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The foundation stone of this building was laid with two gold sovereigns beneath it, not in the north-east corner but at the southern end of the building, in 1889.

Although the old Island Hotel on Eel Pie Island has long gone, the musical traditions of the town remain strong with many local pubs and wine bars offering live music.

Just east of the village, where Main Road curves towards Bants Lane, stands this large factory, which employed over 3,000 people in the 1960s.

On the eve of the 60s, the bicycle shop has gone and the car now reigns supreme in the square, which is signed as the A1. Coca Cola and snack bars have arrived too.

Looking along the High Street past the beleaguered Burton Memorial, one would see little change today in the buildingscape.

This photograph shows the part of the Jubilee Exhibition of 1887 that was situated between Talbot Road and the railway.

This charming view looks up Main Street from the shore.

The View South-East This view is little changed from S254006 (previous page).

Looking North-East to Fleet Street The junction to East Street is on the left, with Catherine Street on the right.

Here we have another view of the village, with its cottages and barns built in its local sandstone.

On the beach there was a children's boating pool, and the Pier had a bar and an amusement palace on it. The Pier was built to accommodate the crowds, and was really two piers next to each other.

At the time of this photograph, the fun fair belonged to Billy Butlin, and the Figure 8 was an exciting ride fifty years ago.

We are looking down on The Square from Middle Row at the bottom of Broad Street. The shot is north-eastwards, along Bridge Street (centre) to the roofs of Coombe Street.

With the widening of Bridge Street from the 1880s, the old Warrington Academy was again revealed and preserved.

The canteen resembles a cave, but in its heyday there was far from savage fare to be had here! In the 1930s there were 3 lunch sittings, and it was routine to have 2 pints at the bar.

Parallel to Stratford Road and to the south of it is one of the grid of streets that were laid out for the town from the 1840s, starting at the east and then expanding westward as land was released

Built as a town house for the lead mine-owner Charles Bathurst of Arkengarthdale c1720, its newly-fashionable hand-made bricks, three-storey height and eight bays must then have made it very prominent

This Art Deco entrance to the pier replaced the original Gothic archway in 1937. It was again completely reconstructed in 1971, when the steps and ramps were removed.

Built as a town house for the lead mine-owner Charles Bathurst of Arkengarthdale c1720, its newly-fashionable hand-made bricks, three-storey height and eight bays must then have made it very prominent

The arrival of the railway in 1877 put Mablethorpe on the seaside holiday map, and the town is mainly Victorian or later.

The town is surrounded by green fields and woodland to the south of Salisbury Plain.

Pinora, recorded in the Feet of Fines in 1232, is a village of considerable beauty and well-manicured charm.

The arrival of the railway in 1877 put Mablethorpe on the seaside holiday map, and the town is mainly Victorian or later.

The new building was occupied in the period leading up to the Great War by the Forbes family; Eileen Baillie recalls old Mrs E M Forbes 'lying on an elegant couch ... having her beautiful hair dressed