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Here a carter waits patiently while his horse rests and drinks from the river under the bridge. In the background is the Old George.

'Chain Bridge was a great attraction for me and my friends. We always built a hut in the woods — and would like to have slept there, but weren't allowed to.

Children fish for minnows, adults relax and enjoy the waterside scene. Behind the Edwardian bandstand is the suspension bridge across the river to Queen's Park.

In this view the pub, the river, and both bridges can all be seen. Note the pole sign for the pub standing in the river.

In this view the pub, the river, and both bridges can all be seen. Note the pole sign for the pub standing in the river.

Robert Louis Stevenson was a frequent visitor to Bridge of Allan when the town was a popular Victorian spa complete with pump room and baths.

Construction of the bridge commenced in November 1882. The first test trains ran from January 1890, and the official opening took place on 4 March 1890.

Note the stone bridge, tumbledown building and the solitary boy in the foreground.

The photographer must have felt far from the rumblings of war, and even more so with subjects as beautiful as this fine old stone bridge that spans the Lledr River.

This view looks up towards the market place and the bridge. The photographer was probably standing outside the old school, now the home of the March & District Museum.

This is all pedestrianised now, and no double decker bus is to be seen in this part of the High Street. The High Street is in fact the Roman Ermine Street, and it goes all the way through the city.

The Bridge Inn still stands on the corner, and although now rendered and painted white with new windows, it is easily identified with the building we see in the photograph.

Just beyond the bridge is the delightfully named Hills and Partridges Lock.

The lower water level is revealing more of the bridge piers. 'Thomas Butcher' to the right has been redeveloped and the steps are no longer to be seen.

Taken from the Grammar School bridge, this tranquil view shows the gardens in their role as a public park, with visitors watching the swans and sitting in the sun.

The ancient - and only - river crossing for vehicles in Bakewell is illustrated here. The five-arch bridge dates from the 13th century, although it has been widened and improved down the years.

The railway between Dublin and Kingstown was the first in Ireland, and was opened in 1834. Semaphore signals can be seen behind the bridge.

In Saxon times, before many bridges were built, rivers formed real obstacles to travel, and ferries thrived.

Boats can be hired at the Swan's Nest Boathouse and at Clopton Bridge.

Designed by Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker, the Forth Bridge cost £3,000,000 to build. Of the workforce of 4,500 men, 57 were killed in work-related accidents.

The remains of a Roman hypercaust, the heating system for a Roman bath, were discovered in Bridge Street in 1863 and subsequently relocated to the gardens by the Water Tower.

Built of cast-iron, the bridge was opened in 1863 and improved the city by giving direct access to the original railway station, which was situated within the city walls.

This stunning panorama looks south-east over the battlements and roofs of London's most celebrated building and towards the river and Tower Bridge.

In 1792, a company was formed by Lancaster merchants; they saw a canal as a way of getting cheap coal from Wigan and getting other goods out to the towns in the heart of Lancashire, and to the growing