ALT A sepia photograph. At the bottom it is captioned "Rochester 1871". In the foreground is a railing separating dry land from the still River Medway. Stood near or possibly leaning on the railing is the figure of a young girl. We guess her age because her head is only a little higher than the railing. She is wearing simple period clothing, has shoulder-length dark hair and a dark, flat hat reminiscent of a sailor hat. The girl is looking to the left of the image, where the cast iron arches of the Victorian incarnation of Rochester Bridge is stretches across the river to the far bank. Along the far riverbank is a row of buildings of various shapes and sizes with lots of windows. Then we get to a wall and what looks like plants and trees. In the distance behind that is part of the tower of Rochester Cathedral minus its spire. Then further still, near the right edge of the picture is the stone shell of Rochester Castle. Above all of this is a pale, empty sky.

ALT The main part of the image is text that says: Rochester Bridge Trust Traffic Notice. Behind that is a faint red and gold crest. Behind that, faded out, is a photograph taken from one end of Rochester's Old Bridge. A little area of pavement and of tarmac road can be seen at the bottom of the image but the structure of the bridge itself is not visible. To the sides the stone porticoes over the footway are visible, with one lion statue appearing as a black shape on the right.

ALT A photograph of Rochester Bridge. The Old Bridge is a bowstring-shaped truss bridge, with two spans visible in this picture.