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By 1913 the electric tram is operating, and the motor car has arrived to mingle with the horse carriages.

Reading developed further south on higher land along the banks of the River Kennet, well away from the then marshy meads bordering the River Thames.

Newport's importance as a mercantile centre is shown here in this photograph of vessels loading and unloading on the banks of the Medina.

Frith's photographer has moved beyond Boatslide Weir Bridge to the bank to look at the weir itself. The chains on posts are still here to protect rowers from the hazards of the weir.

In this beautiful photograph we see the ferry boat setting out across the broad, placid waters of Lake Windermere with two horse-drawn carts on board.

This small market town on the banks of the Sow was entitled to hold four annual fairs, mainly for the buying and selling of horses and cattle.

On the left, just down from the bank, is the Guildhall, which was built in 1839 on the site of the old market house.

In the 19th century the Bank House brewed its own beer: the wall and steps of the malt kiln and the cellar can be seen on the right.

In the 1850s, Cheapside was one of the most fashionable shopping streets in London, with a ‘mighty stream of traffic’ flowing through from Oxford Street to Leadenhall and the City.

The county town of Kent stands on the banks of the River Medway. The oldest building, the Bishop's Palace, fronts the river beside the great medieval church of All Saints.

The county town of Kent stands on the banks of the River Medway. The oldest building, the Bishop's Palace, fronts the river beside the great medieval church of All Saints.

A few minutes from the centre of the original village and situated by the weir, this small 19th-century hotel on the banks of the River Lea, with its eight rooms, was, and still is, popular with anglers

The original parish church that served this area was the one at Farnworth that dated from Norman times.

The original parish church that served this area was the one at Farnworth that dated from Norman times.

The crypt was built about 1340, later than the chancel, and it was restored in 1922.

The ferry is pulled by a chain across the Ouse; at this time villagers used the ferry to go to work in Over or to cycle to Cambridge.

With its modern tower and spire rising 140 feet above Twyford, the handsome church looks out across woods and meadows towards the bank of the Itchen.

This earlier view of the Strand shows the Wiltshire & Dorset Bank on the left and the Commercial and Temperance Hotel in the far distance. Just past the bank is Tommy Bickford's chemist's shop.

At the junction with Paternoster Row, Cheapside swings from the north in an arc and heads east towards the Bank.

Many devotees of boating consider that the River Thames is at its best around Shepperton, particularly when a regatta is being held, with boats crowding the river and excited spectators

A clipper-bowed excursion steamer crowded with passengers heads along the Dee, attracting little attention from the young fishermen on the bank.

A family group prepare their picnic on the banks of the River Dove beneath the natural arch known as Reynard's Cave.

The tree-shaded Magdalen Walks along the bank of the Cherwell are truly delightful and a perfect way to study the changing seasons.

So many towns and villages in Worcestershire are beautifully set on the banks of the county's rivers - as Wyre Piddle is on the Avon.