This is the waterfont on the River Great Ouse seen from the 15th century bridge. The visible spire, 156 feet high, belongs to the Free Church in Market Hill and is dated 1642.

The town traces its origins back to a village called Slepe which was a manor of Ramsey Abbey. It eventually became a priory of the abbey dedicated to St. Ivo, a Persian bishop, and has been called St. Ives ever since.

Crossing the old 15th century bridge towards the town centre with the chapel in the centre of the bridge on the right.

The building on the left with three gables overlooking the River Great Ouse is a manor house dated from around 1600. It is on the corner of Bridge Street which leads to Market Hill.

The end of Hemingford Grey Meadow, which we walked across to reach St. Ives, can be seen in the bottom left corner.

From there we went on to the New Bridges which is the straight road supported on multiple arches. This fifty-five arched single structure, built in 1822, is a unique causeway in the UK in that it is the longest road causeway with the greatest number of continuous brick arches. It predates the brick viaducts of the railway era and is a very significant example of 'Turnpike archaeology'