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In 1823 the Chamber of Commerce were so concerned about the high cost of the port dues being demanded by the Bristol Dock Co that they inquired as to what charges would be levied at other ports for the

The Lifeboat House was built in 1893 at a cost of £1,400; in 1900 the 'John Francis White' was stationed here, followed in 1926 by the 'Dash'. The station closed in 1929.

Bridge caused riots, and in 1780 angry protesters burned down the toll-house.After a succession of expensive repairs a replacement was suggested, and the present bridge was erected in 1864 at a cost

This impressive work by Goscombe John cost £1,500, raised by public subscription, and it was unveiled by Lord Aberdare on 10 July 1920.

The Nantwich architect George Latham found that his client, Rowland Egerton Warburton, demanded constant alterations to the design; this increased the cost from an original estimate of £5-6,000 to £30,000

The Town Hall was enlarged in 1869 at a cost of £15,200, and many locals considered the expense to be a waste of money; there were more important things to spend it on than councillors full of their own

The substantial clubhouse pictured here cost £3,000; it is now the North Shore Hotel.

Around the beginning of the 20th century there was little difference in the cost of accommodation at either the Victoria, the Prince of Wales, or the Royal, though eating at the latter was slightly more

It was the most expensive of Wren's refurbishments, costing £15,400. The ponderous Victorian Gothic architecture of this part of the City is not to everyone's taste today.

The chapel, capable of holding 1400 people, opened in July 1846 at a total cost includ- ing land of £5200. The Methodist New Connection opened their chapel in October 1848.

The statue cost £2,000 and was unveiled on 24 October 1891; it stood close to the Town Hall, whose foundation stone Bright had laid 25 years earlier.

Opened in 1967 and costing £526,495, this building was then considered one of the most modern council offices in England.

In 1967 a dozen eggs cost 4s 1d; 2lb of sugar 1s 9d; potatoes were 5d a pound; a pint of milk 10d; streaky bacon 3s 6d a pound; and for the well off, sirloin was 6s 10d a pound.

The Local Board have expended £14,000 on a sea-wall and fine esplanade, and the pier, 1,000 feet in length, cost £5,000.

The 1950s proved somewhat of a flat period for the park. 1951 witnessed the scrapping of its bandstand – a £62 repair estimate was deemed too costly, while 1956 saw the removal of its weather station.

This was built in 1896 at a cost of £10,000 on land presented by W V Rolleston.

In the 1970s a six-bedroom property with staff cottage in Lepe cost £70,000.

The complex was built on a site previously occupied by a row of cottages adjacent to Cambridge Hall, and opened in 1878 having cost around £14,000.

A Limerick architect provided the design of the building, though his estimates of cost proved to be low - help from the all-powerful American Methodists was welcome.

In 1898 the city accountant broke the news to the rate payers that the building had cost over £182,000.

A poster on the pier pavilion proclaims that 'Chris Reynolds and his Splendid Band' are playing tonight. The pier was demolished in 1972.

During the main season, rooms cost from 3s 6d a day and dinner was 4s, which was slightly less than what the top Glasgow hotels were charging.

The Southport & Lytham Tramroad Co came up with a proposal to construct a transporter bridge due south of Hesketh Bank at a cost of £183,500.

The promenade seen here was built in the 1880s at a cost of £350, but it was destroyed in the catastrophic 1953 floods.