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Its column was cast at Stourbridge Ironworks (just a short walk away, by the canal) in 1857.

On the left is the main London railway line and, still further to the left, the Thames and Severn Canal.

Taken from the canal bridge, this photograph shows Bridgewater Street, looking towards Eagle Brow.

Black's Canal was at the western extreme of the Gidea Hall Estate.

By the banks of the graceful River Wensum is the 15th-century gateway to the city's diminutive canal, which penetrates its way to the margins of the cathedral.

The two Bittell Reservoirs, the Worcester and Birmingham Canal and some pleasant countryside are all just a short stroll away for the lane's residents.

Further along the towpath, past the section through Sydney Gardens, the canal passes under the Warminster Road, almost converging with the Great Western Railway line.

Until the mid 1930s, coal was transported from the Midlands via the Oxford Canal to Oxford, and thence along the Thames to Benson, where it was offloaded at the local wharf.

The lighthouse, seen here from St James's Green, was built in 1890: 'the light is of 800 candle power and occulates twice every 20 seconds'. On the left are Adelaide Cottage and Caithness House.

The town's first inhabitants were men who worked for 11 years in the 18th century constructing the Trent & Mersey Canal's nearby Harecastle tunnel.

Final improvements on the Exeter Canal, completed in 1832, allowed larger vessels, such as the 'Hans Emil' pictured here, to reach the Port. Note the bonded warehouse to the left of centre.

This was just one lock in the long climb from the west edge of London up the Chilterns: 25 miles and 42 locks on the Grand Junction Canal (later to become part of the Grand Union), the original main transport

By the time this photograph was taken, commercial carrying in narrowboats was almost at an end; it was kept going in many cases by early canal enthusiasts, for whom working long anti-social hours in all

At the east end of the nave aisle and on each side of the chancel arch are large brass posts with decorated candle holders, five in all.

From there, the Kennet & Avon Canal plunges down the extraordinary flight of 29 locks at Caen Hill to the valley below.

been at the centre of various speculative transport schemes: there was once talk of an Islington-Wallasea railway passing this way, as well as plans to link the village to Purfleet and Battlesbridge by canal

As the volume of Warrington's road traffic increased, the constant stream of vessels on the canal brought unwelcome disruption to the local road network.

Beyond, Latchford Viaduct takes the railway high over the canal. A long slope is needed for trains to gain the necessary height.

The canal turns to the north-east before reaching Broad Oak Bridge.

This photograph and photograph number L211057 illustrate the fundamental change in use for Britain's canal system during the 1950s and 60s.

The Frome Valley, dotted with mills and with the Thames and Severn Canal running through it, has long been a centre of industry. Chalford itself stands on the steep north bank.

Fleet is only 40 miles from London, and is located next to Aldershot and Farnborough; the Basingstoke Canal runs across the town. Today the population stands at 26,000.

When this picture was taken, the canal had only recently undergone a restoration programme. Of the two pubs shown here, The New Red Lion (centre) survives.

The village's assets attract visitors and shoppers, whilst the River Soar brings in canal cruisers. Of its sizeable population, many commute to surrounding East Midland towns.