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It was traditionally much more important than its 'little suburb by the sea', and was included in the jurisdiction of the Cinque Ports.

Sailing barges are tied up in the Wet Dock, the non-tidal part of the port of Ipswich.

This town was once a shipbuilding centre and the chief port of Merioneth, with a large trade in flannel and knitted stockings. Today the Three Peaks Race starts here.

He certainly visited the town, though it has to be said that several other ports claim the honour of possessing the sand bar in question.

The town grew up astride what was the most important road in medieval England, that between London and Chester, at that time the principal port for Ireland.

The tower was taken down shortly after this photo was taken. The site of the church is now marked out in stones and there is a memorial table. The graveyard has become a pleasant open space.

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

The scene has not changed too much today, as the suburban growth of New Sarum has stopped short of the site of its neolithic ancestor.

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

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

As with the port of Newlyn, the small harbour at Porthleven uses the registration letters of Penzance.

Two schooners plied a busy trade with London in the middle of the century, but by 1870 competition from the railway had killed off the fledgling port.

The lane from Port Isaac descends the cliffside to its neighbouring harbour, also once important for fishing, and a place where sailing vessels were beached to be loaded with Delabole slates.

The scene has not changed too much today, as the suburban growth of New Sarum has stopped short of the site of its neolithic ancestor.

To the south are further artisan terraces and short side streets. The early 19th-century cottages on the left were lost in the 1960s.

The two nearest buildings on the left were demolished shortly after this date. The outline can be seen on the end of the Basketwear building.

Within the short span of 40 years (AD1220-AD1260) the Cathedral was built uniquely in one Gothic style, Early English.

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

Peel Fold, situated on the slope of a hill a short distance away from the main road, was originally known as Oldham's Cross.

The local sandstone is not that durable, and St Stephen's has needed more than one restoration in the course of its relatively short life.

Victorian drinking fountain with its ornate lamps stands isolated in the middle of the intersection, while on the right are branches of the International Stores and the National and Provincial Bank, shortly

Improvements have been made to the layout of the Square, and renovations are shortly to be made to the Market Hall.

Old age and possibly the fiery enthusiasm of local youths brought the mill to its end shortly after the photograph was taken.