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Blandford has a long history as a market town, and for centuries sheep would have been driven over this ancient bridge to the famous Blandford sheep fairs.

Widened by returning ex-servicemen in 1925 to cope with increasing road traffic, the bridge retained its elegance and here formed a background for the picnickers, boat hirers and other leisure seekers

The county boasted three of the highest bridges on the British railway network (rails above ground or high water level): Deepdale at 161 ft, Hownes Gill at 150 ft, and the Hawthorn at 110.5 ft.

Shown here are two of the several bridges that cross the rivers of this valley, with hens scrabbling for food in the meadow nearby.

Hugh's Crag Bridge is on the Penrith to Cockermouth line.

Here we see the town bridge in Maidenhead with an elegant steamer - the 'Empress of India' - tied up in the foreground.

The path extends south right to the recreation park, and to the north, by crossing the bridge to the right hand bank, into the area known as Scot's Garden at the foot of Castle Hill.

This view of the bridge was taken from the west bank, nearest Bakewell. Towards the far bank, the river is full of mallards, all demanding a sandwich with menaces.

Few can pass over the hump-backed bridge without pausing to get a better view.

The Wye joins the Derwent at Rowsley, and this photograph shows the smaller bridge over the River Wye to the south of the village.

We are looking at Parliament Square from an upstairs window on the corner of Parliament Street abd Bridge Street during the First World War.

Horses pulling the narrowboats would have climbed up the bridge on the right and down on the left, thus changing from one side of the canal to the other at this point.

The narrow bridge stands at the confluence of the Rivers Rother and Arun, and replaces a former Anglo-Saxon structure built of wood.

Here we see a busy scene, with parked cars on the right and an open-topped bus bound for Southend chugging down the Street on the left.The picture is taken from close to the railway bridge, looking

Two children, perhaps a brother and sister, negotiate the stepping stones across the infant River Goyt downstream from Goyt's Bridge in the peaceful days just before war broke out in Europe.

This great castle mound is perhaps best seen from the top of church tower: it is a fine example of a motte and bailey.

This scene has little changed, with the Exmoor Stores and the Crown Hotel surviving and still relying on trade from hunting.

Linking the east and west sides of the town over the River Esk, the bridge is now crammed with tourists in the summer months.

The River Lune has never suffered the amount of industrial pollution that its southern Lancashire sisters the Mersey and the Ribble have had.

The three-arched, balustraded bridge at Shillingford dates back to 1827 and carries the Wallingford to Thame road over the river. The road was turnpiked in 1764.

One of the many streams that cascade off the moor - this is the beginning of Mill Ghyll, which flows down Wells Road and then underneath Brook Street.

The houses of Middleborough grew up beyond the town walls and the north gate, which was demolished in 1823.

It was most likely built by William Lightfoot, mayor of Salisbury in 1451 and later MP for Salisbury. Crane Bridge carries the road over the River Avon.

It was most likely built by William Lightfoot, mayor of Salisbury in 1451 and later MP for Salisbury. Crane Bridge carries the road over the River Avon..