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Lying at the end of a little lane that is a dead end, this is yet another former port that now lies, quite literally, some miles inland - the church even has an iron ring attached to it where once, so

The city has gained another luxury hotel, the Macdonald Holland, housed in the shell of what was originally the Julian Hodge building.

The Mersey's plucky little boats saw action in both World Wars, and the original 'Iris' and 'Daffodil' were awarded their title 'Royal' for their gallant service at Zeebrugge in 1918.

This is another of the Lincolnshire churches that has Anglo-Saxon long and short stone work in the tower.

This must have been taken very shortly before work began on the demolition of Evesham Street. E A Hodges has become just another branch of Dillons, presumably as a result of a take-over.

This is a tunnel cavern, with a large natural skylight and both landward and coastal entrances.

A lone elderly oarsman reflects on life on the still waters of the little bay below Wray Castle and its impressive ornate boathouse.

The cart belonging to the former is moving off. Opposite were hatter and hosier Frederick W Dinham and grocer Samuel Douglas Whitemore. There is another cycle store along the street.

The Tudor tower house of North Lees Hall was one of seven halls built by Robert Eyre for his sons, all allegedly within sight of one another.

Here we see the North or Marine Lake about ten years after it opened. In the centre background is a windmill, which was situated on the top of the boathouse.

He was born near Market Drayton, and on his return from India he became both mayor of the town and its MP.

The cinema closed in 1969 (the year that also saw the closure of Pitsea's original market—another fondly-remembered institution).

The house to the right was built c1965 by W A Leeks, who owned the adjacent Post Office and stores. Both were purchased by Tony Green in 1971, who in 1975 sold the store to Stowmarket Co-op.

A brisk south-westerly wind snatches sails and flags, rippling the surface of the sea and causing both the sail- and power-driven craft to pitch and roll easily.

Another popular place in the winter months was George Scott's blacksmiths shop. The forge lit up the whole street at night-time.

Most had two large driving wheels with a stabilizing wheel at either the front or back, or in some cases, both. Some tricycles were made to seat two people, either side by side, or in tandem.

The cinema closed in 1969 (the year that also saw the closure of Pitsea's original market—another fondly-remembered institution).

At one stage, there were piers at both St Anne's and its close neighbour, Lytham. The latter's pier, however, was pulled down in 1960.

Shopkeepers were not long in seeing the business potential of catering for both residents and tourists.

The ferry boats, one of which could take a horse and cart, were rowed across to Malpas Passage, a narrow peninsula at the confluence of the Tresillian and Truro Rivers, both long branches of the Fal estuary

The walls once surrounded both the castle and Clifford's Tower.The site of the old gate is now a car park.

A 32-acre site adjoining the Botanical Gardens at Old Trafford was chosen, as it had both rail and tramway connections. Note the mock-up of the cathedral tower.

There is now suburban infill on both sides of the lane.

Another wide street, and also laid out as a market, it has many good stone houses, including almshouses of 1877 on the left and several pubs.