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The pier was always a spectacular sight at this time of year.

On the left of the picture is a poster advertising a sacred concert at the Bijou Theatre, one of a number of ways in which Victorian holidaymakers could celebrate their Christian faith.

This cruising converted narrow boat on the Grand Union was photographed a few months before the final northbound commercial operation: early in 1966, Roses Lime Juice sent their final cargo to the wharf

Here we see Victorian street advertising at its best.

The Quay c1900 In this view a two-masted coastal trader is tied up at the quay; the grass of Quay Meadow is in the foreground.

His books were once as popular as those of Agatha Christie, although nowadays few people know of him or his work.

The lights have been hung ready for the summer illuminations.The pier was always a spectacular sight at this time of year.

Before the Great War, rooms at the Raven were the most expensive in Shrewsbury, starting from 4s 6d; yet for some reason now lost to us, dinner here (at 2s 6d) was the cheapest among the hotels (3s 6d

On 10 September 1819, the Prince Regent came to stay at the recently opened William's Royal Hotel.

Burton's the tailors displays its fine facade with Portland stone columns, which was created by rebuilding the corner of Horsemarket Street and Buttermarket Street in 1937.

Sir Hardinge S Gifford, later Lord Halsbury, had Pendruccombe built at Pages Cross in 1881, four years after he was elected as Launceston's MP.

The Maxim Flying Machine ride is in commission, and would prove to be a crowd puller, hurtling round at 40mph.

Dartmeet is at the confluence of the East Dart, just visible at centre left, and the West Dart.

A chain ferry used to cross the river Bure at this point, similar to that still operating at Reedham Ferry.

The Maxim Flying Machine ride is in commission, and would prove to be a crowd puller, hurtling round at 40mph.

Marriages also took place at Gretna Hall and at the Toll Inn and the Sark Toll Bar.

For most of the century there had been daily steamers from Belfast to Bangor, and as the holiday traffic increased the County Down Railway took over the service.

Cuthbert Brodrick, also left many other Leeds legacies, including the Corn Exchange (1860), the Mechanics' Institute (1860), the Oriental Baths (1866)and shops on Cookridge Street (1864), together with a

In this charming photograph, a collie sheepdog marshals a flock of white-nosed Swaledale sheep past the village green at Buckden.

A small boy in a rowing boat gazes at his reflection in the waters of Windermere in this summer photograph.

By the 1870s, many Lancashire cotton workers received three day's unpaid holiday a year, which was tacked onto a weekend to give a five-day break.

Bathing is possible along some of the beaches at Cowes, particularly at Gurnard Bay.

A small boy in a rowing boat gazes at his reflection in the waters of Windermere in this summer photograph.

As well as the cross there are three examples of keeills at Maughold, one of which can be seen here.