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New Bridge is the starting point for canoe- ists embarking on the stretch of the river known as 'The Loop'— a three-mile white- water run downstream to Holne Bridge, tackled in winter when the

Dersingham is on the ridge running north towards Hunstanton; many of the houses are built of local carstone.

The river still runs through the centre of Peterborough, but the old railway warehouses on the left are no more, and the rowing boats for hire on the extreme right have gone the same way.

The Bowl Inn, when Georges' Beers was still a family run brewery. Scottish Courage's Bristol brewery is said to be the largest in the UK now dedicated to the brewing of real ale.

This hamlet on the Chesterfield Road out of Darley Dale is known as Two Dales; the name probably comes from the twin valleys of Hall Dale and Sydnope Dale, which run on either side of the

The Portland stone bridge, built in 1813, carries the main road from Poole to Wimborne on the far bank of the River Stour.

This picture shows the River Ebble and the A354 Blandford Road running side- by-side through the village of Coombe Bissett, a couple of miles south of Salisbury.

Here we see the feeder stream and the lily stream at the lake; note the clean appearance of its surrounds.

The sea wall leads to the Parson and Clerk rocks, with the railway - surely one of the loveliest stretches of line in the country - running alongside.

The Hundred, which runs down to the Market Place, is lined with striking houses and cottages. The Sawyers Arms, now a private house, can be spotted on the right.

This picture shows the River Ebble and the A354 Blandford Road running side- by-side through the village of Coombe Bissett, a couple of miles south of Salisbury.

When the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Canal was modernised in the early 1980s, several locks were re-sited and enlarged, and this was one of them.

North of Leyburn is the manorial village of Bellerby. Here the stream runs through the broad green in the centre. Around it are farm cottages, and in the middle distance stands the Old Hall.

The paving blocks between the tracks were made from white wood, balastic lava or jarrah. The running of connecting trams between Lytham and Blackpool began in 1905.

The 17th-century tower dominates the waterfront, which was about to be lost to the new Chelsea Embankment; this opened in 1874, and runs between Battersea Bridge and Chelsea Bridge downstream.

The Leys was founded by Methodists as a boys' school run on Christian principles.

A view of the spacious harbour, with assorted sailing craft. After the packet-boats moved to Dun Laoghaire, Howth settled down to life as a fishing harbour.

The Working Men's Club Union Convalescent Home at Pegwell Bay had a Mrs M E Boyland as superintendent, and B T Hall as secretary.

Situated on Durnford Street, which runs parallel to Stonehouse Creek, the Royal Marine Barracks were built in 1867 using a mixture of Plymouth limestone and granite from the moors and originally housed

The beach is still a popular area, but now the coast road with its traffic runs in front of the sycamore tree on the left.

The delightful green, where cricket had been played for more than 100 years, no longer exists. Today the A24 dual carriageway runs straight through it.

Once known as Alfred Street, Burnham's main shopping street was an avenue at one time; but the trees were removed to accommodate traffic.

On the right is part of the Marine Dealers' Stores run by the famous St Ives 'naive' painter Alfred Wallis. Works of Wallis's can be seen at the St Ives Tate Gallery.

The Burnhams take their name from the river Burn, which runs through this picture.