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The park on the south side of the old Dee bridge is known as Edgar's Field in memory of the Saxon king, Edgar.

The meeting of the East and West Dart rivers has drawn tourists for as long as transport has been available.

This stretch of the river to the left of the bridge is now Riverside Gardens, but in 1893 it was known as Gunstock Wharf.

The elegant double-span bridge over the River Derwent at Froggatt dates from the 17th century; it is unusual in that it has a large, pointed central arch nearer to the village and a smaller one on the

The last train was on 28 January 1967, and the line is now the Camel Trail, a superb cycleway. The bridge in the picture is just south of Padstow.

The camera is probably on London Bridge, looking downstream across a quieter Pool. To the right is Pickle Herring Quay and Hay's Dock.

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.

Out of sight and beyond the bridge to the left is the new County Hall.

Children and their mothers pose while the men are out at work, fishing or farming. Slate slabs form bridges over the roadside gutters.

This massive medieval structure, formed of flint and ruddy Dutch bricks, squats close by the river, near Bishop Bridge.

By 1904 the quay had gone and larger quantities of heavy goods were being handled on the railway sidings, which had replaced the canal basin.

Here we see the harbour swing bridge, with the important Slate Quay visible on the right. This was connected to the slate mines by a narrow gauge railway.

When the new Worcester Bridge opened in 1781 it gave Broad Street quite a boost, helping it to support three coaching inns.

The minor road off the B1249 rises with dwellings on either side, peaks and falls again to an old wooden bridge with rusted iron railings that crosses brackish water which eventually falls

The bridge over the River Avon at Ibsley, with its white water weir, wildfowl and waterside scenery, is a good place to halt if you are following that lovely river up from the sea.

In this view we see the largely rebuilt High Bridge buildings with the brickwork and stonework still looking fresh.

Plymouth and Devonport were served by a number of ferries, including these wonderful steam-powered, chain-guided floating bridges on the Torpoint service, which were capable of carrying wheeled vehicles

Further along the bridge we look into the backwater with the lock island on the left and the old lock-keeper's cottage beyond the tree.

Here the Rivers Mole and Ember join and enter the Thames. Nearby is Molesey Lock.

This side of Bridge Street in the 1880s and 90s could quite easily have been renamed Ironmongers Row.

Situated about 50 yards below the ferry bridge, the riverside gardens, laid out in 1933, are still well-maintained and attractively stocked.

Bangor's main street runs between the station and the harbour, and today is partly pedestrianised. It is shown here crowded with shoppers and an early car.

Plymouth and Devonport were served by a number of ferries, including these wonderful steam-powered, chain-guided floating bridges on the Torpoint service, which were capable of carrying wheeled vehicles

takes its name from the round stones, or popples (like the pobbles of Budleigh Salterton), that abound in the area; it was a fording place over the Otter for centuries before its stone bridge