Picture credits

Most pictures are real photographs under free licences, cropped and resized, some with logos blurred. Pictures marked as AI-generated are not photographs of a real place. The street and river pictures show the area generally and do not show any home mentioned in a page.

• A weathered corrugated asbestos cement roof, as labelled by its photographer. By Harald Weber (user Hawedi, harald-weber.info), file page, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized.
• A wall-hung boiler with the lower cover off, showing controls and pipes. By M.Minderhoud, file page, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized.
• A wall-hung boiler in a kitchen cupboard, with copper pipes below. AI-generated picture.
• A flood bank full of wildflowers along the river. By Hugh Venables, file page, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• A tall gabled brick terrace at dusk. By David Howard, file page, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• Slate roofs and old chimney stacks on a terrace. By A.-K. D., file page, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.
• A long row of terracotta chimney pots on a brick stack. By David Lally, file page, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• A round carbon monoxide alarm. By Santeri Viinamäki, file page, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.
• Copper pipes clipped along a wall and turning down at a corner. By Santeri Viinamäki, file page, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.
• Copper pipes with a brass isolating valve and small lever handle. By Tony Webster, file page, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• A hot water cylinder in a cupboard, with copper pipework. By Julie Anne Workman, file page, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized.
• Large bay-windowed houses and bare street trees. By Hugh Venables, file page, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• A straight fen drain through flat green fields. By Bill Boaden, file page, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• An iron drain inspection cover set into tarmac. By Bob Harvey, file page, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• A white townhouse and a willow on the quayside road. By David Hallam-Jones, file page, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• A small boiler flue set in a yellow brick side wall. AI-generated picture.
• A condensing boiler flue releasing a white vapour plume. AI-generated picture.
• A white thatched cottage behind a picket fence. By David Howard, file page, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• A long terraced street with pale brick and painted house fronts. By John Sutton, file page, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• Yellow gault brick and slate on a street corner, with the terrace running away behind. By Richard Sutcliffe, file page, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• An outdoor heat pump unit beside a house wall. By Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, UK, file page, CC0. Cropped and resized.
• Shallow flood water spreading across a park lawn around a bench. By Kim Fyson, file page, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• An old grey pipe joining a brass stopcock and copper pipe under the stairs. AI-generated picture.
• A cold water tank on loft boards under the rafters. AI-generated picture.
• The river bends quietly between meadow grass and autumn trees. By R Boed from The Netherlands, file page, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• A river over its banks, with trees and a railing standing in water. By John Sutton, file page, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• The round iron lid of a water meter chamber set into block paving. By Bob Harvey, file page, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• Still water and willows, with buildings across the pond. By Mr Ignavy, file page, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• Painted cottages and brick houses on a narrow street. By John Sutton, file page, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• Large pale brick houses with bay windows behind hedges. By David Howard, file page, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• A tall terrace with sash windows and rows of chimneys. By Alan Murray-Rust, file page, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• Wide flood water held against a grassy flood bank. By Richard Humphrey, file page, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• A brick terrace with arched doorways facing a green. By Smb1001, file page, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.
• An ornate cast iron radiator in a marble bathroom. By oaktree_brian_1976 from Canada, file page, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• A painted cast iron radiator on a timber floor. By Hautala, file page, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized.
• A cast iron column radiator during refurbishment. By makantr, file page, CC0. Cropped and resized.
• Pale brick terraces and tall chimney stacks on a narrow street. By John Sutton, file page, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• An old timber-framed building beside a white gable and tall chimney. By John Sutton, file page, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• Flakes of limescale taken out of a kettle. By Alexander Davronov, file page, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.
• A cut pipe with thick layers of scale narrowing the bore. By Александр Юрьевич Лебедев, file page, Public domain. Cropped and resized.
• Limescale caked on the aerator at the end of a tap. By Bbypnda, file page, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized.
• A boiler heat exchanger clogged with white scale. AI-generated picture.
• White cottages beside a mill pond. By John Sutton, file page, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• A small smart thermostat with a temperature display on a painted wall. By Jiří Sedláček, file page, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.
• A water softener fitted under a kitchen worktop. AI-generated picture.
• An old metal stopcock, with its crutch handle. By Amuzujoe, file page, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.
• A brass stopcock under a kitchen sink, next to cleaning bottles. AI-generated picture.
• The old brick engine house and chimney of a fen pumping station. By Kim Fyson, file page, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• A cream house with thatch and a later tiled extension. By Matthew Chadwick, file page, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• The head of a thermostatic radiator valve, with its numbered dial. By VSchagow, file page, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.
• Pollarded trees and a low yellow brick terrace. By John Sutton, file page, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• A water meter in an open boundary box in a brick path. AI-generated picture.
• White painted cottages with slate roofs beside a curving lane. By David Howard, file page, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.
• A road disappears under flood water, with willows standing in it. By enchantingmiaow, file page, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.