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Besides the vast acreage of excavated docks, there were numerous riverside wharfs, from the grandeur of Hay's Wharf near London Bridge to this rather less grand one near the west entrance to the Royal

It is used regularly today for sporting activities, and creates a green avenue through the town to the Hockley Bridge.

There are ornamental flower beds amid grass between the walks and The Embankment road, which curves away from the river to accommodate the park before coming closer to the river near the

The buildings on Vines Corner to the left of the bridge have gone, while Swan House to the left of Holland's dignified Swan Hotel replaced the house and shops seen in photograph number B511054; they were

A car is a blur compared with the cycle and horses it is overtaking.

The town's Parks and Gardens department is justifiably proud of its long record of good husbandry in the Embankment Gardens.

On the River Bure, Coltishall is a picturesque place and an important centre for building the famous Norfolk wherry.

Here we see the bridge over the River Greta in the busy little market town of Keswick in the northern Lakes.

This side of the castle was defended by a moat; there was once a drawbridge where the steps and stone bridge appear in this picture.

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.

We are looking northwards to the junction of lanes leading to Bullhill (left) and Alderholt Bridge in the other direction.

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.