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The stallholder, standing to the right in his apron and straw hat, is no more than a youth, and is probably one of many hired hands working for a much larger concern.

In 1745, one of the arches was blown up to prevent Prince Charles Edward's forces from entering the town.

The Great Western Railway replaced it with an arched viaduct 40 years later, but the old piers still remain alongside.

In 1745, one of the arches was blown up to prevent Prince Charles Edward's forces from entering the town.

Its suspension arches lean outwards like the wings of a butterfly, and it is a worthy and beautiful addition to the riverside scene.

Over the years it has been a toll-gate, prison, guildhall and museum.The original Norman arch dates back to about 1175, and the tower was added a century later.The upper floor used to be the guildhall

The curious row of arches beyond the hotel are said to be the site of the medieval shambles or shops, and some are now converted to a bus shelter.

The plaque reading 'Number 86' alongside the arch possibly indicates this bridge's number – there are many bridges crossing the canal.

The most romantic spot in Bridport's immediate countryside, where a public path crossed the River Asker by a narrow arched footbridge, is known as the Happy Island.

The first Baron Grantley was the Speaker of the House of Commons from 1769 to 1782, but his grandson George created a much greater stir when he kidnapped his own children and held them at the family home

The parish church of All Saints is unusually wide, with a tiny tower and high arched windows.

However, it was originally intended that there should be a much higher tower with two flanking domes, but these were not built because some council members baulked at the cost.

In front of the church is the County Museum; nearer the camera, behind the 'No Waiting' sign, is one of Aylesbury's best town houses, with arched sash windows to the ground floor.

There is also a Victorian east window and niches to left and right of the low panelled chancel arch. The tall west tower has diagonal buttresses, with buttress shafts and pinnacles in relief.

Cross built the two bridges, the causeway across Nag's Head Island, and then the long causeway that runs south for over a thousand yards across the flood plain to Culham, where they built a five-arched

One of the most frequently-painted sites on the Broads was the old Acle Bridge with its three arches, which we see here. The bridge has frequently been rebuilt - repairs were first recorded in 1101.

When this view was taken, Manchester Road was a much more important shopping street than it is today.

In fact, its west end, seen in the photograph, gives the false impression that the grand nave arch has been blocked following the demolition of more elaborate fabric.

However, the saxon crosses suggest a much earlier history. The porch to the church dates back to Norman times (13th century), the aisle from the 14th and the tower from the 15th century.

Among the monuments on the north side of the chancel is a Purbeck marble tomb with canopy and three hanging arches on twisted columns marked by an 18in brass on the short tomb chest.

It is very sad that the gabled bays on this side of the arch with the oriel bay window over it were demolished in the 1930s. Note the ornate gas street lamp on the right.

It has an attractive ancient bridge of three arches; there is also a modern bridge on the right, which is less significant and made of wood.

Forming a picturesque scene near Askham, the bridge arches over the River Lowther whose waters have their origin in the north-east Lakeland fells above Shap.

Leaving the sprawl of Worthing behind, we move west along the coast and inland to Angmering, a village much expanded to the north and east but retaining its historic core relatively intact.