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Further along the north bank the Thames passes Chelsea's Cheyne Walk.

Houses line the left hand bank. In the foreground are examples of the tub boats mentioned earlier.

Next door is the National Provincial Bank branch, with the tailoring and foot- wear stores of Barnes further along the parade of shops.

Here, a little south of Cookham, is the My Lady Ferry with the lock-keeper's cottage on the far bank.

Set on the banks of the Tennant Canal, the Abbey was founded in 1130 by the Norman baron Richard de Granville. John Leland, in the 16th century, described the abbey as 'the fairest in all Wales'.

The new W H Smith building, near left, had replaced the bank since 1926.

Set on the banks of the Tennant Canal, the Abbey was founded in 1130 by the Norman baron Richard de Granville. In the 16th century, John Leland described the abbey as 'the fairest in all Wales'.

Tree-lined, and with lush green river banks, the River Ribble runs through pretty villages and on to Clitheroe, joining with the River Calder and the River Hodder.

This view looks from the Canch banks towards the modernist library.

The popular General Stores stands on the corner with the District Bank opposite.

Viewing platforms can still be seen on each bank. The first Oxford v Cambridge boat race took place here in 1829.

The gardens behind Bank House, situated in the lower High Street, were given to the town of Stroud in 1930 by Mr Ernest Winterbotham, and were intended as a quiet corner where shop workers could enjoy

In the distance is the bank of the sand dunes.

On the left is the Bank of 1903, with columns between the windows and circular fanlights.

The ornate building on the right, occupied by the Midland Bank at the time this photograph was taken, is still there, but it is now Hamiltons, a pub and wine bar.

The Flower House on the corner became a bank in more recent years, while Wheelers car showroom on the right was demolished in the early 1970s and replaced by offices.

Next to the Trustee Savings Bank is an alley, down which I used to go to school. It led into Obelisk Street. Tolley, the first shop, used to produce their own soft drinks on the premises.

Written records of St Mary's Church date back to 1210. The High Street is remarkably quiet, but it is captured at a time of largely horse-drawn transport.

By the time of this photograph, the river was being used more and more for pleasure: streamlined boats are moored by the bank, and a canoe with its lone occupant is heading towards Lendal Bridge

The thatched extension at this end of the medieval High Bank has since been demolished. The street is now a cul-de-sac, following the opening of the by-pass in the 1980s.

The village street shown in this picture is now a busy part of the town.The two cars, a motor cycle and one bicycle reflect a slower pace of life.The bank, with its solid door, is half hidden by

This view, taken in the same year as 41713, looks northwards from beside the north bank of the pond.

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 corner building had the plaster removed in 1932, when it became Barclay's Bank. The Market Cross can just be seen in the distance.