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In this idyllic scene much loved by artists and photographers, the River Usk wends its way through wooded banks away from Abergavenny and flows on to join the Severn beyond Newport.

In this idyllic scene much loved by artists and photographers, the River Usk wends its way through wooded banks away from Abergavenny and flows on to join the Severn beyond Newport.

The tiny settlement of Bantham, with its passenger ferry and boat-houses, clings to the eastern bank of the Avon where the river makes one last sweeping curve before meeting the sea.

A ferry crosses the Exe from here to the village of Starcross on the opposite bank.

An idyllic scene: flowers in the foreground, the lake and the boat house against a setting of trees and shrubs — but the chimney of Bank Hall Colliery is a reminder that we are in Burnley.

The Midland Bank and Woolworth's store draw the eye into this photograph of a remarkably traffic-free Square.

This view looks downstream to the Rush Cutters pub from the south bank. The boating business is still there; it is now called Hearts Cruises, and has a wider range of boats than in 1919.

West Street is now pedestrianised, but the Chart and Lawrence department store and Lloyds Bank on the opposite corner are still trading.

Here we see East Mill and its mill pool, looking eastwards from the north bank of River Asker, towards houses beside East Road (centre).

The Midland Bank occupies the site of Scales' boot and shoe shop and Spencer & Co's grand frontage has fallen victim to an infestation of 'Magnet Ales' signs on behalf of the Wheat Sheaf.

Here we see the peaceful banks of the New River, with houseboats and leisure craft moored alongside.

On the right of the photograph are various businesses, including Barclays Bank, a tobacconist, a hardware store and a dairy.

Boys fish beside the lode that was once busy with barges. On the opposite bank is a typical fen farmhouse with a steep roof and tall parapet gables. Boats were loaded at Hythe Lane.

These houses and shops were built on the old green when the railway cut through the village in c1850. Lloyds Bank occupies a house and shop combined (right), and next door is the Plough pub.

An obelisk 265 yards below the lock marks the boundary of the jurisdiction of the Port of London Authority and the Environment Agency.

Here we see East Mill and its mill pool, looking eastwards from the north bank of River Asker, towards houses beside East Road (centre).

St Vincent's Place was right in the commercial heart of the city with the National Bank, the Royal Exchange, the Stock Exchange, and the Athenaeum club all nearby.

Dittisham is one of the larger villages along the steeply wooded banks of the romantic Dart estuary. A foot ferry takes passengers across the river to Greenway, once the home of Dame Agatha Christie.

Many places stake a claim to be either the burial place of King Arthur or the site of his last battle. His last battle was at Camlann, whose name means crooked bank, or glen.

Many places stake a claim to be either the burial place of King Arthur or the site of his last battle. His last battle was at Camlann, whose name means crooked bank, or glen.

There were a whole range of shops along the Broadway, ranging from a chemist's, a sweet shop, a gentlemen's outfitter's, a garage, a bank and the gas showroom, but competition was to follow from

The round house on the north bank of the river was a popular bathing spot.

This view looks downstream to the Rush Cutters pub from the south bank. The boating business is still there; it is now called Hearts Cruises, and has a wider range of boats than in 1919.

An evangelical mission wagon lies idle in the quiet village street. This large parish runs along the eastern bank of the Severn for several miles.