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These are the premises of the bank run as Cunliffe Brooks & Co, one of Manchester's private banks. Chancery Lane is to the left of the building, and Brown Street runs away to the right.

This is not actually a Roman bank, but one constructed in Saxon times to protect the villages in the fens from flooding.

Ivy-clad Ilam Rock rises dramatically from the banks of the River Dove.

The scene is a near traffic jam at the Bank. The photographer is standing on the Mansion House balcony looking directly at the Royal Exchange.

A 20th-century means of pro- ducing power shares the banks of the Orwell with vessels which harness one of the oldest forms of power.

7 miles from Clitheroe on the banks of the River Hodder amidst moorland, Slaidburn is a popular village with walkers and cyclists. The view from the bank shows the 15th-century church of St Andrew.

Barges plied up and down the Wharfe delivering to the breweries, including John Smith's at Tadcaster, pictured here.

This scene shows a traffic-free view along the High Street. Once known as Old Street, this has been the main road through the town for centuries.

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.

A 20th-century means of producing power shares the banks of the Orwell with vessels which harness one of the oldest forms of power.

Partially rebuilt in 1910, the New Inn (centre right) was renamed the Bankes Arms Hotel, after the family that owned the parish.

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.

Grindleford follows the banks of the River Derwent, as this distant view from the Hathersage road shows.

A quiet moment on the banks of the Wharfe.

A pleasure launch on the River Thurne. Holiday cottages line the bank, and in the background is a typical Broadland windpump, used for keeping the surrounding fields drained.

A view looking east along the green to Trinity College, with the Bank of Ireland on the left. This bustling scene shows a horse-tram snaking over the cobbled street.

The Mill 1901 Now absorbed into the expanding suburbs of Ashford to the south, this small village once boasted its own imposing windmill on the banks of the Great Stour.

Established in 1827, the Huddersfield Banking Company was only the second joint stock bank in the country, created under an Act to prevent a recurrence of the banking crisis of the previous year

This photograph captures the atmosphere and feel of the village around the turn of the century. Sir John Soane, who rebuilt the Bank of England, was born here.

Another pleasure steamer ploughs its watery furrow in the shade of Windsor Castle. In the foreground, a group of girls are getting muddy and wet.

The gardens on the banks of the Leam were laid out from the 1830s onwards. They are named after Dr Henry Jephson, who was responsible for planning much of the town.

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.

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.

In the 1890s Deansgate was one of the main shopping streets and commercial districts.