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This photograph shows the old four-arched bridge over the estuary. There has been a crossing here since the 10th century. In the background, hedges snake their way up over the slopes.

Down river from Bishop's Bridge in Norwich is Pull's Ferry, a 15th century water-gate.

The bridge was formally opened with great pomp and ceremony on 30 June 1894. The flags are flying on the steamers, one of which is being hauled along by a tugboat.

The old bridge had something of a reputation for being haunted. It was the scene of many grisly executions in former times, where hapless criminals were hanged from the parapet and left to rot.

The lifting bridge was opened by the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VII, in 1894. During the first year of operation it was raised more than 6,000 times for shipping.

We are looking from the bridge by the railway. The road is devoid of both people and traffic – is it early morning?

The bridge which carries the A6 over the River Derwent can be seen in the background of this photograph.

The tributary Marske Beck flows between the church and Marske Hall, and is crossed by Marske Bridge, a medieval ribbed structure.

The village was confined to the south bank of the river; the development of the north bank did not take place until the building of the Victoria Bridge.

The village was confined to the south bank of the river; the development of the north bank did not take place until the building of the Victoria Bridge.

The location is the Nickle Landing Stage, near Newby Bridge, at the southern end of the lake, where it narrows to enter the River Leven.

The Bridge Hotel, which here stands squarely in the background at the end of the footpath, burnt down in 1987 and has not been replaced.

Along the line is the ninety-nine-arch bridge containing 800 million bricks.

The bridge is more than over 2,760 yards long, including the approach viaducts, giving a clear headway at high water of 150 ft. The steel towers stand 360 ft high and are supported on granite piers.

This is a wonderful old view of bygone years, with the old mill, the bridge and longhorn cattle crossing the river. The name Sturry means 'Stour-y', on or by the Stour.

The location is the Nickle Landing Stage, near Newby Bridge, at the southern end of the lake, where it narrows to enter the River Leven.

seems to rise out of the castle keep in front of it, but it illustrates the strategic siting of the castle, overlooking the entire sweep of the approaches to the important crossing point at Rochester Bridge

If the crew had not lowered the mast of the boat in the foreground, the 14th-century bridge with a headroom of only 7ft would have done the job for them.

The bridge over the River Derwent at Rowsley was built in the early 17th century, and still carries today's busy traffic on the A6 trunk road.

Here past the beck is Bridge Cottage on the right, and hidden behind the left-hand tree is the 12th-century church of St John the Baptist.

Across the river is neighbouring Streatley, linked to Goring by an old wooden bridge until it was replaced in the 1920s.

The ferry across the Ouse played an important part in village life until the bridge in the foreground was built at the end of the 19th century.

A radically transformed settlement now, with the bridge long rebuilt, Bathpool is just off the modern road built to link the town with the M5's Junction 25.

The three-arched, balustraded bridge at Shillingford dates back to 1827 and carries the Wallingford to Thame road over the river. The road was turnpiked in 1764.