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The Old Bull's Head is on the left: this famous hostelry was originally built in 1472, and was rebuilt in 1617. Both Dr Johnson and Charles Dickens stayed here.

Another view of the Manchester Ship Canal, in this case beside the Old Quay.

Like the Bridgewater Canal it was built by James Brindley and it linked with the Bridgewater at Runcorn - the two canals meet within another tunnel, yet further reminding us of the complexity of the

Askam had an ironworks, and two mines, both of which closed in the 1890s; at that time, it attempted to attract seaside visitors.

Again we see the village centre, with another of the special seaside shops that sold everything needed for a seaside holiday.

The outbuildings of the White Horse Inn are nearest to us (left); the inn faces the old market place, where there is another dock area for barges.

Here we see the lock itself, another busy scene. Only a few years earlier, every head would have been hatted.

Late morning concerts were held at both the Crescent and the Winter Gardens.

A steam engine is about to enter the station to link up with a line of carriages that will bring another train load of holidaymakers to this balmy coast.

He was a close friend of Charles Darwin, and they both used to go on nature rambles together. It was Jenyns, in fact, who gave up his place on the Beagle to allow Darwin to go instead.

Another important source of income for the locals was smuggling.

Kendal has always been an important service centre for the southern Lake District, and today is the headquarters of both the South Lakeland District Council and the Lake District National Park Authority

A steamer rides at anchor awaiting a tug to take her into Hull, while another is just about to enter the port complex. The paddler on the right is the ferry 'Atalanta'.

This pier and hotel were both built in 1869. By the 1950s the pier was making a loss, although it remained popular. Lack of maintenance led to its collapse in 1970.

A sailing boat clearing the harbour entrance, using a steering oar to assist direction, has attracted attention from bystanders on both harbour moles.

Another inaccessible corner of the county, this is only a few miles from Plymouth, opposite the breakwater in Plymouth Sound.

Noss Mayo's church, seen in the middle distance, was built on the orders of Lord Revelstoke in 1882 in a beautiful setting above both the village and river.

The road to the main buildings and Poole can be seen running up from the beach by the ice cream hut. Today both the ice cream hut and the gorse on the beach have disappeared.

Since this picture, both the war memorial and the New Inn have gone.

The Royal Naval College might still be under construction in this picture, as both training ships are moored in the river.

Here is another view showing the popular sun shelter.With the tide in, small boats are ready to go out to sea.The Western Esplanade was not widened until 1914.

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.

However, the dream of eccentric local landowner Colonel Tomline to transform the town into a major port had not yet materialised - that was to take another fifty years!

Another worthy establishment funded by Edwin Harris' generous bequest was this orphanage.