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Whenever the Chester Road and Northwich Road swing-bridges are opened to allow ships to pass along the Manchester Ship Canal, Warrington grinds to a halt; traffic tails back for hundreds of yards either

Frith's photographer was looking back through the carriageway towards Church Street straight ahead.

Frith's photographer was looking back through the carriageway towards Church Street straight ahead.

Photographed in the year it was built, this church had seating for 800 people, and a commodious schoolroom at the back.

This is still referred to as the 'new church'—religion in this area goes back 4000 years. The first Christian church at Newers Wood had a moat.

The right-hand car has a 'dickey' seat at the back, closed in the photograph.

When Sarah Bernhardt was engaged to play the female lead in 'The Lady of the Camellias', she had so much difficulty in making herself heard that she walked out at the end of the first act and never went back

Purchased back by Sir Fitzroy Maclean, Duart has been completely restored.

The Churchwardens' Accounts date back to 1385, and are amongst the earliest in England. On the left is the classic small town grocer's, its windows heaving with tins, jars and bottles.

The workers were demanding a rise from 8s to 12s per week and although most of them got what they wanted, by 1846 the average weekly local wage was back to 8s.

Newmarket's connection with the sport dates back to the time of Charles II, although it was not until the reign of Victoria that horse racing received its biggest boost, promoted by her son the Prince

An obliging servant stepped into the water offering to piggy-back the king across —hence Kingsbridge. The parish church, seen here in the distance, is dedicated to St Edmund the Martyr.

Here, the old core of the village, clustered around St Martin's parish church, backed by Belle Isle and Claiffe Heights, is being admired by three elegantly dressed ladies.

St Mary's Church by the charming village green is home to a famous brass dating back to 1306 of Robert de Setvans portraying a military knight.

Prior to the public opening, local dignitaries were invited on a trial run aboard the Daimler bus to Painswick, where they took lunch in The Falcon (right) before the journey back.

The hills at the back are Mellor Knott and, to the left, Totridge Fell, along which the old border looped, climbing from the river to follow the watershed.

The town, once an important centre for the woollen trade, has many fine golden Cotswold stone buildings dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries, when many affluent wool merchants made their home here

Beyond the hotel building is Day's Mill, with St George's church a little back to the left. The cottage in the foreground shows an unusual method of loft ventilation.

The building dates back to the 1930s; soaring above it is the distinctive 182-ft high tower, visible from many parts of the city.

Remains of a Roman villa were found during the building of the Hotel, which takes Eastbourne's origins back much further.

Back uphill, past Marlborough Buildings, we reach St James Square, altogether more conventional.

Back across the river, via the Batheaston toll bridge, follow the Avon south before turning right to Monkton Combe, a delightful village nestling in the valley of the Midford Brook.

Back in the 1960s there were as many as five shops in Nether Wallop.

It was sacrificed in a road-widening scheme, and replaced by the Fountain public house, which was set back in line with the ancient row of almshouses we see here on the left.