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Great Western Railway motor buses like the one struggling up the hill past the Cornish Bank were introduced in 1903, but it was many years before the horse disappeared from the streets.

Not far distant from the Slaughters are the little villages of Lower and Upper Swell, both situated in an entrancing rural landscape along the banks of the River Dikler.

This view is also from the Islip bank, but further upstream.

Notice the Romany caravans at rest on the far bank.

There is everything you could want in one terrace of highly disparate buildings here in the centre of the village, from the whitewashed Midland Bank at the far end to some 'Players Please' at Rowland's

The large house next to Lloyds Bank was once a doctor's surgery, and it is now a public house known as the Inn on the Green.

The clock tower dates from 1875, by which time Newnham had long ceased to be the most important Gloucestershire town on the west bank of the river.

Maisemore village stands on the west bank of the River Severn.

The premises of Barclays Bank can be seen on the right, next door to Morris Garages.

Dittisham is one of the larger villages along the steeply wooded banks of the romantic Dart estuary.

Bundles of Norfolk reed are stacked on both banks of this shallow backwater.

The Lighthouse c1960 The striking stone-built lighthouse at Southwick dates back to 1846; though no longer in use, it is still regarded fondly as a local landmark.

The ever-changing coastline has very much dictated the fortunes of Aldeburgh, but one thing which has not changed is the activity of local fishermen, who park their boats on the shingle bank which runs

The main facade of Trinity College stands on the right with its statues by Foley of famous alumni Edmund Burke and Oliver Goldsmith, while on the left is the Bank of Ireland.

The school, now a museum and library, sits comfortably beneath the bank on which the parish church of St Michael, seen in the background, stands.

Gunfield House, now a hotel, took its name from One Gun Fort, where gunnery officers trained by shelling the opposite bank.

The ancient White Hart inn is seen on the opposite bank.

Regular cruises take enthusiasts down-river to see the famous avocets on the river's mud banks.

By the mid 1920s the Midland Bank building, beyond Lewis and Godfrey's drapery store, had replaced Sidney Park's shop.

Behind the memorial is the Trustees Savings Bank and the county library.

As befits an important agricultural area, a number of mills prospered on the banks of the River Avon - an inspiration to every passing artist and photographer.

This view, dating from 1904, looks eastwards from the north bank and duplicates picture 43865 on page 17.

Buildings such as Woking's fine, if somewhat dull, Old Bank had no place in the exciting, post-war redeveloped Woking.

As a market town, Fakenham serves the needs of a wide area of villages and farms - as is suggested by the presence of the main national banks.