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Transformation into the Centre for the Visual Arts proved short-lived - its closing recriminations equal to that of its opening fanfare.

Next door is a snack bar, which disappeared shortly after this photograph was taken.

At the outbreak of the Second World War it closed for a short time. The home was handed over to the Royal United Kingdom Beneficent Association in 1953, who modernised it.

Along with its neighbouring villages of Betteshanger and Tilmanstone, this settlement was a centre of the short-lived Kent coal industry, which began when coal was discovered when borings for a proposed

The top storey was a recent addition in response to the growing popularity of the short sea route.

The hexagonal building at the bottom was a provision store plus post office, then a gas company showroom for a short time, and finally Martin's Central Heating, before it was demolished for road widening

The small civil airport at Lympne was developed from the wartime fighter base, prior to the enormous expansion of London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports, for short cross-channel flights.

The park had only been in public hands a short time when these photographs were taken.

expected to be able to withstand the elements on this exposed stretch of coast, it was badly damaged by gales in the winter of 1900, and was finally dismantled by Bournemouth Corporation shortly

Serving at the front in the First World War, Brooke wrote a short poem called 'The Soldier'; surely he had Grantchester in mind when he composed these lines: 'If I should die, think only this of me: That

In the foreground to the right the former short jetty is just visible. The substantial wooden pier/jetty which dominates the foreground has since disappeared.

The canal provided a link between the navigable rivers Trent and Don, and with its opening Thorne went on to enjoy a new lease of life as an inland port.

It was to Port St Mary that the Scottish granite to be used in the construction of Chicken Rock Lighthouse was brought, and where each stone was cut and dressed to size before being taken out to the site

the Stainforth & Keadby Canal opened in 1802.The canal provided a link between the navigable rivers Trent and Don, and with its opening Thorne went on to enjoy a new lease of life as an inland port

Brixham fishing smacks were built in a style peculiar to this port. Paignton

Reedham, in the broad, silent expanses of the Yare valley, was once a thriving North sea port. The chain ferry pictured offers the only passage across the Yare between Norwich and Yarmouth.

Littlehampton was a thriving port during the Middle Ages, when stone from Normandy was landed here in order to construct many of the county's churches and castles.

Once a proud member of the medieval Cinque Ports, various attempts to revive the town as a seaside resort half succeeded.

As well as having one of the most important markets in the South Hams, Kingsbridge was also a thriving port.

The centre was in use with temporary structures shortly after the war, but was formally built between 1950 and 1951 as a part of the Festival of Britain.

Shortly after this photograph was taken, in 1899, the future George V stayed here; part of the castle was destroyed by fire in the 1920s.

Shortly after the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, the War Office commandeered part of the grounds of Woodcote Park for training purposes and erected a large encampment.

Thence it was a short walk to Shepperton Lock, where one could watch the progress of craft up and down the Thames to Chertsey or Walton.

The arcades of the short Norman church were continued east by two standard Decorated bays, but no chancel arch.