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On the south bank of the Thames, opposite the Palace of Westminster is this handsome building, for centuries the official residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury.The entrance is through a Gothic

This charming village straddles the banks of the River Bure amidst beautiful marshland. Set in the heart of Broadland, it has been called 'Little Venice'.

Although his business was in banking and railways, his great love was coaching, and his coach travelled daily to and from Brighton.

It is situated on the north bank of the Liffey to the east of O'Connell Street, and was heavily damaged in the civil war, although restored a few years later.

On the south bank of the Thames, opposite the Palace of Westminster is this handsome building, for centuries the official residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury.The entrance is through a Gothic

Warehouses and industry flourish along the banks of the river. In 1968, when work was underway on a new Devon Bridge, timber piles and some stonework were discovered on the river bed.

The Wilts & Dorset Bank building is in the distant centre, towering over the roof of the parish church at the far end.

The proudly pedimented Midland Bank is now Peter M Ayres clothes shop while R Walker on the left has become Alistair Mackay's antiques and clocks.

Another highlight for children used to be the travelling fair which visited the Lickeys on bank holidays, occupying a site on the corner of Lickey Road and Leach Green Lane.

The Nene valley has been important for Peterborough's development as a railway junction; there are complexes of lines and buildings, and the LNWR runs near the bank.

It has the usual mixture of banks and public houses on its corners. A National Savings Centre is tucked away on the left of our picture, and the Millstone Hotel is at the far side.

When this stretch of the wall was excavated, the archaeologists found that the ramparts dated from Roman, Saxon, Viking, Norman and medieval times, and that the earth bank grew with each occupation.

As we pass beneath the bridge, still on the Egham bank, the 18th-century Swan Hotel on the right now also occupies the boathouse and garage in front of it, behind the ladies with their parasols.

Boffin's was replaced in 1931 by a Martin's Bank, now the Abbey National. Beyond, on the left of Queen Street, all has since been replaced.

Looking back into Bridge Street with Burden's Corner now well established, the London County & Westminster Bank opposite retained its authentic late Victorian frontage.

there is a small ruined tower.When this stretch of the wall was excavated, the archaeologists found that the ramparts dated from Roman, Saxon,Viking, Norman and medieval times, and that the earth bank

West of Sunbury and on the former Middlesex bank of the Thames is Chertsey Lock, near Chertsey Bridge, an austere seven-arch stone bridge of the 1780s by James Paine.

Here we see the Yorkshire Penny Bank (left) in the 1893 building which was originally the post office.

The bank to the right, where the car is parked, now houses a boat hire firm, Castle Narrowboats.

The butcher's beyond has been rebuilt as a bank. Beyond it is the 16th-century Wagon and Horses -the livestock market was held in its yard.

The National Westminster Bank still occupies its site, while the fake Tudor building immediately in front is now the office of the Woolwich Building Society, with its rival Nationwide counterpart alongside

North of the church the road runs along the medieval sea bank.

Beyond is the brick Lloyds Bank of 1896. The increasing sizes and numbers of vehicles led to the town centre being by-passed.

The imposing building to the right is still a bank, as is the one on the extreme right of the picture. Next to it is a sign for the Queen's Hotel, which is still trading today.