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Despite its closeness to the sea, the open-air baths are a popular attraction, but the majority of patrons seem to prefer watching from the poolside or from deckchairs on the balcony above.

By the1750s, Lancaster had become the fourth busiest port in the country, but the increasing tonnage of ships and the shallowness of the Lune threatened its downfall.

Her three-week stay gave impetus to the popularity of Felixstowe, which became 'the Queen of East Coast Resorts'. Coincidentally, waters equal to those of Spa in Germany were also discovered in 1891.

The roofline and dormer windows of the cottage on the left have subsequently been altered. The building at right angles to the road (centre) is the medieval Guildhall.

An RAC patrolman guides an early Austin saloon around the junction of Church Street and the High Street, as a 408C double-decker bus emerges from the top of Bridge Street.

It is claimed that the Magna Carta was written on Havant parchment, and the parchment used for the 1919 Treaty of Versailles came from here.

Originally, Hubert de Burg was granted a licence to construct this castle in 1250, but it was completely rebuilt in the time of Edward III.

Three-quarters of a mile offshore from Whitsand Bay, visible only through the buoy marking her position, is the wreck of the 'James Egan Layne', an American liberty ship which was torpedoed on 21 March

Here we see a Maytime scene of the long, tongue-shaped village green, with the church of St George in the background, and the chestnut trees in full blossom.

There was a terrible fire in Wem in 1677, so most of the buildings in the town date from the 1700s or afterwards. One of the few earlier buildings is Dial Cottage, seen here on the right.

The busy Dover promenade was very popular with visitors; a pier was added to it in 1893 at a cost of £28,000.

The road was developed in the Victorian period, and most of the houses and shops, like those on the right, are of that date.

The first English branch of Woolworth's was opened in Liverpool in 1909, and before long there was a branch of F W Woolworth on virtually every high street in the country; but many have disappeared

The shopping parade was built between 1960 and 1966 by Wallis, Finlay, Smith & Ball on the site of a house of some historic interest called Fountainville.

The church was built in the Gothic style in 1859-60 of Kirkby slate with red sandstone dressings. It was largely financed by the Duke of Buccleuch and the Duke of Devonshire.

There is a poster for cocoa in the window of the Co-op on the left. The Kings Arms signboard in a blanked window (left) proclaims post horses for hire.

It is just three years after No 41609, above, and the Porthminster Hotel has been given an extension in the form of a smaller version of the original building.

As at Par, the Crinnis Beach is also largely a result of the deposition of waste from the mining and china clay industries.

The tiny church of St Olaf at Wasdale Head is said to be among the smallest in England; but surrounded as it is by the dramatic mountains of Wasdale, it is also one of the most visited.

The spire in the background is that of St Mary's, and this view has not changed.

This infamous headland, at 536ft the highest cliff on the south coast, marks the point where the South Downs plunge into the English Channel.

On the left is Bognor's pier, one of the town's more familiar features. Constructed in 1865, the structure later became something of a liability and had to be rebuilt in 1910.

If we turn left at the junction and cross the railway line, we find ourselves on the shore, from where stagecoaches began their dangerous crossing of the bay to Lonsdale North of the Sands.

This was one of Bala`s most famous inns.