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It is three years after No 41278, and little has changed; the memorial is still a year away. On the left is the North Hunts Constitutional Club, now the offices of Ewing Reeson, photographer.

The company was now ready to bring in electric trams, and had an act of parliament approving the work. However, this was subject to having the agreement of the Corporation, which was not forthcoming.

were in fact pricing themselves out of the market, producers replied '… with increasing taxation, social benefits, insurance, high interest rates and increases in almost every item of expense, there

However, by 1847 James Thorn could write in 'Rambles by Rivers' that 'there are several large inns, to which was formerly a considerable posting trade attached, but it was almost destroyed by the

We are looking towards the inner harbour-now the yacht marina—with a paddle steamer and three brigs at moorings.The chimney on the left of the Admiral Harvey pub probably belonged to Ramsgate's

There has been a bridge over the Walkham here since the 11th century.

High Sweden Bridge is a picturesque packhorse bridge over the Scandale Beck between High Pike and Snarker Pike (there is a Low Sweden Bridge further down the valley).

The bridge was not always as level, strong and wide as this.

There were only two other bridges on British Railways that were longer than the Severn Bridge: the second Tay (10,711 ft) and the Forth (8296 ft).

A close-up of the bridge taken downsteam of the previous pictures. There is a magnificent prospect of the church, which looks over the eight brick gables of the cottages.

There are boat rollers by the Isleworth bank on the right, and Richmond Lock is on the left. This and the stylish pedestrian bridge date from 1892-4.

There were ten locks at the end of the Bridgewater Canal linking it with the docks below; figures for 1883 show that in that year alone 60,300 craft passed up and down.

The wooden road bridge had to be replaced in 1926: it was rotting, and traffic was becoming heavier.

Tower Bridge has become a virtual symbol of London, and it is certainly a very striking and remarkable structure.

Here we see Clare College from Clare Bridge, which dates from 1640: it is the oldest surviving bridge in Cambridge.

The bridge spans the River Eea, which was used by the mill close by. In the 1780s the roads through Cark were minor tracks, and stepping stones were used to cross the beck.

The river near the new bridge now has rows of wooden houseboats moored along the right bank, where Wayford Farm has been developed into the Wayford Bridge Hotel.

Compare this photograph with R67001 - the new bridge carries one of the approach roads to the Jubilee Bridge. Today the canal comes to an end near here.

Here we see the pack-horse bridge at Hurst Green. The newer road bridge, built in 1826, is behind it. Clitheroe and Great Mitton are to the right, and Stoneyhurst to the left.

This is the view looking back towards the bridge. It would appear that there is a queue of people waiting to buy tickets for a ride on the pleasure boat.

Although the Transporter Bridge had opened in 1905 vehicular crossing wasn't easy and the presence of the bridge did not, at that time, encourage growth within the town.

There was little going on in Betwys-y -Coed until the road was improved for the Irish Mail in 1808.

Penny Bridge over the River Crake was a creek port under the control of Lancaster; there was a quay by the bridge.

Trams are no longer crossing the bridge at the time of this photograph, but cyclists and pedestrians are well in evidence, and cars have now started to appear.