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London was the banking capital of the world, and this is reflected by the bustling City scene shown here, with the imposing Bank of England in the background.

London was the banking capital of the world, and this is reflected by the bustling City scene shown here, with the imposing Bank of England in the background.

On the right is the splendid facade of the old Northamptonshire Union Bank, which became the National Provincial Bank and today is Nat West.

Barclays Bank, next door, still operates in what has been banking premises for over 120 years.

Barrow Corporation purchased Biggar Bank on Walney in 1881 to serve as a public recreation ground for the people of the expanding town of Barrow.

Nowadays the bank is more formalised and the trees are fewer than in this view, which looks along the river bank north-east to the suspension bridge.

The structure behind the drinking fountain is the Simeon Monument, 'erected and lighted for ever at the expense of Edward Simeon as a mark of affection to his native town' in 1804.

The railway line was dismantled soon after this photograph was taken and you can no longer see the river as the bank is totally overgrown with trees.

THE BANK HOUSE AND MOTEL c1965. Bransford's original bridge over the River Teme was built by a local cleric, Bishop Wulstan de Bransford, in 1338.

The railway line was dismantled soon after this photograph was taken and you can no longer see the river as the bank is totally overgrown with trees.

A little way back from Freshwater Bay is the former home of the poet Tennyson, who loved the place but hated the constant procession of visitors.

Charminster dates back to at least Saxon times.

Along here could be found the imposing edifice of the York City & County Bank, the Yorkshire Penny Bank and the 18th-century Reindeer Hotel.

Along here could be found the imposing edifice of the York City & County Bank, the Yorkshire Penny Bank and the 18th-century Reindeer Hotel.

Overton is the home of the famous paper mill that supplies paper for Bank of England notes.

Between the right-hand blind and the entrance doorway was the London City and Midland Bank, forerunner of the Midland Bank, and now the police office.

Here, seen from near Poplar Point on the Berkshire bank, the eights race past the houseboats which lined the opposite bank to provide elegant floating grandstands for hospitality and shelter from the rain

The present Church of Edward the Confessor was built in 1850 on the site of earlier churches dating back to the 15th century.

The trees in the park have all been chamfered up to a certain height to prevent them being grazed by the Bankes family's famous herd of Red Devon cattle.

Although the front betrays its 19th- century restoration, take a step back and one can see the complex Tudor chimneys of the original manor house.

From the south bank the photographer looks across to Queenhithe dock. Although the river bank is relatively unchanged, all the riverside buildings have gone, the last only in 1996.

The village stands at the foot of the Hog's Back close to Aldershot, but it is actually in the parish of Guildford.

The Minster's Chained Library dates back to 1686. It is one of the biggest in the country with over 200 volumes, the oldest dating back to 1343.

We are at the bottom of the hill looking back towards the Square. The ornamental railings on the right are those of Botley Mill.