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Early bridges along the Ribble were swept away in floods, and there are many records of flood damage.

The Old Quay Swing Bridge opens by pivoting on the pier on the left hand side of the canal.

A view of the southeast side of Bridge Street. While many of the buildings on the right remain, several were pulled down in the 1980s and their sites now form part of a supermarket car park.

This view was taken from immediately by Burford Bridge, in the public park on the Oxfordshire bank.

The Ministry of Works had the moat dug out again in 1909-10, and discovered Henry VIII's bridge.

In this village churchyard there is a 19th-century memorial to thirty hop pickers who drowned when their cart slipped over a crumbling bridge and dragged them into the depths of the River Medway.

This picture shows the approach to the gatehouse by way of a bridge over the dry ditch defence.

Duplicating an earlier shot from 1897, this view is looking westwards up East Street from the River Asker and East Bridge.

Another view along the Welland towards Town Bridge, over which the old Great North Road crossed into Lincolnshire.

A pedestrian footbridge known as Haugh Bridge on the left offers some protection on the sharp bend, and a strongly flowing stream runs under the road at this point.

But why have a turnpike from Sheet Bridge to the bridge to Portsmouth in the first place?

In this view from the river bridge Latimer House can be glimpsed throught the trees. The water splash is the weir which dams the park lake in which fishermen cast flies for trout.

This elegant stone building was designed by Henry Holland and built in 1794, replacing an earlier timber-framed inn nearer the bridge.

Victorian engineering may have had its successes with its railways, bridges and steamships, but not every invention made it into the handbook or classic designs.

Scott also rebuilt the river bridge in 1864, a fine red brick one in a medieval style, seen here from the south by the Thames. We can just see the church spirelet.

Roads pass by leading to Dunsop Bridge and Slaidburn. The young John Bright attended school here to improve his knowledge and physique.

This picture postcard village is strung out along the road, with the River Darent running through it and under the 15th-century humpbacked bridge (seen here behind the horse and cart) alongside a ford

De Vaux Place 1928 On the Salisbury side of Harnham Bridge, De Vaux Place leads to The Close - the Harnham Gate is at the far end of the wall.

This view shows Brook Street with its cantilever railway bridge, removed after the line closed between Ilkley and Morecambe.

Boroughbridge dates back to Norman times, when a bridge was constructed over the River Ure. In 1322 the Earl of Lancaster sought refuge in the local church following his defeat by Edward II.

The Floating Bridge was for many the only way to cross the river at this point. This 1950s photograph somehow captures the spirit of that austere period following the war.

Higher Mill stood midway between Jericho (centre) and Horn Bridge.

Stevens's Boatyard on the east end of Nag's Head Island also incorporated the landing stage for the Crown and Thistle Hotel in Bridge Street, some hundred yards away from the river.

This view is from the Buckinghamshire bank, looking north from the A4 Bath Road immediately east of the bridge.