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It is thought that Macbeth may have lived at Inverness Castle, or used it as a base for operations against the Orcadians.The suspension bridge superseded a stone bridge of seven arches, which was destroyed

Here we see the 13th-century Buddle Bridge (centre) and the buildings of Bridge Street which crossed it until demolitions for road widening in 1913.

The Town Bridge was designed by James Clarke at a cost of £700. It is of a single span with stone dressings and balustrades.

Designed by Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker, the Forth Bridge cost £3,000,000 to build. Of the workforce of 4,500 men, 57 were killed in work-related accidents.

The hatted ladies are leaving the Suspension Bridge on the north bank, the Embankment Gardens side: casual wear in the 1920s was somewhat more formal than today.

Originally, the road crossed a bridge to its left, but since 1832 the present superb suspension bridge has taken the road to the right, allowing the hotel to steadily expand towards the western

This neat cast iron bridge was built in 1829 replacing an old wooden bridge. It connects Norfolk to Suffolk over the River Ouse, making Thetford a border town.

This shows the Jubilee Bridge crossing the Derwent - the bridge was erected to mark the jubilee of Queen Victoria's reign.

This photograph shows the graceful architecture of Maidenhead Bridge, distinguished by its elegant arches, striking stonework and fine balustrade.

A toll bridge was erected 1864-65 to connect the village with Lancashire. The original toll bridge still stands over the old course of the Mersey.

The bridge was designed by the splendidly named Marriott Ogle Tarbotton, the Corporation Engineer, to succeed a medieval stone bridge, itself a successor to the first wooden one built in

The bridge was a favourite place where people could stop for a chat, or simply sit and watch the world go by.

The Portland stone bridge, built in 1813, carries the main road from Poole to Wimborne on the far bank of the River Stour.

Uniquely for London bridges, the bascules of Tower Bridge can be raised or lowered to permit the passage of high-peaked vessels.

Essex Bridge was built by the Earls of Essex of Chartley to provide access for hunting parties to Cannock Chase.

Uniquely for London bridges, the bascules of Tower Bridge can be raised or lowered to permit the passage of high-peaked vessels.

In the days of Leland, that well-travelled topographer, the Severn was tidal at this point and large vessels reached the bridge at Upton; the bridge was the only crossing point on the river, apart from

Another view of Harrison Stickle, highest of the Langdale Pikes, this time from the valley at the bridge near the Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, a favourite haunt of walkers and climbers.

Gnosall also had two canal-side pubs, the Boat Inn by Bridge No 34, and the Navigation Inn by Bridge No 35.

Although the Transporter Bridge had opened in 1905 vehicular crossing wasn't easy and the presence of the bridge did not, at that time, encourage growth within the town.

East of Sandy, the small village of Sutton is distinguished by its narrow medieval pack-horse bridge which took pedlars and carriers' pack ponies dry-shod past the ford, which is still in use today.

Cowan Bridge lies two miles from Kirkby Lonsdale.

Boroughbridge, to the southeast of Ripon, dates back to Norman times, when a bridge was constructed over the Ure. It was then known as Burgbridge, the borough on the bridge.

Sidford's 12th-century packhorse bridge was built because the ford in question was proving difficult for horses; only the north parapet remains of the original structure.