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In celebration of the new crossing that carried the railway over the river, the 18th-century sandstone inn we see here was renamed The Severn Bridge Hotel in 1879.

Until 1903, Maidenhead Bridge was a toll bridge with its neat pyramid- roofed lodges either side of the gate.

From the 16th-century tower of St Andrew's Church, established by monks from Bridlington some 900 years ago, we see the bridge over the Swale and the white Bridge Inn (centre). 17th-century cottages stretch

Fore Street heads east from the Market Place to cross the River Parrett on the iron bridge dated 1883; this replaced an early Coalbrookdale cast-iron bridge of 1795.

Our photographer is standing on Doctors Bridge over the Bridgewater Canal, and High Street runs left and right from the top of the square.

From Bridge Street we head north towards Victoria Square over the Chesterfield Canal, whose bridge parapets are in the foreground.

Here we see the tram bridge, which was built in 1803. Trams had ceased running over this bridge in 1879.

This peaceful scene shows the 14th-century five-arched ragstone bridge, which is considered by some to be the finest in the south-east.

This picture shows the old road bridge, which was washed away in disastrous floods in the 1920s; the railway bridge is to its left.

A train on the Smitham railway bridge adds interest to this photograph of the northern end of Brighton Road shopping area.

Cowan Bridge is a place of pilgrimage for the Bronte Society.

This splendid branch railway ran from Ulverston to Newby Bridge and Lakeside at the foot of Windermere.

This is downstream beyond the 1813 Ouse bridge to the Embankment area, with a view of the parks and gardens mostly laid out during Joshua Hawkins's mayoralty in the 1880s.

This view looks south-west along the canal past the last lock, No 16, Hills and Partridges Lock, to Park Street Bridge. (Hills and Partridges works have now long gone.)

This view was taken looking east from Bridge Street past the bridge across the mill stream (the river itself is out of shot a hundred yards away to the right), which was dug for the abbey in the 10th century

Now we move two or three miles upstream to Colley Mill Bridge. This bridge is old and narrow, and was already controlled by traffic lights when this picture was taken.

In 1964 this beautiful and historic bridge, built in 1617, finally bent to the increase of traffic and was demolished and replaced with a modern concrete structure.

This massive medieval structure, formed of flint and ruddy Dutch bricks, squats close by the river, near Bishop Bridge.

One of the most frequently-painted sites on the Broads was the old Acle Bridge with its three arches, which we see here. The bridge has frequently been rebuilt - repairs were first recorded in 1101.

Our picture features Winter's jewellery shop and Petersgate Bridge. The bridge was built in 1868 to link the market square with St Petersgate.

This beautifully proportioned stone bridge (Y Bont Fawr means 'the big bridge'), built over the Afon Conwy in 1636, has been a well-known beauty spot and subject for artists for centuries.

Brunel estimated that the bridge would cost £52,966 to construct.

This famous bridge spans the Mawddach estuary. A train is heading south. The railway was built as part of the Cambrian railway, with two stations, Barmouth and Barmouth Junction.

This photograph looks along the Worthing road to the twin towers surmounted by lion statues of the Norfolk Suspension Bridge.