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This picture, showing the 18th-century mill facade, was taken shortly before the construction of a silo block used for storing raw materials for making animal feeds.

A short distance from Staines is the site of an earlier and very important event in English history, Runnymede: here Magna Carta was signed by King John in 1215.

This picture, showing the 18th-century mill facade, was taken shortly before the construction of a silo block used for storing raw materials for making animal feeds.

The Cliff Café is a fine example, photographed shortly after its refurbishment.

It is built of red brick and York stone, surmounted by a large concrete dome once covered with copper and crowned by the four short and narrow arms of a Greek cross.

Within a short distance, the river becomes the border between Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.

To the right is H W Short's printing and stationery establishment.

Sixty years on, Beccles has declined as a port, with goods being carried more by road.

A sail-powered fishing boat returns to port, ready to unload its catch.

The Barbican lines Sutton Harbour, long a fishing quay and the original port of Plymouth.

Until around this time fishing was still a major industry in Christchurch, though its port never really developed beyond the present simple harbour.

The canal was a vital link for Bingley's manufacturers with the port of Liverpool.

As a naval port, Plymouth has always had a large contingent of military personnel stationed around its various districts.

Port Isaac is one of Cornwall's least spoilt fishing villages; it grew up around the head of the sheltered harbour.

Lower Bridge Street in the days when those short of a few shillings could pay a visit to Edwin Henry Dutton, pawnbroker and jeweller, and those who did have a few shillings could go along to

The north and south aisles are also Perpendicular, cut short by a Victorian west front, dated around 1845.

In 1800, shortly after the roof of Chelmsford's future cathedral had collapsed, the tower of All Saints', Writtle, followed suit.

Note the canvas canopies and blinds used by the shops, and on the right the tall telephone pole and short street lamp.

A horse-tram from Port Bannatyne makes its way along Rothesay Esplanade.

This sea-port at the mouth of the Nedd derived its importance from its docks and from its steel and iron works.

Hythe was once the port of the New Forest; a settlement survived here after the Conquest, despite the excesses of William the Conqueror.

Gorleston developed as a fishing port and rival to Yarmouth across the estuary of the river Yare.

Like Yarmouth, Lowestoft is a mixture of fishing port and seaside resort; holiday-makers came here as the result of the arrival of the railway in the mid 19th century.

Queenborough gained its name in 1366, when Edward III gave the borough and port to his Queen Philippa.