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Late morning concerts were held at both the Crescent and the Winter Gardens.

Another view of the Manchester Ship Canal, in this case beside the Old Quay.

Like the Bridgewater Canal it was built by James Brindley and it linked with the Bridgewater at Runcorn - the two canals meet within another tunnel, yet further reminding us of the complexity of the

Askam had an ironworks, and two mines, both of which closed in the 1890s; at that time, it attempted to attract seaside visitors.

The outbuildings of the White Horse Inn are nearest to us (left); the inn faces the old market place, where there is another dock area for barges.

He was a close friend of Charles Darwin, and they both used to go on nature rambles together. It was Jenyns, in fact, who gave up his place on the Beagle to allow Darwin to go instead.

Again we see the village centre, with another of the special seaside shops that sold everything needed for a seaside holiday.

Sharpham Point and nearby Bass Rock were important fishing spots - Stoke Gabriel, on the opposite shore, had twenty salmon boats working at the end of the 19th century.

Note the motorcycle and sidecar outside yet another shop advertising cigarettes.

The 70ft tower of the church of St Philip and St James appears to be made of pieces from another building. Below is the Gothic-style village school, built in 1827.

About a mile away, another pair of twin stacks, named Adam and Eve, stood at Selwick Bay: Eve suffered the same fate as the King and collapsed.

Carriages wait patiently on the station approach for another train-load of health-seekers bound for any of the seven listed hydros.

Here we have another view of picturesque thatched cottages in the village.

Again we see the village centre, with another of the special seaside shops that sold everything needed for a seaside holiday.

Carriages wait patiently on the station approach for another train-load of health-seekers bound for any of the seven listed hydros.

Only 30 years later, it has become just another branch of suburbia. Some picturesque cottages were destroyed to widen these roads and create the roundabout, which now dominates the view.

Another view of the Market Cross, this time looking north, shows its knobbly crockets to their best advantage. The cross at the top of the shaft was lost many years before.

The rather unusual construction of the front part of this old cottage, which stands beside the slope leading up to the church, is not entirely apparent from this picture, which groups it with an adjacent

Worthing, yet another fishing village turned seaside resort, developed in fits and starts with little overall coherence but some attractive accents.

Here we see yet another half-timbered inn, the Red Lion, bearing testimony to the importance of the town in medieval and coaching days.

Another view of Kirkby's Market Place taken nearly 20 years after photograph No 59539, and showing few changes apart from the motor vehicles; these include the charabanc which plied between Lancaster

Low tide in the harbour, which was another of the creations of Colonel Senhouse in the mid 18th century.

Such was the concern in 1791, that two beacons were erected, illuminated by lanterns holding many candles; one became the lighthouse, and another stood about 400 yards north of Cart Gap.

Another generation has passed since 79622 (above), and the scene has changed to one where the motor car now dominates, forcing pedestrians onto the pavements.