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In 1752 William Vick had left some money towards the eventual bridging of the Gorge.

A sign in the river warns of hidden dangers for swimmers and small boats, but ashore there were plenty of safe ways to enjoy a summer's day on this pleasant, green, riverside corridor

The original village, however, was at the bottom of the hill, centred on the church of St Peter, with the estuary of the Dee beyond.

Hunstanton's lighthouse was built in 1830, and crowns the chalk clifftop close by the ruins of St Edmund's chapel, where pilgrims offered their prayers and sought the healing powers of the town's efficacious

Not very far from this spot lies the Rufus Stone, which marks the spot where King William Rufus, son of William the Conqueror, was accidentally killed by an arrow shot by Sir Walter Tyrrell while out

A winged angel guards this tribute to the 'Honoured Memory of the Men of Lancaster Who Gave Their Lives in the Great War 1914-18'.

St Mary's contains a particularly fine group of sculptures, and is renowned for its collection of monumental brasses.

A big part of the old Wealden Ironworks was based here, and a man-made furnace pond was dug.

It has not been long since a horse or two trotted along this Edwardian street, as the evidence in the centre of the road reveals.

Moseley Hall was the medieval home of the Grevis family, but in 1891 the hall and its surrounding parkland became the property of the city.

This frail-looking bridge was one of a number spanning the River Wyre; it was frequently damaged when floods occurred.

Dominating the village is the 15th-century church of St Oswald's, its tower gifted by Robert Washington.

The terrace of shops stepping down the High Street, beyond the busy junction with Carshalton Road and William Pile Ltd (the stuccoed corner building), was erected in 1880.

This view looks east towards the High Street, past the Post Office on the right.

Our last view shows Dorney Reach with the Berkshire bank on the left.

A summer picture showing an image that characterises Bedford in the middle of the 20th century as bridge, river and church link under a summer sky.

The boathouse on the left was built in 1903.

Here we see the castle after its restoration by the Marquis of Bute.

The village pump was possibly introduced to improve water quality after the typhoid epidemics of the late 19th century.

This photograph shows the centre of the busy High Street, with the road to Bexley and London ahead and the turning to Crayford visible on the right.

One stop short of the terminus at Cockfosters, Oakwood Station is one of the jewels along this northern stretch of the Piccadilly line, which also includes Southgate, Arnos Grove and Cockfosters.

In the distance, the tower of St Paul's church peers above the roof of the Globe Hotel.

The open-air bathing pool was a new attraction, opened in time for the long hot summer of 1914.

Not very far from this spot lies the Rufus Stone, which marks the spot where King William Rufus, son of William the Conqueror, was accidentally killed by an arrow shot by Sir Walter Tyrrell while out