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Port Skillion at the foot of Douglas Head was reached by ferry from the harbour, fare 1d, and was used by gentlemen only for open-air bathing.

Bideford, two miles up-river from Appledore, is now the main commercial port in the area.

The castle ruins lie on the River Neb; the castle once protected this port entrance on the west side of the island.

The ports of East Anglia have suffered continual erosion down the centuries.

Although there were plans to make it a major port for journeys to Ireland, it was never connected to the railway network, but it became a popular holiday resort from the 1870s.

This scene shows the view from near what is now the garden centre, and is somewhere near the site of the port of times past - the tide is now held back by the railway.

This scene shows the view from near what is now the garden centre, and is somewhere near the site of the port of times past - the tide is now held back by the railway.

The Romans used it as their port to service Exeter, a function it continued to provide for centuries.

He certainly visited the town, though it has to be said that several other ports claim the honour of possessing the sand bar in question.

The vessel was not a regular visitor to the port and could have been here on charter.

The town was once a shipbuilding centre and the chief port of Merioneth, with a large trade in flannel and knitted stockings.

Here we see the 'Finland' in Number 6 Dry Dock.The vessel was not a regular visitor to the port, and could have been here on charter.

The town grew up astride what was the most important road in medieval England, that between London and Chester, at that time the principal port for Ireland.

Penny Bridge over the River Crake was a creek port under the control of Lancaster; there was a quay by the bridge.

Following the Norman invasion of 1066, Southampton became a key port, and the walls and other buildings are a permanent reminder of Southampton's wealth and prosperity in those days.

The vessel was not a regular visitor to the port, and could have been here on charter.

Within the short span of 40 years (1220AD-1260AD) the Cathedral was built uniquely in one Gothic style, Early English.

Notice the rose window above a set of stained glass windows and the very unusual round tower with its tall slender windows, and its short canopied roof leading to a bell turret and tall steeple

Shortly after its completion, Lexden House on the right was occupied by Rees's builder Mr Smith, and today it retains many of its original architectural features and details.

The 15th-century tower with flushwork battlements and pinnacles had a short spire until 1845.

It is said locally that its top was cut off and removed in the 19th century to Culbone, where a short shingled spire rises from the nave roof (see picture 82194).

The different styles and materials used in the construction of the surrounding buildings indicates how the little port developed.

These whale bones were brought to the town by a local trader, a reminder of Teignmouth's importance as a port.

The castle was built in 1539, and came under the control of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports.