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Along the north bank of the Canch is a footpath that leads east to Priorswell Road, with the Memorial Gardens on the right bank behind the trees that line it.

Most of the buildings are still recognisable, but only Lloyds Bank, now Lloyds TSB, is still trading.

The scaffolding beyond the lamppost hides Lloyds Bank, which was being extended and restored at the time this photograph was taken (there are rainwater heads dated 1921).

As there was no bridge across the Thames from Twickenham on the Middlesex bank over to the Surrey bank until the 18th century, residents who wanted to cross to the opposite bank of the river did

West Walk was reserved for banks, solicitors, estate agents, a cinema, and small specialist shops.

The most striking change between this view and the 1903 view in image 49238 is the splendidly ornate bank building which replaced the two buildings beyond Patterson's.

John Bradbury, former Chief Cashier of the Bank of England, was born here - it was he who introduced one pound and ten shilling bank notes. (See image number W561701 for a modern comparison view.)

Hest Bank was the seaward side of the village, right at the southern side of the mouth of the River Kent. At one time, the area was referred to as Slyne with Hest.

The chequered brick and weather boarded cottage (right) is Barclays Bank; it opened in 1910 in what was then the front room of a cottage. The bank was to stay here until 1999.

Next to Singleton's the butchers is the Midland Bank's fine facade. The plainer frontage of Roberts' shoe shop is followed by the protruding shop windows of Hancock and Wood, shielded by sun awnings.

A smart two-seater convertible is parked outside the imposing Barclays Bank, which had been built in 1910 as the Boston & Spalding Bank.

We are looking east from the north bank. At this time the bridge has very rustic balustrades.

Woking should not be confused with Old Woking a mile south on the banks of the River Wey, a battered remnant of a medieval market town.

Note the boathouse on the far bank. I wonder if these people were charged every time they used the canal, or if they paid a one-off or annual fee.

The shape of things to come is the brand-new National Bank building; this bank had a London base boasting capital of £7m, and several branches in Ireland.

Warrington's Town Hall was originally Bank Hall, built between 1749-50 by the world-famous architect James Gibbs as a home for a local businessman, Thomas Patten.

Further on, on the left, hoardings around the Midland Bank suggest that this photograph might have been taken in 1948, just before the bank opened.

Next door, the Capital and Counties Bank moved here in 1882 from the next house (after the gap), which was the Hampshire Banking Co premises from c1849.

On the left bank is the single track Bristol & Portishead Pier & Railway, which opened as a broad gauge line in April 1867 and was worked by the Bristol & Exeter Railway.

Grindleford follows the banks of the River Derwent, as this distant view from the Hathersage road shows.

Today there are moorings along the river bank, and housing development has completely swamped the old village.

Pallister Road is the impressive Bank Building built in 1899 to house the London & County Bank as well as a number of shops, including the Home and Colonial Stores.

The District Bank, in the distance on the right by the pedestrian crossing, North West Electricity, next to J T Gilchrist chemist, and Lakeland Cleaners.

The River Stort, with the Town Park along its banks, has become a beautiful and popular venue for the people of Harlow, Old and New.