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Originally the first of the Cinque Ports, its Saxon harbour had silted up by the late 14th century, ending its role as the chief place of embarkation for the Continent and as England's premier naval

Powered by two sets of inverted triple expansion engines, fed by eight boilers and 24 furnaces, the Eclipses could exceed 19-20 knots for short periods.

Shortly afterwards it was taken over by Henry Fourdrinier, one of the most innovative of local paper makers, but the cost of development broke him, and by 1808 he was bankrupt.

The church is a short distance from the Nower, another one of Dorking's parkland areas.

Within a short while, it was claimed that the King's tomb was a place where miracles were happening; this put Gloucester well and truly on the pilgrim trail.

Behind the high brick wall to the extreme right of the photograph is Southgate House of the late 18th century, built in the form of a neo-classical villa by Samuel Pole; a short distance along the Bourne

The moored steam and sailing vessel, off the tug's port bow, denotes a class of ship rapidly becoming popular at the turn the century, although incidents were recorded of sparks from the funnel

Trading from its port ended in 1922, and this heralded the start of Blakeney as a tourist centre, specialising in boating, fishing, walking, painting, bird-watching and nature study.

Nearby Patrington Haven, once a small port, was overlooked once Sunk Island was enlarged. The former Patrington RAF wartime station is now a popular caravan and leisure park.

Runcorn was also a coal port, handling traffic from Lancashire and Staffordshire pits.

Nottingham was now less than a day's journey away from the port of Hull, which greatly increased its prosperity.

Port Sunlight was the dream of William Lever, a man who believed that there was good in everyone; only the best would do for his workers and employees.

Cawood was once a busy port on the River Ouse with boat building and a ferry.

The U-boat might well have been travelling along with only its conning tower showing above the surface, as it was pushed under by her port paddle-wheel.

Its quays were once the heart of Belfast the port, and there is no doubt that the remains of Chichester Quay on the right and Hanover Quay on the left will be found below the cobblestones.

The banks of a short stretch of Milewater had once provided clay for bricks, tiles and a pottery.

Rockingham also built a short canal to link with the Dearne and Dove Canal.

A short- lived plan to reopen the camp three years later ended in bankruptcy.

One of the premier ports of England in the Middle Ages, Lyme had long been declining in importance, though it was still important enough to be rebuilt in Portland stone after devastating damage

Waterhouse, an eminent Victorian architect, most famous for designing the Natural History Museum in London, to design the new Grammar School buildings and the headmaster's house (right), seen here shortly

After the new Cut Channel was made, gas buoys were used, and the Ribble Port Authorities cut down the timber lighthouse. The first lighthouse of stone shone out before St Anne's had been built.

The war memorial, unveiled in 1921, was designed by Sir William Boscombe John, and stands on the site of Port Sunlight's old gymnasium.

The town is just fifteen miles from open sea, near enough to have docks; Preston has been used as a port since 1360.

Much of the shipping and insurance business of the port was done on this square behind the Town Hall. In the middle of the Flags stands Nelson's monument, erected to the great man in 1813.