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The port had kept abreast of technology: massive cranes on tracks have appeared, which could lift an entire coal wagon and dump it into the ship's hold.

The numerous fishing and work boats, which lie in an orderly way upon the mudflats awaiting the next high water, belie the fact that just a few years earlier, Newquay was a major port involved in handling

Again, there is no doubt why this picturesque working fishing port became a popular destination for visitors.

Thorne was an important inland port linking the South Yorkshire coalfield and the River Don with the Aire and Calder Navigation and the River Humber via the Stainforth and Keadby Canal.

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

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. In 1648 the castle was captured by Colonel Nathaniel Rich for Parliament.

Burry Port looks and, for the most part, is indeed a tranquil spot for pleasure boating.

With a history stretching back to the Romans, and a short period as a 19th-century spa, Ilkley's situation on the edge of the famous Ilkley Moor was always its greatest asset.

The photograph was taken shortly after the High Street was closed to through traffic; the untidy houses on the left will soon become desirable town residences and shops.

Beyond is Ollerton Hall, late 17th-century and derelict for some years, but shortly to become a Sue Ryder Home.

Demolished shortly after the First World War, this magnificent structure was the brainchild of Joseph Paxton; at the time of its completion in 1840, it was the largest conservatory in the world.

In this photograph the main road looks quiet, but traffic between Leicester and Loughborough would, in a few short years, build to a crescendo through the narrow streets.

In 1634, Charles I attempted to re-establish the Scottish Episcopal Church, and St Giles's was for a short period elevated to the status of a cathedral.

The tailor's shop to the left was shortly taken over by Fells, Cycle & Wireless dealers (see W115023 on page 38-39), who also had premises in Norfolk Street, and until recently was Belfast's linen store

The girls are wearing light short dresses - quite a contrast to their Victorian and Edwardian predecessors, who wore several layers of clothes, even on the beach.

One can imagine that the group in the lower left of our picture is one of farewell after a short stay.

A fence now hides the short castellated turret of the lodge on the road leading away from the castle.

Commanding the broad sweep of Mount's Bay, Penzance grew prosperous both as a stannary town and fishing port. In this street is a statue to Penzance's most famous son, Humphry Davy.

Ipswich, at the head of the Orwell Estuary, has been a major port for centuries. Here, a sailing barge negotiates the lock gates.

Originally the word 'port' meant market - so the name reminds us that this was a new market town, laid out in the early 12th century when Henry I granted the settlement a special charter.

The Lydney Canal is just one mile long with one lock and the tidal doors seen here, but it was an important and busy port for the shipment of coal from mines in the Forest of Dean.

Poole is still an important port, though more now the haunt of leisure craft than merchant shipping.

On the left is 'The King's Head', its signboard depicting Henry VIII - John Skelton was tutor to the portly King when he was still Prince of Wales.