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Also on the right is the arched coach entrance to the George Hotel.

The main port lay north of this point, since a medieval three- arched stone bridge blocked the further passage of tall craft upstream along the River Parrett; even in the early 20th century,

Bathpool is now very much a suburb of Taunton, with the spread of the Somerset town on one side and the M5 motorway on the other.

Bazalgette also designed the Temple Pier and its arch of 1868.

Though St Mary's contains a Norman chancel arch, much of the building dates from John Dobson's restoration of 1828-29.

The western tower was started later in 1525 with a stone base and, as at nearby Dedham, a vaulted ground floor with processional arches in the north and south sides.

The arch of this impressive monument was originally crowned by Wyatt’s colossal equestrian statue of the England’s military darling, the Iron Duke.

Spanning the narrow street of this hill-top village, which rests high on the chalk uplands overlooking the River Nar, is this monumental arch, ancient gateway to the castle, which lies ruinous close by

It began life as the Merchants' Exchange, with an open-arched arcade on the ground floor. This was blocked in 1718 when the building was converted for use as a Customs House.

The arch of this impressive monument was originally crowned by Wyatt's colossal equestrian statue of the England's military darling, the Iron Duke.

The stone, six-arched bridge was built in 1332, and was only superseded in 1975 when the new bypass flyover was built.

It is a curious fact that the side shown in the picture has thirteen arches, whilst the other side has one fewer.

Viewed from the west, the façade of the west front is dominated by the Great West Window and the Triple Arch Door.The west front of many cathedrals were intended to be showpieces.

Built in 1877 for a much smaller community, its facilities had failed to keep pace with its teaching standards.

The building on the right with the granite arch is now A R Church, an ironmonger's, but was once the Mermaid Inn and played host to the Parliamentarian General Fairfax during the Civil War.

The stone-arched building on the right was the postern tower built in 1497 on St Mary's Abbey walls; it is now an office for First York Buses.

A huge iron chandelier now hangs from the central arch.

Victoria Bridge, on the Severn Valley railway line from Bewdley to Bridgnorth, has a span of 200 feet; when it was built in 1862, it was considered the largest cast iron single arch bridge in the world

The stencil work and texts above and around the chancle arch, including the Ten Commandments, are now hidden by modern paintings of 1970 by John Ward showing scenes from the Holy Week and creating a more

In this photograph we head north-east out of Market Square along Cambridge Street, once known as Bakers Lane, a road that haas seen much change since the 1950s.

Its 16 arches vary in size, a fact that is traditionally attributed to the varying lengths of the timber used as scaffolding during its construction. It has been widened several times.

Later all the decorative work - finials, dormers, chimneys and belfry - was removed, leaving a much plainer facade, but the school survived until 1990, afterwards being adapted as Chequer

However, restoration work was carried out between 1854 and 1875, saving the Norman nave and chancel arch. The Norman-style font actually dates from 1856 and the reredos from 1910.

Moving into the Thames Estuary, the river passes Erith, a much rebuilt and rather forlorn remnant with its medieval church of St John the Baptist; the town is now joined by development inland to Bexley