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For centuries it thrived as a fishing port, but it lost out with the rise of nearby Newlyn in the 19th century.

The tramway had a relatively short life-span - it was closed in 1926.

When the narrow gauge line to Lynton was opened, there was insufficient room to bring it here and the station was moved a short distance along the quay.

Station Road, though quite short in length, still manages to achieve a broad mix of shops and dwelling houses.

It ceased working shortly before the Great War, and has recently been converted into five flats.

This must have been taken very shortly before work began on the demolition of Evesham Street.

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

Dublin has always been an important port, particularly for goods and merchandise.

Queenborough gained its name in 1366, when Edward III gave the borough and port to his Queen Philippa.

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.

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

A short stroll from the toll bridge brings you to the little church of St Mary's.

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.

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

After the dissolution came a short period of disuse before Sir Walter Mildmay restored parts of the friary for use as a college.

A short-lived second villa gave way to the house pictured here, built by Edward Haycock c1820.

During his short career Archer notched up 2148 wins from 8004 mounts, but despite this success he took his own life while in a state of temporary insanity induced by typhoid fever, according to the

Traffic was still so light in the 1920s that the Mall was not treated as a major artery of even a short cut.

The force is not very high, but it generates immense power; some of the water was formerly conducted in a large pipe to workshops a short distance downstream where locally quarried slate

The bridge carries the road over the River Deben, where a short-lived quay was built in the 19th century.

Among Leamington's famous residents was Napoleon III of France, who came to the town for a short period following France's defeat at the hands of Prussia in 1871.

A short distance to the west of the town centre, the stepping stones have long provided a foot crossing of the River Rothay, at least for those with good balance; they link Ambleside with properties

These imposing Dock Offices reinforce Hull's position as a major port.