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Caption For Owston Ferry, The Church Gateway C1955

The village itself is on the west bank of the River Trent; from the 12th century it provided the King's Ferry to carry the doctor, the vicar and the mail across the normally placid waterway which eventually

Caption For Sudbury, Market Hill And St Peter's C1960

On the right the Westminster Bank has replaced Bowles the draper's (see 51156, p.27), Sketchley dry cleaners has replaced the fish shop, and the imposing Lloyds Bank stands next door.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Broad Street 1900

The period facade and shop front next door of Lockes Library has since been completely redeveloped for the Midland (now HSBC) Bank.

Caption For Clacton On Sea, Station Road 1904

Pallister Road is the impressive Bank Building built in 1899 to house the London & County Bank as well as a number of shops, including the Home and Colonial Stores.

Caption For Burnley, Manchester Road 1952

On the right, just above the Trustee Savings Bank, is the New Day furniture store; the building is now occupied by the 'Burnley Express'.

Caption For Kettering, High Street 1922

Beyond we can see the façade of the Midland Bank, now HSBC.

Caption For Barrow In Furness, Grazing Sheep In A Field Versus Sellergarth 2004

The most notorious abbot of Furness Abbey was undoubtedly Alexander Banks.

Caption For Bakewell, The River Wye C1955

The trees and vegetation on the far bank make this an archetypal English setting.

Caption For Matlock, Bank Road C1949

Another view of Bank Road in the centre of Matlock.

Caption For Wisbech, The River Nene 1929

Looking at this view of the river one can see the deterioration of the banks and navigation channel, which arose through neglect and lack of funds.

Caption For Bedford, High Street C1955

Wells furnishers were related to the brewing family of the same name; the Green Chair sign over the shop is intended as a hark back to the craftsman guilds of medieval times.

Caption For St Neots, High Street C1955

On the north side of the Market Square Barclays Bank, which had taken over the local bank in 1896, erected an imposing new building in 1901.

Caption For Chesterfield, Knifesmithgate C1955

Directly ahead is the town branch of Barclays Bank.

Caption For Monyash, The Church C1955

This tiny village of only a few hundred souls comes to life over the Spring Bank Holiday when, since 1974, the village has dressed its Newton Well.

Caption For Potter Heigham, On The Thurne C1930

Holiday cottages line the bank, and in the background is a typical Broadland windpump, used for keeping the surrounding fields drained.

Caption For Risca, Tredegar Street C1965

Lloyds Bank with the white-painted frontage is visible on the right.

Caption For Walberswick, River Bank 1892

This couple passing the time of day, or maybe waiting for the ferry to take them across the river to Southwold, are on the bank of the River Blyth.

Caption For Kettering, High Street 1922

Beyond we can see the façade of the Midland Bank, now HSBC.

Caption For Pontefract, Market Place C1965

Barclays Bank (left) was the Bank of Leatham and Tew before 1906, and from 1776 to 1801 the Black Bull Inn occupied this 18th-century private house.

Caption For Hest Bank, Station Road C1955

They called the main railway line from Crewe to Glasgow the West Coast Main Line, but here at Hest Bank is the only spot where you can actually see the coast and the sea beyond.