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The meeting of the rivers with their tiny bridges adds to the charm of the village and its thatched cottages. In the foreground are Closewool sheep, typical of Exmoor.

The only real change to this scene is that now there are no cars - the whole of Bridge Street up to Cathedral Square has been closed to traffic and paved over.

Plymouth and Devonport were served by a number of ferries, including these wonderful steam-powered, chain-guided floating bridges on the Torpoint service, which were capable of carrying wheeled vehicles

Bangor's main street runs between the station and the harbour, and today is partly pedestrianised. It is shown here crowded with shoppers and an early car.

A modest train of the old London & South Western puffs into Calstock station, having crossed the slender viaduct that bridges the glittering waters of the Tamar.

A competition to design its bridge was won by I K Brunel; work began in 1831, but the funds ran out, and it was not completed until 1864, after Brunel's death.

The Hall lies in a crook of the River Hodder, with a stream called Barn Gill and its waterfall in the Hall grounds. The bridge in the foreground is over the Barn Gill.

This is The South Walk, on the town side of the river, with mother and children posing for the camera. Note the fashionable outfits they are wearing.

Forever associated with its famous International Eisteddfod, Llangollen stands on the River Dee, seen here from the four-arched town bridge.

Constantine's fine terraces are built with granite dug from one of the many quarries nearby, which also furnished the stone for Waterloo Bridge.

Another fine period piece, with onlookers watching the Frith photographer, who has set up his camera where Market Hill turns sharply to descend to Fullbridge Flow Mill and a bridge over the

We are standing on the northern shore of the wide and shallow Usk, looking at the grand bridge. It is 17th-century in origin with 13 arches in total, but only 12 are visible from the west.

Pownall Bridge over the River Bollin carries the public footpath that runs from Wilmslow along the river bank to Styal.

William Hayward built the five-arched Henley Bridge in 1786 to replace an earlier wooden structure that had been swept away by floods. The cost was estimated to be about £10,000.

This prospect of the castle from the Gloucestershire side of the bridge clearly illustrates how commanding the Great Tower appears, and why the young J M W Turner was so inspired to paint

The Bere Stream, seen looking eastwards from Southbrook Bridge, towards Bedford and Jesty's watercress beds with a glimpse of Woodbury Hill (top left).

Often referred to by locals as the 'Flower Gardens' here is the same scene some 35 years after that shown in 38714 (above) and a new concrete bridge is in place.

The first structure was a toll bridge; today the river is spanned by various busy roads and a motorway - a far cry from the days centuries ago when this river and many others like it on the south coast

This section of Bridge Street has changed drastically since this view towards Market Gate was taken.

We are looking towards Telford's bridge. Load Street is short but wide. The substantial-looking structure on the right with the Doric pilasters is the Town Hall, completed in 1808.

When it was built in 1832, the Grosvenor Bridge was said to have the longest single stone arch span in Europe (200ft).

North and South Promenades had undergone great changes by this date. Ashton Gardens, mainly provided by Lord Ashton, were formerly St George's Gardens.

The Aylesbury arm of the Grand Union departs from the main line at Marsworth, and has some 16 locks in 6 miles, very narrow and not for the faint-hearted.

We are looking towards Ouse Bridge with South Esplanade on the right.