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The Reach dates from the 13th century and used to extend further into the town.

Situated on the Clyde, opposite the mouth of the River Cart, Clydebank was little more than farmland until 1871–72, when J & G Thomson began the construction of a shipyard.

The river basks in afternoon sunshine, with swans and a hired rowing boat on the water.

Haverfordwest first developed when the Flemings established a town here and built the castle. Henry Tudor also passed this way with his army on the way to Bosworth to defeat Richard III.

Behind us is the bridge across the young River Pant. As recently as the early 1900s, it could still only carry horses - not carts.

Like much of Bridge Street and the Circus (shown here in the foreground) this street, too, is now a smart pedestrian area.

Once a common sight throughout the country, roadside petrol pumps such as those shown here are a severe fire risk, and are now placed well away from the kerb.

Only a couple of miles from Kettering, the village of Barton Seagrave retains plenty of charm and character.

This view looks south down the High Street from near High Bridge. The 11th-century tower of St Mary le Wigford church peers out amid the later commercial architecture.

A mile from Wroxham Broad and spanning the Bure is this lovely old single-span bridge, partially hidden by a passing sail.

Spilling down from the Yorkshire Dales, the Ribble streams under the lovely old bridge at Settle and through the valley that has taken its name.

The rails have been removed, and a pleasant cycle track has been installed. There is talk of bringing back the railway, but talk costs nothing.

It is unusual in that it is an L-plan building incorporating the Abbey chancel, crossing and north transept with its 13th-century tower and 14th-century belfry.

The Astor family once lived there, and it is now owned by the National Trust and let as an hotel.

In this photograph Charles Brown & Sons advertise the sale of linoleum, rugs, floorcloth, mats and matting.

Tewkesbury's cross stands at the meeting point of the town's three main roads – the High Street, Church Street and Barton Street.

At that time, it was still a private residence, its past as a 'queen's castle' and a prison for 'persons of consequence' but a distant memory.

We are standing on Magdalene Bridge looking at the Cam.

Additional buildings were added on the south and north sides during the 16th and late 17th centuries respectively; these in turn created an irregular courtyard to what had been a free-standing tower.

By the time of this photograph, the river was being used more and more for pleasure: streamlined boats are moored by the bank, and a canoe with its lone occupant is heading towards Lendal Bridge

We are looking north from Bridge Street.

The mill is situated on the Broadfleet river near Broadfleet Bridge, where tradition has it that the devil, angered at being outwitted by the Cockerham schoolmaster, left the mark of his cloven hoof.

Our photographer is standing on the bridge over the lock which separates the dock from the Lancaster Canal basin.

These were the days when blazers and boaters were de rigeur for a trip down the river to Eccleston.