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These were the days when blazers and boaters were de rigeur for a trip down the river to Eccleston.

On the far side of the Severn, a boathouse and rowing boats indicate a swing to tourist trade.

Lord's Mill was one of the main watermills along the Chess south-east of Chesham and is behind the photographer who is looking over the Moor Lane bridge parapet.

Highway improvements have swept away the Italianate and balustraded mid 19th-century buildings in front of the spire, which is that of St Paul's Church. At the far right is the Swan Hotel.

Long Bridge arrives from the right.

Bridge Street is one of the main streets of the city of Chester, and still follows the original street plan laid down by the Romans.

Its name was originally 'Eadhelm's bridge', so the River Eden is named from this crossing point and not the other way around.

With a history stretching back to the Romans, and a short period as a 19th-century spa, Ilkley's situation on the edge of the famous Ilkley Moor was always its greatest asset.

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.

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

The river to the east of the church has been widened and landscaped, and bridges built to the north and south of the Churchyard.

The town, built in oolitic limestone, is a most attractive one: its streets curve up and down hill picturesquely.

The imposing Bridge House, with a datestone of 1883 (left), was originally the Conservative Club; it was later used as a youth club, and was restored in 2003 and converted into business premises.

The Chequers pub leads to the bridge over the river Teise; beyond that is the George and Dragon pub, which was rebuilt in 1882 after a fire destroyed the old inn.

port, Looe declined with the coming of the railways, though it continued to maintain a fishing fleet; there were also exports of granite from local quarries, which was used for harbours, breakwaters and

It was a popular place for holidays, even though the village had been spoiled not only by the ruins of an alum works, but by an iron bridge that carried the railway line between Whitby and Saltburn.

A train has just left Holborn Viaduct Station and thunders south over the bridge, steam ballooning out over the roofs. Below, traffic crawls miserably up Ludgate Hill.

There are roads along each bank and houses face the river, giving it a slightly Dutch feel. Indeed, there are some fine Georgian houses, particularly on the east side near the good parish church.

The hump on the horizon was the railway bridge, since levelled for a busy roundabout with five exits.

It was a popular place for holidays when this picture was taken, even though the village was disfigured by a ruin of an alum works and an iron bridge carrying the LNER railway line from Whitby to Saltburn

The wooden bridge spans the spur to the Delph. Here, iron ore deposits colour the water bright orange. There were two canal and tunnel systems, one set higher than the other.

Only this church and Westminster Abbey have the honour of holding the relics of the saint to whom it is dedicated. St Wite was killed on an Anglo-Saxon mission to Germany.

As one of four major thoroughfares leading to the Town Centre, and formerly called Tower Hill, Manchester Street's importance was typified by the presence of many privately-owned shops and businesses and

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.