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The building of this extraordinary bridge was discussed in Victoria's reign, but it was not opened until 1901.

Easily the most famous and most photographed building in Ambleside is Bridge House, a tiny one-up, one-down building constructed on a bridge over the Stock Beck.

The new road bridge was built by the renowned engineering firm of Dorman Long of Middlesbrough, who also built the Sydney Harbour bridge.

The park proved so popular that a further extension was created across the river and linked by a new bridge opened in 1911 to commemorate the coronation of George V - hence the name, Coronation

The park proved so popular that a further extension was created across the river and linked by a new bridge opened in 1911 to commemorate the coronation of George V - hence the name, Coronation

The town is almost completely surrounded by the River Severn, so that most visitors to Shrewsbury enter it over one of its bridges. The English Bridge was built in 1774 by John Gwynne.

Upstream of Halfpenny Bridge, Stonehouse creek used to run as far as Pennycomequick, but was progressively filled over the years.

The first bridge was built in 1771 and a settlement soon grew up around it.

In the background is the third bridge at Hampton, opened in 1865; its wrought iron lattice girders of five spans were replaced with the present bridge in 1933.

The Hand in Hand Fire Office, a well-known insurance company, was situated at 1 New Bridge Street. The site is now an open space.

This graceful arched bridge over the River Frome has wooden rails, which still guard the road.

This wooden bridge was built over the River Llugwy so that the miners living in the village of Pentre Du could get to the lead mines of the Gwydir Forest.

Its landmark features are the ancient Barton Bridge in the centre, also known as Packhorse Bridge, and the spire of the parish church of Holy Trinity to the left.

Fortunately, although a new road bridge has replaced this one, the old bridge survives as a footbridge.

Here we see the Old Bridge just before its replacement by the present bridge; its ironwork superstructure cantilevered the footways out over the river.

The first bridge here was built in the 13th century by Henry de Tracy. In 1547 the mayor referred to the river as 'a great hugy mighty perilous and dreadful water', and the present bridge was built.

In the 1890s there were several tramway schemes to link Southport to Lytham St Anne's, though the real fly in the ointment was bridging the River Ribble.

Here the 1903 widening of the bridge has just been completed, hence the pristine stonework.

A family group of children enjoy a boating trip on the River Leven at Newby Bridge, at the southern end of Windermere. This narrow and historic hump-backed bridge crosses the Leven below Windermere.

Taken from the bridge over the River Bride, this view looks northwards into the southern section of the High Street.

So successful was the boating lake, which opened in 1924, that six years later it was doubled in size by an extension south of the big bridge.

This is Thomas Telford's iron bridge, crossing the River Severn at its junction with the River Avon.

Eamont Bridge, just south of Penrith on the A6, takes its name from this splendid three-arched bridge across the River Eamont.

The bridge on which the boys are standing was relatively new when this photo was taken.