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Across the river bridge is the White Swan, recorded as an inn in the early 17th century.

William Hayward built the five-arched Henley Bridge in 1786 to replace an earlier wooden structure that had been swept away by floods. The cost was estimated to be about £10,000.

We are standing on the northern shore of the wide and shallow Usk, looking at the grand bridge. It is 17th-century in origin with 13 arches in total, but only 12 are visible from the west.

Constantine's fine terraces are built with granite dug from one of the many quarries nearby, which also furnished the stone for Waterloo Bridge.

Forever associated with its famous International Eisteddfod, Llangollen stands on the River Dee, seen here from the four-arched town bridge.

Pownall Bridge over the River Bollin carries the public footpath that runs from Wilmslow along the river bank to Styal.

This is The South Walk, on the town side of the river, with mother and children posing for the camera. Note the fashionable outfits they are wearing.

Another fine period piece, with onlookers watching the Frith photographer, who has set up his camera where Market Hill turns sharply to descend to Fullbridge Flow Mill and a bridge over the

This prospect of the castle from the Gloucestershire side of the bridge clearly illustrates how commanding the Great Tower appears, and why the young J M W Turner was so inspired to paint

The old stone bridge straddles the river Kennet, fringed by meadows and trees. The village is in a Conservation area, with plenty of brick-built thatched houses in its centre.

The tower, marking the eastern entrance to the High Street, dates back to 1492 and took seventeen years to complete. The delay was probably caused by lengthy financial problems.

Welford Reservoir was constructed in 1837 to store and supply water to the Welford Arm which then fed the Leicester Arm of the Grand Union Canal.

Thatch and timber buildings such as the one in this photograph are not an uncommon sight in Ibsley. There is a small brick church here, as well as a stone bridge over the river to Harbridge.

We are near the long stone road bridge to Houghton, built in 1875 and crossing the tidal River Arun. Vinson's was a popular riverside tea rooms and garden. There is still a tea garden on the site.

In the distance beyond the bridge is a pub. At the time of this view, it would have been called the Rose and Castle.

Cross the humped bridge over the river from Coltishall, and the village becomes Horstead.

The Foregate and Foregate Street continue the line of High Street northwards and developed as a suburb many centuries ago.

Before reaching Chilbolton village, here is the Seven Stars public house and the beautiful River Test, viewed from the bridge. Across the water was once the railway.

This old inn, just over the river from London Bridge, was called by Stow 'one of the fair inns' of Southwark.

We are looking up river towards the lock gates, with the site of the former abbey and its grounds on the right.

Situated on the north-western edge of the New Forest, Fordingbridge was once famous for the manufacture of canvas and sail cloth.

The pony and trap seen here was a versatile form of transport.

The locomotive comes tender first into Newby Bridge station, where it is awaited by the station-master.

In the centre of the village, on Affleck Bridge, is the Independent Wesleyan Chapel built in 1874 to serve the Nonconformist industrial workers of the boot and shoe factories.