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The town is just fifteen miles from open sea, near enough to have docks; Preston has been used as a port since 1360.

The war memorial, unveiled in 1921, was designed by Sir William Boscombe John, and stands on the site of Port Sunlight's old gymnasium.

Those short of funds could take a non-landing trip to Burntisland for 10d return. One of the companies active on the Forth was the Galloway Saloon Steam Packet Co.

If the date of the picture is correct, 1908 is quite late for a paddle-tug to be serving at other than a major coal port such as Cardiff, Sunderland or Seaham.

It is interesting that the boatman is using an oar on the starboard side, and is watching the effect on the craft as the boy standing with both hands on the port oar takes the strain on the rowlock.

Holyhead is best known as the ferry port for Ireland, and stands on Holy Island, linked by a causeway to the Isle of Anglesey.

Saltfleet lies just behind the dunes, but is a remnant of the medieval town and port a little further east, long washed away by the sea.

The building Lord Leverhulme was said to be proudest of was Christ Church, the place of worship that he built for Port Sunlight.

Once again, money was short, and maintenance was haphazard. The profits from the popular tower and its athletic track in the grounds was used to prop up other parts of the scheme.

Local collectors found themselves £100 short to complete the construction, so they turned to Trinity House, who donated the money on the understanding that the monument could be used as working lighthouse

Barton-upon-Humber was once a rival to the port of Kingston upon Hull on the other side of the river Humber, but it is now a much smaller settlement, and the Market Place confirms that most definitely.

Barton-upon-Humber was once a rival to the port of Kingston upon Hull on the other side of the river Humber, but it is now a much smaller settlement, and the Market Place confirms that most definitely.

1898 was a prosperous time: Fleetwood was a busy port, sending ships all over the world from Shanghai to San Francisco, and the fishing fleet was announcing record catches.

It would be a short, exciting race of only a mile and a half for young untested three-year-olds.

This was the port of destination or call for such lines as Union Castle, North German Lloyd and American Lines.

The paddler pulling away might be the 'Ivanhoe', shortly after her sale to the Caledonian Steam Packet Co, but before her paddle-boxes were painted white and a bar installed.

The Roman Catholic Church, discounting the 1000 years or so before King Henry VIII separated the Anglican church from it, has a relatively short history in Godalming.

The castle was enlarged by Richard, Duke of Gloucester, during his spell as Guardian of the Western March toward Scotland, but its career as a fortress was short.

Bideford was a busy little quay both for traffic up and down the Taw and Tamar rivers, and for general coasting trade between the north Devon and north Cornwall ports, the Bristol Channel and South

The second was William Hesketh, later Viscount Leverhulme, who came here from Bolton in 1887 and set up his soap factory at Port Sunlight.

The alarmed ferryman remembered them and the leader, James Towle, was arrested shortly afterwards.

This short stretch of road, which joined Bury Road to the west with Queen Street, now Lower Queensway, became known as Broadway.

Situated eight miles south-west of Cardiff, Barry was the last of the great Welsh coal ports to be developed.

Other monuments in the church include a Purbeck tomb in the north chapel; this is a short tomb chest and canopy of three hanging arches on colonnettes with lozenge patterns.