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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.

There were mills along the banks of the Dee until 1909.

The village stands on the north bank of Doulting Water, also known as the River Sheppey. Thus the name of the village may also derive from the words 'dun', meaning 'a hill', and 'dwr', 'water'.

The construction workyard on the Devon bank has been cleared, but the wooden ketch 'Garlandstone' can be seen being built at James Goss's shipyard just behind the viaduct.

At this end was Mick Ellis the tailor, and at the other was Barclay's Bank. The 15th-century Red Lion, beyond, closed in 2000. Next door was Watson's the chemists.

The grassy banks remain, but they have been straightened and tamed.

On weekdays, the main railway line from the Rhondda valley to Barry carried coal to the docks, but it was used on Sundays and bank holidays by excursion trains to the seaside.

The banks of the Bure here are pitted with artificial basins, where boats lie up in safety during the long months of winter.

A motor cruiser chugs its way along the north bank.

The brook here somehow appears to be little cared for, with its chipped concrete posts arrayed along weedy banks.

Behind us stretches a shingle bank down to Orford and beyond, where the Alde meets the sea.

Martin's Bank (left) is now Barclays, and some of the buildings on the right have been demolished and replaced with more modern ones.

Dedicated to the memory of Sir Winston Churchill, this long, narrow garden is a delight to visit in spring when the high banks are a mass of flowers.

Market Hill House, Grade II* listed (centre), has had a variety of uses over the years: a doctor's house, a dormitory for St Mary's School and bank premises.

Today it is home to a branch of the National Westminster Bank.

The Co-operative Society has replaced Barton and Sons; next door is now Lloyds Bank, and then Boots. The Corn Exchange has its gates open.

A rough load of timber has been stacked on the banks awaiting collection.

This view is from the footway outside Lloyds Bank. On the right is what was once the most important building in the town: the Railway Institute, built by the directors of the railway.

The Natwest bank to its right is over-scaled 1930s Neo-Georgian, while to the left of the White Hart two buildings have recently also been replaced in pallid Neo-Georgian.

The rotunda (now occupied by a bank) can be seen on the left. It was built in 1826, and was a concert hall and ballroom.

In the 19th century, New Street became a banking location. The Cloth Hall was demolished amid much controversy in 1930 to make way for the new supercinema, the Ritz.

The bridge is late 18th-century, but the central date plaque seen here from the north-east bank on the Sandy side of the river is illegible. To the right is the garden of Ivel Cottage.

The tiny hamlet of Leigh lies on the east bank of the River Severn, perched on land just high enough to raise it from the floodplain, a few miles north-west of Cheltenham.

This lovely view of the Promenade looks north towards Hest Bank, with the Central Pier in the background.