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Shap Abbey, near the banks of the River Lowther, was founded by the 'white canons' of the Premonstratensian order at the end of the 12th century, but it was dissolved, like so many others, in 1540.

The pier survived a £2 million blaze on August Bank Holiday Monday 1989, and is a commercial success.

Here, we are on the tow path along the west bank, looking north towards Christchurch Meadow; it is the end of May, and the annual Eights Week, when the college boats race each other, is in full swing.

Here, we are on the tow path along the west bank, looking north towards Christchurch Meadow; it is the end of May, and the annual Eights Week, when the college boats race each other, is in full swing.

At the west end of Lumley Road there were a few shops in 1899, but the view is utterly transformed now from Roman Bank, a reference to the old Roman sea wall.

The weir, a mile up the river from Totnes Bridge, was built in 1581 to provide water for the town mills, and marks the end of the freshwater Dart - below here the river is tidal.

The post office, now Swan Cottage, displayed advertisements for Walls ice cream and Bird's Eye frozen foods.

The Thames is crowded with all sorts of small craft; it is probably a bank holiday.

Here, seen from the tow path along the west bank, looking north towards Christchurch Meadow, the annual Eights Week is in full swing at the end of May when the college boats race each other.

The lake, originally the reservoir for the cotton mill at the far end, was used for boating and swimming, whilst sunbathers and picnickers enjoyed its wooded banks.

Lympstone suffered economic depression at the end of the Napoleonic Wars when its shipbuilding yards closed.

The tree is at the east end of the churchyard.

The building on the left was a non-conformist chapel and bears the date 1668, whilst hidden at the end is the Calf's Head.

We are looking from the west end of Market Hill into Friars Street.

The post office, now Swan Cottage, displayed advertisements for Walls ice cream and Bird's Eye frozen foods.

The celebrated village of Cookham, a mile or so south of Bourne End, is seen here from the boatyard on the Buckinghamshire bank, although curiously until 1992 a strip of about 30 feet along

The old King's Arms opened in 1749, and opposite is the Black Bull, dating back to 1758.

On the left, Marks and Spencer established a bazaar in 1932, later enlarging and heightening the building several times.

Their natural curiosity led them to their death at the end of the funnel-like decoy pipe, whose entrance is to the right of the boathouse on the opposite bank.

Cattle seek the summer shade and the cool waters of the Bourne at this ancient farm.

Just two years after the new pavilion's opening, a disaster was averted when bravery and decisive action prevented a blaze reaching it.

West Byfleet is more stylish with its architecturally-considered parade of shops and flats: this is quite a successful composition, with occasional timber-framed accents.

On the left outside Rodber's furniture and floor coverings shop can be seen tables, beds and a chest of drawers, and also their delivery van.

At the opposite end of Chapel Lane stands the post office (left), which originally offered a full counter service, but is now relegated to sorting and parcels distribution.