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The road to Swindon from Beckhampton pass- es through Avebury village and the Neolithic stone circle and henge (bank and ditch).

Later used as an area office by Courage until 1978, the whole site has now been redeveloped as the main local branch of Barclay's Bank, although the original façade has been retained.

Possibly the most obvious are the loss of the cinema on the opposite side of the road from Lloyd's Bank (H276053, in the mid distance, right) and the rebuilding of the church (H276132, right)

From the river bank near the Leander Club we can look across to the river front of Henley and imagine its bankside wharfs alive with the shouts of bargees and watermen loading their barges, with

The National Westminster Bank (extreme right) is next door to a seed merchant, still an important trader in a country town before seeds were brightly packaged and sold by garden centres.

The pretty village of Thorp Arch with its green, Manor House and old mill leads down to the banks of the Wharfe, with the bridge (1772) carrying the road to Boston Spa.

The entire complex comprises an outer circular bank with an inner ditch. Inside was a great stone circle enclosing two smaller circles.

Possibly the most obvious are the loss of the cinema on the opposite side of the road from Lloyd's Bank (H276053, in the mid distance, right) and the rebuilding of the church (H276132, right)

For a while, the mansio and its attendant shops were surrounded by a series of banks and ditches.

Safer livings were gained beyond river and sea when commercial growth pro- vided jobs in hotels, houses, shops, clubs and banks.

Children of the famous Gurney family (one of the founders of Barclays' Bank) stayed in lodgings in this street, on the site of the present Boots the chemist.

Today, we know these as the site of Carlisle Castle and, across the narrow valley, Stanwix Bank.

Ye Olde Tobacco Shoppe (left) was the home of blacksmith Samuel Govier, who provided the artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler with a back room for his studio.

This was produced from willow and alder, which was readily available from the river banks. The river also provided water-power for the mills and transport for barges.

linked the north end of the bridge to the Saltmarket (originally called the Waulcergait (street of the wool- scourers), while the Drygate ran east from the cathedral and terminated on the west bank

Martins Bank (right) was acquired by Barclays in 1969. The elms on the left of Chapel Lane were removed in 1975 because of the ravages of Dutch elm disease.

linked the north end of the bridge to the Saltmarket (originally called the Waulcergait (street of the wool- scourers), while the Drygate ran east from the cathedral and terminated on the west bank

The Art-Deco electricity showrooms reopened as part of the Litten Tree chain, now the Vestry, and the former NatWest Bank became the Old Banker; a few days later, hearing people giggle, the management

Next to the Cock is Barclays Bank, built by Sharples, Exton and Lucas in 1841. Next-door-but-one to Barclays is the establishment of William Payne, an agricultural, veterinary and dispensing chemist.

The National Westminster Bank (extreme right) is next door to a seed merchant, still an important trader in a country town before seeds were brightly packaged and sold by garden centres.

Wood Green Farm still cultivates acres of pasture on the north bank of the Severn as far as Burlish Top, but changes came about after World War II.

In 1846 Glasgow's relentless expansion (James Mackay) These remains are situated on the banks of the River Kelvin east of the Botanic Gardens.

Beyond, Lloyds Bank (established 1835) remains, with the 15th-century Star Hotel visible behind. The pillar box (right) still stands, but Hepworth's has become Superdrug.

Farther west on the south bank the great Princes Dock was filled in and became the site for the Glasgow Garden Festival of 1988, exactly a century after Glasgow had hosted the first of its four