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In front of the house, gardens and pleasure grounds ran down to the river; a channel was cut from the river for private moorings.

The railway line was dismantled soon after this photograph was taken and you can no longer see the river as the bank is totally overgrown with trees.

The railway line was dismantled soon after this photograph was taken and you can no longer see the river as the bank is totally overgrown with trees.

It was constructed primarily of wood, except for the section that passes over the river bed, which is of iron girders and pile-driven steel cylinders.

In 1547 the mayor referred to the river as 'a great hugy mighty perilous and dreadful water', and the present bridge was built.

The white deposits on the granite boulders in the river bed are china clay, vast deposits of which have been worked on Lee Moor to the north since the 1840s.

In years gone by, the river Parrett carried a large volume of traffic.

The Beaulieu River, being a free harbour, attracted the attentions of John, Duke of Montagu in the 18th century as a trading centre for the sugar trade and shipbuilding.

Here the Memorial Building is viewed from the river. As well as a theatre, there was a library of rare Shakespearean books, and the view from the tower was highly recommended.

The way from St Clement to the Tresillian River, a branch of the Truro River estuary, lies to the right of the cottage.

To this day, this is the most popular event on the river. A view of the main regatta course is obscured by the bush in the foreground, but there is much other activity to please the eye.

The stones still lie on the riverbed between Rydal and Ambleside.

With the river at about half tide, a collection of boys lounge in the river bed. A few hours ago, this was covered in sea water: the state of their clothing can only be guessed at.

A settlement since the Iron Age, with the Romans and Anglo-Saxons leaving artefacts as evidence of their time at Bourton, the village uses its river as a focal point for such activities as setting the

Aysgarth is perhaps best known for its spectacular series of waterfalls where the River Ure dashes over a series of shelves of limestone in the riverbed.

Warehouses and industry flourish along the banks of the river. In 1968, when work was underway on a new Devon Bridge, timber piles and some stonework were discovered on the river bed.

The stones still lie on the riverbed between Rydal and Ambleside.

Bridge Street curves down to the river. A variety of architecture is to be enjoyed here, from red brick houses to timber-framed cottages.

This photograph demonstrates clearly that the River Esk is tidal, for it shows vessels lying on the river bed at low tide.

The lane leads to Alfriston further down the Cuckmere River, a popular tourist village with its Clergy House.

Here the Memorial Building is viewed from the river. As well as a theatre, there was a library of rare Shakespearean books, and the view from the tower was highly recommended.

The castle was constructed by the Welsh in a loop of the river as a 'new castle' in 1240.

The town of Runcorn is behind the bridge; the retaining wall of the Manchester Ship Canal can be seen along the edge of the River Mersey.

By the river, a road leads off Walton Lane under the bridge towards Walton Marina.