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There are no identifiable remains of the castle built here in the 12th and 13th centuries.

Tewkesbury's cross stands at the meeting point of the town's three main roads – the High Street, Church Street and Barton Street.

By the time of this photograph, the river was being used more and more for pleasure: streamlined boats are moored by the bank, and a canoe with its lone occupant is heading towards Lendal Bridge

Additional buildings were added on the south and north sides during the 16th and late 17th centuries respectively; these in turn created an irregular courtyard to what had been a free-standing tower.

In this photograph Charles Brown & Sons advertise the sale of linoleum, rugs, floorcloth, mats and matting.

At that time, it was still a private residence, its past as a 'queen's castle' and a prison for 'persons of consequence' but a distant memory.

We are standing on Magdalene Bridge looking at the Cam.

We are looking north from Bridge Street.

This picture postcard village is strung out along the road, with the River Darent running through it and under the 15th-century humpbacked bridge (seen here behind the horse and cart) alongside a ford

The Floating Bridge was for many the only way to cross the river at this point. This 1950s photograph somehow captures the spirit of that austere period following the war.

Well known chain stores were strongly represented in Marlowes and Bridge Street - Truform Shoes, Dorothy Perkins, Milletts and Burton the tailors were here - as well as local shops and retail outlets such

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.