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This is the River Deben, viewed from near the Sailing Club House looking downstream towards White House; Waldringfield is to the right and Petistree Hall, in Sutton, is over to the left.

Following the death of the owner, the site was acquired by the town and first opened to the public in 1960.

Further south, High Street opens up to the river, the buildings terminating in an elegant early 19th-century five-storey warehouse with a hipped roof: more like a very tall villa than a warehouse.

Only a solitary punt and a small rowing dinghy occupy the 267ft-long lock on this summer day. Beyond the lock gates the Thames will carry the boats down to Laleham and Chertsey.

The turning for Glebe Road is by the double-fronted house in the centre, and the National Provincial Bank was later built on the opposite corner.

A closer view of the transept.

The large half-timbered building on the left with its awnings out was built in the mid-1890s, and became the local branch of F W Woolworths.

In the 1890s there were several tramway schemes to link Southport to Lytham St Anne's, though the real fly in the ointment was bridging the River Ribble.

On 18 July 1844 the London and North Western Railway Company began work to extend the railway from Lancaster to Carlisle.

The elegant, classical façade of the Shire Hall has dominated the Market Square since it was built in 1798, replacing an earlier Elizabethan hall.

The Exeter Ship Canal, five miles long, reaches the sea at Topsham, and was built in 1564-6 after the building of a bridge at Countess Wear stopped the use of the river for trade.

From this view it is obvious that the town occupies a ridge between the two rivers: the land drops to the Great Ouse (see the previous views) and to the Ouzel, as we see here - this view was

Completed in 1868, the Infirmary was designed by Gilbert Scott, whose other major work at this time was the hotel at St Pancras Railway station in London.

We start with the White Hart (left); then comes A J White, watch and clockmaker (the other half of the building was Barclay's Bank, open on Wednesdays), George Howe, draper and grocer, Adam's, baker and

The Lloyds Bank to the left of the road is still in existence and bears a commemorative plaque to Gwen John and her brother Augustus John, both artists.

Comparing this to picture D83053, we can see that the decorators have changed position. The painter is now 'footing' the ladder for his colleague.

We can see the Midland (HSBC) Bank to the front right and the National Provincial (NatWest) to the far left.

The Bon Marche on Bethcar Street was a large general department store, selling practically anything.

The River Lea, part of the Leesic Navigation, runs for a long distance parallel to the New River.

Nine miles from York on the road to Leeds, Tadcaster was once the Roman outpost of Calcaria.

Despite the fact that post-war rationing was still in force, this market town was thriving. On the left is an optician's, A Bateman's.

This photograph shows the view south across Devonshire Street into King Street. Half hidden by the Musgrave monument is Graham's grocers, established in 1793.

The flour and malting mills on the far bank dominate this peaceful riverside scene.

Looking along the Broomielaw towards Clyde Street this picture gives us a good view of the railway bridge serving Central Station, whilst immediately behind it work is underway on rebuilding Glasgow Bridge