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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.

The four-centred arches cover a short chancel. The stained glass in the east window is by Wailes, 1849. The north aisle's north-east window is by Kempe, 1900.

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.

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

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

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

Once a thriving port and Westmorland's only link to the sea, Arnside eventually lost its trade to better placed harbours.

Poole did not become a holiday resort for many years, but retained its importance as a port and merchant centre.

Prices for a pension (room, meals and service) at the glen hotels were on a par with those charged by some of the Peel and Port St Mary hotels for similar arrangements.

Poole did not become a holiday resort for many years, but retained its importance as a port and merchant centre.

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.

Dublin has always been an important port, particularly for goods and merchandise. A paddle steamer is drawn up on the north side, together with other steamships.

Queenborough gained its name in 1366, when Edward III gave the borough and port to his Queen Philippa. It once boasted a castle, but this was destroyed by Cromwell.

This view looks north from the corner of Pier Street past the Queens Hotel, now painted to protect the rapidly- eroding stone work, towards the short pier; its pavilion-roofed structure is now named

In 1855 this short row inside the town walls was described as 'merely a lane' containing about 24 houses.

A short stroll from the toll bridge brings you to the little church of St Mary's. Above the altar hangs an impressive picture of the Last Supper.

Its parish church, Christ Church, was erected in 1837, shortly after Queen Victoria came to the throne.

St Peter's had a short career: it was demolished in 1907, and for a number of years its site was marked by a cross.

The Shropshire Union canal runs between Wolverhampton and Ellesmere Port. It passes through delightful countryside, especially around the Wheaton Aston area.

Ryde is one of the Isle of Wight's important access ports, with ferries crossing the Solent each day.

Only St John the Baptist's church and a couple of houses nearby escaped from the bombs intended for the port and the railway station.

Ryde is one of the Isle of Wight's important access ports, with ferries crossing the Solent each day.