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The lifeline between Poole and Purbeck, crossing between Sandbanks (right) and Shell Bay (left), is the Floating Bridge.

Quarrying for limestone and copper brought new people to this quiet agricultural village - mines were still operating in the 1920s. Now Melsonby is a well-kept residential village.

The footpath crosses the river firstly over the weir and then across the Chinese Bridge.

The course of the canal meant that a section of the L&NWR line to Liverpool via Warrington and Speke would have to be re-routed; this resulted in the building of Latchford Viaduct.

This seems a quiet day, for my childhood memories of passing through Newark are of nose-to-tail crawls and relief on crossing the bridge.

The Macclesfield road rises in the distance to the bridge over the railway line, with the station and livestock market going down on the left.

Further downstream and opposite Hampton Court, Molesey Lock is photographed from Riverbank, the busy A3050 along the Surrey bank of the River Thames.

Children pose near the small bridge over Downham Beck, a brook which runs through the heart of the village.

An earth and timber castle was established here by the Normans in 1110. After several attempts, the Welsh took it in 1165, rebuilt it in stone and held the first Eisteddfod within its walls in 1176.

In Roman and medieval times the castle was on the sea, but this has retreated half a mile away.

In 1965, when Greater London was created, Surrey crossed the River Thames and gained a segment of the former county of Middlesex.

An earth and timber castle was established here by the Normans in 1110. After several attempts, the Welsh took it in 1165, rebuilt it in stone and held the first Eisteddfod within its walls in 1176.

This photograph must have been taken from the Trinity Bridge. On the left, Parnell's shop is now the Ideal Shop, still selling newspapers.

The capital of the Broads is Wroxham which is just across the bridge. It is a popular starting point for boating holidays which grew rapidly in the early years of this century.

We are looking upstream, towards the Abberley Hills in the distance, with the tower and spire of the otherwise demolished St Andrew's Church prominent on the right.

Cars replace horses on the taxi rank, traffic lights control movement over the bridge, Prideaux's have expanded hugely, adding Morris and Austin to their dealerships, and the gazebo has gone, demolished

Here we look south down North Bridge Street towards that junction with High Street.

This picture of peace and tranquillity, though it was taken in 1918, could really have been taken in 1998 or even yesterday. Note the boathouse on the far bank.

Brennand Valley is just one of many beauty spots threading the fells near Dunsop Bridge.

Victorian engineering may have had its successes with its railways, bridges and steamships, but not every invention made it into the handbook of classic designs.

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

The first stage of the Otley to Skipton Railway reached Ilkley on 1 August 1865 - the town was decorated with bunting, and merrymaking continued day and night.

Rockleigh (top left) was demolished in 1986 and replaced by a Spanish-style marine village.

We are looking onto Nag's Head Island from the river bridge. Until the 1960s there were two boat building and hiring businesses occupying the west part of the island.