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It is a Celtic name, and it describes the river well. Rising on Lamb Hill Fell, the river now runs into the Stock Reservoir and then resumes its wandering in North Lancashire.

'Chain Bridge was a great attraction for me and my friends. We always built a hut in the woods — and would like to have slept there, but weren't allowed to.

The view from the suspension bridge looking toward the entrance lock to the Floating Harbour, and the junction lock of the New Cut and the Cumberland Basin.

The 'jungle' bridges were to divert youngsters away from the formal flower gardens - and to give the adults a rest.

The trees and vegetation on the far bank make this an archetypal English setting. This view is taken to the south of the bridge in Bakewell.

This packhorse bridge was originally built in the 10th century as a wooden structure and progressed to this design 200 years later.

'Chain Bridge was a great attraction for me and my friends. We always built a hut in the woods — and would like to have slept there, but weren't allowed to.

Hayling is linked to the mainland by a concrete road bridge that opened in 1956, replacing the wooden toll bridge.

Here a carter waits patiently while his horse rests and drinks from the river under the bridge. In the background is the Old George.

'Chain Bridge was a great attraction for me and my friends. We always built a hut in the woods — and would like to have slept there, but weren't allowed to.

Children fish for minnows, adults relax and enjoy the waterside scene. Behind the Edwardian bandstand is the suspension bridge across the river to Queen's Park.

In this view the pub, the river, and both bridges can all be seen. Note the pole sign for the pub standing in the river.

In this view the pub, the river, and both bridges can all be seen. Note the pole sign for the pub standing in the river.

Robert Louis Stevenson was a frequent visitor to Bridge of Allan when the town was a popular Victorian spa complete with pump room and baths.

Construction of the bridge commenced in November 1882. The first test trains ran from January 1890, and the official opening took place on 4 March 1890.

The photographer must have felt far from the rumblings of war, and even more so with subjects as beautiful as this fine old stone bridge that spans the Lledr River.

Note the stone bridge, tumbledown building and the solitary boy in the foreground.

This view looks up towards the market place and the bridge. The photographer was probably standing outside the old school, now the home of the March & District Museum.

This is all pedestrianised now, and no double decker bus is to be seen in this part of the High Street. The High Street is in fact the Roman Ermine Street, and it goes all the way through the city.

The Bridge Inn still stands on the corner, and although now rendered and painted white with new windows, it is easily identified with the building we see in the photograph.

Just beyond the bridge is the delightfully named Hills and Partridges Lock.

The lower water level is revealing more of the bridge piers. 'Thomas Butcher' to the right has been redeveloped and the steps are no longer to be seen.

Taken from the Grammar School bridge, this tranquil view shows the gardens in their role as a public park, with visitors watching the swans and sitting in the sun.

The ancient - and only - river crossing for vehicles in Bakewell is illustrated here. The five-arch bridge dates from the 13th century, although it has been widened and improved down the years.