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Though it was less than one mile long, it was expensive to build, requiring three bridges, a viaduct and a 282-yard-long tunnel under a burial ground, the cutting of which entailed the digging up of numerous

King John's bridge has straddled the Avon at Tewkesbury for some 800 years.

It was a ford which fixed the site of Belfast, but not long after the town was begun, a bridge crossed the river.

Back on the river, this view looks north-east from the Crowmarsh Gifford bank to Bridge House, with the remarkable spire of St Peter's Church beyond.

It was 55 ft long, 24ft wide and could carry 300 passengers and, to begin with, four two-horse wagons. There were numerous tolls (it cost 5d for an adult corpse to cross the bridge!).

There was a ferry at Holt Fleet long before Thomas Telford's graceful bridge was opened in 1828.

A long, straight road connected the two towns. It was probably a pre- Roman trackway.

South of Lincoln a string of villages grew up along the western edge of the limestone ridge, mostly along the spring line.

Popular with all Bedfordians, the suspension bridge prevents a short stroll becoming a very long one. This shot is taken from the south side of the river with The Embankment in the background.

A steamer heads away from Manchester Docks, passing the swinging Knutsford Road bridge near Warrington. Beyond, Latchford Viaduct takes the railway high over the canal.

Well south of the bridge and 'Roytown', the parish church sits aloof.

The River Witham is narrow here, but deep, as it was probably canalised during Norman or even possibly Roman times - the bridge does include Norman stonework.

The River Witham is narrow here, but deep, as it was probably canalised during Norman or even possibly Roman times - the bridge does include Norman stonework.

This ferry, known as a chain ferry or floating bridge, is the means of crossing the long inlet of the Medina. The alternative is a lengthy detour inland as far as

In the background is Merrivale Quarry, granite from which has been used in many famous public buildings including the old London Bridge, now in Arizona.

Well south of the bridge and 'Roytown', the parish church sits aloof.

Chesham also developed north of the town centre along the valleys and ridges in the late 19th and 20th centuries, the northern part being named Newtown.

Caversham boasts a famous bridge spanning the Thames, first recorded as long ago as 1231.

Perhaps its name implies that there was once a ferry crossing here long ago. In 1802, however, a wooden toll bridge was built nearby which is still in regular use today.

Striding Edge 1912 The glaciated knife-edge ridge of Striding Edge was already a popular route of ascent to 3,118 ft Helvellyn when this photograph was taken, if the prominence of the path along

South of Lincoln a string of villages grew up along the western edge of the limestone ridge, mostly along the spring line.

To the east, beyond the town hall, houses grew up along the road out of the town as it descended off the ridge towards the River Colne.

It stands at the side of the long moorland road between Two Bridges and Moretonhampstead.

The tree-shaded riverside path has long been a popular shortcut linking the Thames riverbank with the High Street and Magdalen Bridge.