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A ferry was first recorded as being in use here in 1323, and when the idea for a footbridge was first mooted there was a great deal of opposition.

In the middle distance can be seen Queen's Bridge over the River Lagan, and beyond is industrial Belfast hard at work.

Field Marshal Conway's great 18th-century landscape improve- ments and garden buildings in the grounds of Park Place included the rustic boulder-bedecked bridge on the right, carrying the Wargrave

Powick's older bridge was the scene of a Civil War battle in 1651 when Royalist troops under Montgomery held it for two hours against superior Parliamentary forces.

Originally, 18th-century Gwy House in Bridge Street was a privately owned family home.

The Clayhithe ferry ceased operating in 1875 when a company was formed to replace it with an iron bridge to be maintained by tolls. The Cam Sailing Boat and Motor Boat clubs now use the old moorings.

Below Acle bridge a provisioner brings supplies of fruit, vegetables, milk (in churns) and other essentials to holidaymakers and people living on houseboats such as this one on the right.

In this photograph the cottages had only recently had their thatch replaced and the wall, next to the woman with the dog, rebuilt.

This view shows Bridge Street on the north bank of the Kennet and Avon canal.

Here we see the junction of the Hathersage road and the road leading down to the bridge over the Derwent.

The medieval bridge over the River Ouse was started in 1332 to connect Huntingdon with Godmanchester, and the respective authorities paid for three arches - note the different styles - with the builders

The lush fields are clear to see, as is the bridge, Raleigh Cabinet Works, and the estuary. The sandbars visible even at half tide illustrate why shipping to the town was lost.

This elegant suspension bridge, built over the Menai Strait by Thomas Telford as part of his Holyhead Road, gave its name to the little town on the northern side of the narrow strait, between the island

This traffic-free view of the town centre from Bridge Street conveys the history and feel of the place instantly.

Tragically the left hand side of the road was demolished in the 1960s and replaced by appaling flat-roofed buildings.

Here we see pupils at play in the street outside the old school at Whaley Bridge. Note the pinafore-wearing girls and the white starched collars of the boys.

A family picnic by the five-arched bridge originally built in the 16th century over the River Leven.

This building is the last remnant of the Tannery, and still stands east of the bridge opposite Greenaway's car park.

The medieval bridge over the River Ouse.

This general view of the river near Potter Heigham bridge clearly illustrates the flat and treeless banks of the river.

This pretty river between Coltishall and Aylsham has three locks and seven bridges, creating quite a bit of work for the boat crews.

The Clydach River is a tributary of the Usk, and joins it between Abergavenny and Crickhowell.

What appears to be a statue projecting above the Wilton Bridge is, in fact, a sundial. The clock looks in four different directions and there are metal gnomons on each face.

Branthwaite Brow is one of the three streets which meet Kent Street as it leads up the steep hill opposite Miller Bridge. The others are Finkle Street and Stramongate.