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It is separated from the enclosed village green by the Winn Brook, which is spanned by five little bridges before it reaches the Exe.

We can just see the swing bridge in the background. Note the unusual buoys to which some of the yachts are tied.

The medieval bridge stands on the site of a ford, once the only crossing between Rochester and Maidstone. The Carmelite friary, rededicated in 1949, is now a place of pilgrimage.

Just beyond the bridge is the delightfully named Hills and Partridges Lock.

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

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

Frith's photographer has moved beyond Boatslide Weir Bridge to the bank to look at the weir itself. The chains on posts are still here to protect rowers from the hazards of the weir.

We can just see the swing bridge in the background. Note the unusual buoys to which some of the yachts are tied.

The bridge, built in 1848, carried the Great Northern Railway main line from Grimsby to London King's Cross (via Peterborough), but since the Beeching cuts it now only carries the Skegness to Nottingham

The curious Mathematical Bridge across the Cam, built on geometric principles, and originally held together - so the story goes - without any fixing devices.

Powick is best known for the Battle of Powick Bridge, the first skirmish of the Civil War in 1642.

The photograph does not quite capture the Bridge End Inn on the extreme right.

In 1800, Aberaeron was little more than a farm and inn by the main coast road where a bridge crossed the Aeron.

Built around 1840 to carry the London and North Western railway line north through Lancashire, this splendid six-arch bridge strides across the River Wyre just below Scorton Lakes.

The Gate leads directly to Harnham Bridge over the River Avon.

Winter skaters used to risk their lives on the thin ice, and fishing from the bridge has long been a popular activity here.

After the construction of the bridges over the Straits and the opening of the railway, Bangor grew from a 19th-century town of only 93 houses into a thriving holiday resort.

Indeed, the only Thames-side development has been between Caversham and Reading bridges. This has conserved the openness of the river banks which play a central role in the town's leisure.

Reading Bridge is an elegant reinforced concrete one, with a single main span and Brunel-like arches on each bank. Opened in 1923, it is an examplar of what can be done in the material.

This view looks up Highbridge Street from the river bridge to the Abbey church and its impressive 16th-century west tower.

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 photographer looks west from Hammersmith Bridge along Lower Mall, a good jumble of 18th-, 19th- and 20th-century building, including the well-known Doves pub.

A narrow path leads through trees and across a small humpbacked bridge to the attractive shingle-spired church. The church is 15th-century, but its interior is much more recent.

Taken from the roof of Bridge Building, this shows the heart of Barnstaple. Holy Trinity Church tower is prominent; to its left is a conical shaped roof.