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The Bear and Billet public house in Lower Bridge Street was built in 1664; until 1867 it was the town house of the earls of Shrewsbury.

In days gone by, steamers from the resorts of Swanage, Weymouth and Bournemouth would call in at Lulworth Cove, landing passengers either by a plank bridge - as seen here - or by rowing boat, depending

Three girls pose on the wooden bridge leading to the ivy-clad south-west towers.

Today's roundabout leaves no trace of the railway and bridge from which this bird's eye view was taken. The inn has since prospered and the garden has expanded.

Looking along the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal towards the T-junction with the Trent & Mersey, an attractive bridge carries the latter's towpath across the former on a slender brick arch with

Boys stand in their boats and paddle near the rapids, while others fish around on the bank without a concern in the world, as boys have probably done here for centuries.

This peaceful and idyllic rural scene, with the horse and cart behind a small girl pushing a pram outside the church of St John the Baptist, belies Crawley's mid 19th-century expansion into a railway town

Once this was a water splash, then a footbridge and now a modern bridge has been built with a wider road and footpath. The stone houses beyond cluster together as the lane goes uphill.

This ancient borough and market town is most famous for its fine-grained granite, which was used in the construction of Waterloo Bridge.

Three girls pose on the wooden bridge leading to the ivy-clad south-west towers.

There was always a flurry of excitement and activity at the Bridge Restaurant and Tea Gardens on Nags Head Island when the pleasure boats arrived, especially during the summer.

This view was taken from near Bridge Street. The big tree in St Mary's churchyard has gone, and the wall has been rebuilt further back from the pavement.

In 1890 the timber-framed buildings on the west side of High Bridge were in a highly decayed state, as seen in this 1890 view.

Like Bridge Street, this is now pedestrianised. Rodwell's the solicitor's, on the left, has been lowered to two storeys.

The clock tower on the far side of the bridge belonged to an important tin smelting works which operated throughout most of the 18th and 19th centuries before closing in 1891.

In 1890 the timber-framed buildings on the west side of High Bridge were in a highly decayed state, as seen in this 1890 view.

Looking down towards the Old Bridge this is barely recognisable today.

We can also see the old railway bridge crossing the river in the centre of the photograph in the distance; and it is still to be found here, albeit disused.

Lechlade is the highest lock on the River Thames; it is seen here from St John's bridge.

The triangular cutwaters were shaped thus so that at road level they created a pedestrian refuge in which people could stand as horses crossed the bridge.

Guiding a punt - and its 'fair inhabitants' - towards the graceful arches of Staines Bridge.

An earlier castle on this site was captured in 1263 by the Norse and was subsequently demolished, allegedly on the orders of Robert the Bruce. A new, stronger fortress was then built in its place.

The 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

Teignmouth has been a busy port for centuries, shipping the local clay and also the granite that built the original London Bridge from Swell Tor quarries.