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In 1955 Douglas handled around 70 per cent of the island's imports and exports, while Castletown accounted for less than 4 per cent of imports and no exports.

The church of St Peter and St Paul has many cast iron graveslabs in the floor.

The south side of St Margaret`s Church is seen looking across the churchyard from Church Lane.

This was the main exit from the walled city of York. Bootham Bar was built on the site of the Roman gate, and probably much of the stone was re-used.

The modern Milford Haven grew in the 1790s and the port was to cater for the needs of the whaling ships, as they brought their cargoes here to be processed in blubber oil.

Excursion trips flourished on the east coast of Scotland until 2 August 1914, when the Admiralty effectively closed the Firth of Forth to non-essential shipping.

The relics of St Cuthbert are alleged to have rested in twelve places, in what is now Lancashire, during the 9th century.

The Church of St Oswald proved too small for the congregation that was expanding rapidly as more Irish migrated to the town, so plans were made for a new church nearby.

In around 1910 the Public Rooms on the south of the bridge had been used as a roller skating rink and a few years later as a cinema.

The nave has a stone rood screen of late Perpendicular date. The central doorway is now blocked, and the cornice has the royal arms of Henry VII.

Through the generosity of Sir Stafford and Lady Howard, the inhabitants of Llanelli are in possession of Bryncaerau Castle and the park, which covers about twenty-five acres.

Already falling into disrepair in Victorian times, thatched cottages on the east side of South Street, beside South Bridge, would soon succumb to the front-line of urbanisation.

This imposing archway led up a flight of steps to another of Kendal's famous yards; this one lies off the main street, Highgate.

This view of the Lagan Canal has all the appearance of a Sunday afternoon, with no risk of getting in the way of the horses and their tow ropes.

Here we see the broad sweep of the garden city's main street looking west, with a wide assortment of businesses lining the wide tree-lined pavements.

It is high summer, judging by the height of the River Teign and the shirt sleeves of the farm labourers.

Morris & Ebson constructed this gaudy building, of red brick and Bath stone, between 1849-51, in the style of Henry VII, whose mother Margaret, Countess of Richmond, founded the seminary

Looking along the broad sweep of Lyme Bay toward the eminence of Barton Cliff, with the protective harbour walls jutting out to sea, and the signal mast of the coastguard station clearly visible.

The Bugle Inn 1923 Yarmouth is an excellent centre for exploring the western half of the Isle of Wight, with Totland and Alum Bays and the Needles being not far away.

Yarmouth has become an important entry port to the Isle of Wight due to ease of access from the mainland.

The name of the Crispin Inn in Great Longstone recalls one of the village's former specialities, boot and shoe making - St Crispin is the patron saint of that trade.

Now known as Crown Square, this busy junction at the centre of Matlock has always been the hub of the town.

The Parade was built in Georgian times as the fashionable residential quarter of the town. Near here, members of the royal family would stay during and after the reign of George III.

Wash Road was a road of many farms: Watch-House, Mundell's, Petchey's, Benson's, Puckle's, Sellers, and Laindonponds.