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The three-storey building to the left is the Nag's Head Inn, and buildings with the finial on top are the Manor Street School.

, a ballroom and a swimming bath, one of the largest in England!

Excavations, however, have revealed nothing of particular interest, other than the fact that it was started in August - the foundations revealed evidence of flying ants!

Pitsea Hall Island—to the left of the creek—has a complex history. Originally pasture and arable land, it was taken over by British Explosives Ltd in 1890.

Here we see the church path leading up to it, with 16th-century cottages on the left and Dorset House on the right.

There could even have been some Frith postcards in the rack; among many other things for sale are ice cream, Coca Cola, pork pies from Pork Farms of Nottingham, Kodak films, cigarettes, newspapers and

Now it is a unique part of Lincolnshire's history.

The car park has gone, and many of the buildings have also disappeared.

The horse on the left is waiting to haul the boats, which are 'breasted up' together in the lock.

One of the sailing barges that used to work the coast and the River Orwell is laid up at the water's edge.

The White Swan Inn on the left is 300 years old; the third house from the right is the old Gilling Club for working men. Twenty years ago it was used by the scouts, but is now a private house.

The building on the right, just before the King Street junction, was the Jubilee Institute.

The short granite cross base with a carved interlace design has inscribed on the other side 'Doniert rogavit pro anima', which translates as 'Doniert ordered this for the good of his soul'.

This is a beautiful photograph of Rutland at its best. Pollarded willows line the stream, which appears to have trapped the wheels from a large cart.

The Cistercians, like the Knights Templar, were not noted for their standards of personal hygiene and rarely washed.

The top of the High Street was known officially as Devonshire Place, but the locals always called it Devonshire Square, even though it only had three sides.

In 1910 the Borough of Wallasey was formed. This took in the UDCs of Egremont, New Brighton, Leasowe, Poulton, Moreton, Seacombe and Wallasey.

Oliver Cromwell once came to spend the night at Ripley Castle, home of Sir William and Lady Ingilby.

The original was built by Sir Thomas Gorges on his 250 acre estate at Bodenham.

The large war memorial dominates the square in front of the County Hotel.

The Croston Hall squires much influenced the running of the village, but they became impoverished; the Hall eventually fell into rack and ruin under the last squire, Captain Geoffrey de Trafford.

This creek on the River Wyre near Poulton-le-Fylde has become part of a modern marina. The white building beyond the sailing boat (center left) is Wardley's Hotel.

The post office is on the far left, and immediately next door is A Shenton, dealing in baby linen and ladies' clothes.

This seems a quiet day, for my childhood memories of passing through Newark are of nose-to-tail crawls and relief on crossing the bridge.