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In the late 18th century a ferry operated between Muskham and Newark, but the owners soon gained a reputation for being greedy when the river was in flood; there is one instance of them charging five guineas

This beautiful display has survived, but vandalism and lack of funds has meant that many have disappeared.

This old inn, just over the river from London Bridge, was called by Stow ‘one of the fair inns’ of Southwark. In 1720 it was described as ‘well built, handsome, and enjoying a good trade’.

Abraham Darby bought a furnace in 1706 and began experimenting with ways of smelting iron by using coke rather than charcoal In 1709 he mastered the technique and changed the world.

This is the view from Poole Bridge. The Nissen hut on the left has today given way to a building occupied by the Lifeboat Station and Dorset Police Marine Section.

was a large mill on the River Nadder just upstream from the confluence with the Avon.The Millers House seen here is all that remains of a much larger building; it is now almost invisible from the bridge

Bentalls department store is in a commanding position, and towers over the other shops in Clarence Street.

The village was once famous for its lead mines, and the remains of many of them still survive in the gills of the surrounding fells.

The nets strewn across the railings of the bridge emphasise the importance of this small harbour; in 1887, it boasted over 80 cobles and yawls, employing over 200 fishermen.

This downstream view, taken from almost the same vantage point as N50079, shows the ugly and large hotel built in the intervening fifteen years close to both Trent Bridge cricket ground and Nottingham

Just south-east of Stopham Bridge is the confluence of the Arun and its most important tributary, the Western Rother, previously known as the Turning Stream or Westwater, which extended to Fittleworth,

The Bridge was a busy tram interchange and terminus. After Wolverhampton, Walsall is the largest of the Black Country towns.

The Millers House seen here is all that remains of a much larger building; it is now almost invisible from the bridge downstream because the trees and riverside vegetation have grown so much.

It is high summer, judging by the height of the River Teign and the shirt sleeves of the farm labourers.

Bakewell's five-arched 14th-century bridge over the River Wye is one of its greatest glories. It is still carrying traffic 600 years after it was built.

This view looks back towards the junction with Church Street and Peel Street again; the upper view of the buildings is little changed from earlier days.

The corner of Bridge Street and Buttermarket Street (left) was rebuilt just before the First World War. By 1955 the old-established butchers, Singletons, had given way to Woodhouse's furniture shop.

Such were the number of visitors navigating the overgrown and makeshift route from the town centre to the beach that the Windsor estate prioritised the construction of a more permanent path.

Hammerton Hall lies in a crook of the River Hodder, with a stream called Barn Gill and its waterfall in the grounds. The bridge in the foreground is over the Barn Gill.

This Victorian structure replaced the old bridge. The metal central span was later rebuilt using stone, and until the building of the by-pass in 1974 it carried the heavy traffic of the A30.

This view shows the bridge into the castle, recently renewed, and the apse or semi-circular projection. This, like the one at the Tower of London, housed the castle chapel.

A much earlier bridge was replaced by this one in 1853; at that time, the harbour was being improved for the export of copper ore and import of coal.

The name of the bridge reflects the local trade which once existed in the area and, as in 60080 (page 84), the level nature of the towpath was an attraction for walkers 100 years ago, as

In 1752, William Vick bequeathed money towards the eventual bridging of the Gorge. It was not until 1829 that a competition was held for engineers and architects to submit designs.