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The modern houses (left) are down towards Merriott Bridge. Dugberry Hill is on the skyline (right of church tower).

The old redundant 17th-century bridge over the Test now lies on the north side of the main road.

The whole area shown in these two photographs vanished when the new bridge over the river and the new Churchill Road were built to ease congestion in the town centre in 1971.

The old Roman road drops steeply down onto the green, via a bridge over the short river from Semer Water, two miles away.

Not far from the cafe is the four-arch sandstone bridge over the Derwent, built in 1775 by York architect John Carr.

This road takes its name from the bridge over the River Colne, visible in the foreground of the picture.

The bridge in the foreground has been rebuilt, and many more trees have grown and matured along the banks of the stream.

A vessel passes close to Walton Locks and Warrington Wharf before negotiating the Chester Road Swing Bridge.

It takes its name from the Oldbourne Bridge which once spanned the Fleet River. At the foot of the picture is a brewer's dray with stretched canvas tilt.

The Battle of Powick Bridge took place nearby in 1642 and, more importantly, much of the action of the Battle of Worcester in 1651 took place on and around this site.

A fishing boat lies in the tidal section of the canal that linked it to the River Nene, which can be seen under Sluice Bridge.

The corner of Eastgate Street and Bridge Street. The buildings are from the Victorian half-timber revival period, designed by T M Lockwood in 1888. This area of the city is known as The Cross.

A little further downstream, just through the railway bridge, the view down river from the Staines bank has changed; now there is extensive housing development on both banks, much fortunately still hidden

The bridge left of centre and above the amusement arcade is over the narrow canal lock which gives access to Stourport Basin and the excellent collection of buildings there.

Steps lead up to a passenger bridge crossing over the busy Pier Hill.The small Aquarium was a popular attraction at this time, with the box office to the left selling tickets for pier entertainments

Although the stream looks placid enough, it is prone to flooding: after a particularly severe inundation in 1962, the bridge was altered to ease the water flow.

Stand on the toll bridge by Eling Tide Mill, where this photograph was taken, and you will see that the tall chimney on the left has gone, as have many of the other industrial units seen in this photograph

This view, looking west from the present Caversham Bridge past the Reading Rowing Club behind the coach, shows well the flat south bank in contrast to the steep and heavily treed Caversham bank.

Many of its buildings are influenced by 17th-century Dutch architecture, including the bridge, which was passed under by many boatmen using the canal.

This spot, where the road west from Clitheroe crosses the Ribble, was once known as Eadsford, the bridge from which the photograph was taken being built over an ancient ford.

The brick bridge was built by a former rector, Charles Francis, in the earlier 19th century.

Maidstone Bridge, which spans the River Medway, lies at the bottom of the hill.

After a serious fire in 1975, the 18th-century building with the black cross facing us at the end of Bridge Street, formerly the Crown Inn, was demolished; this caused a major outcry.

The whole area shown in these two photographs vanished when the new bridge over the river and the new Churchill Road were built to ease congestion in the town centre in 1971.