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The ford that gave Allerford its name lies beside an ancient, two- arched packhorse bridge.

Wooden arches on stone pillars support the timbered walls and gables of this little gem.

You can see evidence of Saxon work in the walls of the nave, as well as the delicate sculpture of four Norman arches.

Comparison of this view with that seen today shows that some features have been restored inside the arch of the second sto- rey of the left-hand wall.

In the 1920s Torquay became not only a venue for family holidays but a much-loved destination for day trips, with tourists arriving by train and chara- banc.

Of the medieval church, only the chancel arch survives; the tower dates from 1606, the nave from 1842 and the chancel was rebuilt in 1931.

In the Victorian era Lyndhurst would have been a much quieter town.

Here in the centre of the village in the market place is a three-sided cross: three arches carry a spirelet, all in mellow golden limestone.

Burford Bridge is on the right, its wide 1927 main arch flanked by rebuilt medieval ones.

Behind is a shallow arch in which is a long poem, worth reading in full.

Here we see some of the forty arches of the Digswell, or Welwyn viaduct, built between 1848 and 1850 out of bricks fired on the site.

A much earlier bridge was replaced by this one in 1853; at that time, the harbour was being improved for the export of copper ore and import of coal.

This squat building was demolished in 1920, and underneath was found one of the arches of the old London Bridge.

The tower of St Mary's Church, resting on four uniform arches, dates from the 13th century.

The mark of the inn sign can be seen on the wall above the arched doorways.

Although Brighton and Hove have now been amalgamated into a city, in the past Hove was a much quieter and more conservative town than its neighbour.

The vaguely Art Deco style of Shirley House (left) contrasts with the Gothic look of the Baptist church, but Stratford Road today is a much more eclectic mix than it was in the 1960s.

This view shows the ornate cast-iron balcony of the Saracen's Head Hotel, now shops, and the tower of St Peter at Arches beyond Stone Bow, built in 1720, demolished in 1933 and largely rebuilt in Lamb

A brick arch to the right of the picture carries the London to Brighton main line railway.

Behind is the brick Borough Bridge of 1870, nicknamed 'Lunatic Bridge' because of its unnecessarily high arches.

This side of the gateway has a row of flushwork arches above the entrance, and over it is a window flanked by 'windows' in flushwork.

There is a white brick Gothic battlemented arch between the first and second group.

Again a much-changed view, this time looking into The Turnpike from Manor Road.

The arched entrance to The White Hart (centre) reminds us that this inn, along with others in the town such as The Berkeley Arms, rang to the clatter of hooves in the days of horse- drawn coaches.