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In the era of the stage coach, the George Hotel was classed as the best hotel on the Great North Road, and it is still one of the best in the area.

The church and a cluster of old houses are at the top of the hill, and more old buildings are on the river bank, east and west of the Bognor Road river bridge.

Boroughbridge dates back to Norman times, when a bridge was constructed over the River Ure. In 1322 the Earl of Lancaster sought refuge in the local church following his defeat by Edward II.

Higher Mill stood midway between Jericho (centre) and Horn Bridge.

With a history stretching back to the Romans, and a short period as a 19th-century spa, Ilkley's situation on the edge of the famous Ilkley Moor was always its greatest asset.

Bridge Street is one of the main streets of the city of Chester, and still follows the original street plan laid down by the Romans.

Its name was originally 'Eadhelm's bridge', so the River Eden is named from this crossing point and not the other way around.

Long Bridge arrives from the right.

The Chesterfield Canal, the Mother Drain and the River Idle all reach the River Trent at West Stockwith - the canal is the most southerly of the three.

This view is in Homefield Park north-east of Steyne Gardens, and looks towards the Homefield Road gate; the chimney of No 42, one of the road's 1880s houses, can be seen between the trees and Thurlow

Then, in 1879, William Rock, a local man who went to London and made a fortune, returned home to improve Barnstaple.

Highway improvements have swept away the Italianate and balustraded mid 19th-century buildings in front of the spire, which is that of St Paul's Church. At the far right is the Swan Hotel.

Since the early 1700s the Avon has been divided into two halves at Evesham – the Upper and Lower – which are owned and managed separately.

This is Portland's rugged eastern seaboard, south-westwards from Gilbert Castle and Castle Hayes (foreground) to medieval Rufus Castle and Gallops Weare (centre); God Nor is the headland above Freshwater

This view looks north along Woodcote Road towards the railway bridge. The station is on the left, but is concealed by the distant shops.

They lie in a north-south axis on the western edge of the town; they measure as high as 22ft 6in, and are as big as the stones at Stonehenge.

They lie in a north-south axis on the western edge of the town; they measure as high as 22ft 6in, and are as big as the stones at Stonehenge.

Bridge Street, looking east. Sweet jars are clearly visible in Furr's window. Three doors up is J B Crone, a furniture dealer; next door, W H Walker sells cycles.

This view was taken looking north along Bridge Street towards the Market Place – indeed, in the left centre of the view we can see the cupola and stair tower of the Town Hall.

In the distance is the broad concrete bridge installed in 1927-28 carrying the four-lane by-pass south to Belmont and north towards London.

Bridge House, the Post Office Stores and the adjoining houses (centre bottom) follow the curve of the street, named after The Swan Inn.

On the south-east side of the village the five-arch stone bridge, perhaps of the 16th century, steps quietly across the very reedy Rotherby Brook.

Car No 118 of the Bristol Tramways & Carriage Co heads for St Augustine's Bridge.

The hotel stands on the north bank of the River Leven, by the bridge.