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Top-hatted gentlemen and crinoline-clad ladies promenade along the specially constructed corridor inside the Pavilion, shortly after its opening in 1871.

This view was taken shortly after the Royal Baths opened.

Apart from visitors staying in the villages, these beaches attract others from Ventnor, a short stroll away.

General View 1890 New Shoreham was a prosperous medieval port with a superb parish church, St Mary de Haura, whose great central tower can be seen in this view.

Few people think of Tarleton as a port, but in the 15th century ships from here sailed to small ports along the Lancashire coast and even to Europe.

Although not identified by the Frith photographer, this scene appears to be taken near Danebridge, a short way upstream from the weir and canal feeder.

Popular with all Bedfordians, the suspension bridge prevents a short stroll becoming a very long one.

Roads around Bristol were turnpiked from the 1720s, though many were short stretches and often only seven feet wide.

This is another postern gate surviving from the Town Wall, which was built to defend Richmond against Scottish raids shortly before the Battle of Bannockburn.

They were converted into an hotel, as seen in this view, but shortly afterwards the building was reconverted back to twenty-nine flats.

The short flights enabled drivers to be on the roads of France or Belgium much more quickly than if they used the ferries.

The little hamlet of Calenick lies a short distance south of Truro, in a valley bottom on the old road to Falmouth.

Within a short walk of the Market Square are two interesting museums.

The flour mills (B399087, left background) are a reminder of the port's heyday when the trading vessels of the world would have queued to unload.

A chain ferry transports cars and passengers over the short crossing across the mouth of Poole Harbour.

The Cinque Ports Arms is a reflection of the fact that Margate was a member of the Cinque Ports attached to Dover.

The valleys' canal systems developed throughout the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and led to the development of Newport as a port.

These vehicles were extremely popular for short distance excursion work, and were also used to operate scheduled services between towns and outlying villages, especially on market days.

It opened as a public park in 1901; our picture was taken shortly after the bandstand had been completed.

The west towers shortly after they had been completed.

Notice how Mr Short, the chemist on the left, had diversified into photography - a favourite hobby at the time.

A short way downstream from this vantage point, the photographer would have crossed Conksbury Bridge, a suitable sturdy name to match the timeless charm of this scene.

Designed by William Bell for the North Eastern Railway, this station opened in July 1887, replacing one a short distance to the east.

Orford was a prosperous medieval port which declined as the shingle spit of Orford Ness grew, which gradually cut it off from the sea.