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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.

In c1790 the Earl of Warwick offered to pay most of the cost of a new bridge, which was to be erected upstream.

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

The latter, with its unusual cover, cost £3. 10s.

The vessel we see here took trippers along the cost of Lyme Bay, visiting other resorts along the way.

This is still one of the main punt hiring stations in Cambridge today, although the modern-day prices reflect the passage of time - at the time of this photograph, it cost 3s 6d to hire a punt and 3s a

This fine bridge is one of the most dazzling structures spanning London's river and was constructed in 1862 at the cost of £250,000.With the waters at low tide as they are here, critics have

Patterson's other work included Chillingham Castle (1803) and the rebuilding of Brancepeth Castle (1817) for William Russell of Sunderland at a cost in excess of £120,000.

To its right stands the cathedral-like front of the Baptist church, built by George Morgan in 1877 at a cost of £4200. The huge wheel window over the double porch is flanked by twin towers.

The town is more famous, though, for its superb and grand church, crowned by its 295 feet high spire, built in the early 1500s at a cost of £305.

Roath Park was laid out in 1894 at a cost of £62,000 - a considerable sum in those days. The land, 132 acres, was presented to the city by Lord Bute.

The pier and railway station were rebuilt and extended between 1892 and 1894 at a cost of over £62,000.

In 1960 a new 3-bedroom bungalow with a garage and two WCs cost £4,700.

Initially 143 homes were built, which were sold at cost price. A 999 year leasing arrangement ensured that gardens and open areas could not be built on.

Roath Park was laid out in 1894 at a cost of £62,000 - a considerable sum in those days. The land, 132 acres, was presented to the city by Lord Bute.