorge, and the serpentine course of the river itself.

Running across the middle of the picture is the weir, which maintained the head of water; it has now been removed during the re-management of the Avon.

Unusually, this river flows north to join the River Avon at Evesham; most Cotswold rivers flow south-east to join the Thames.