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During the early years of the 18th century, facilities were improved with the construction of a harbour and quays.
The Bude Canal was opened in 1826 from this harbour basin, with a sea lock just visible in the distance.
In 1836, a narrow gauge railway nine miles long opened to connect the quarries at Blaenau Ffestiniog with Portmadoc harbour.
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
Gorleston stands at the gateway of Yarmouth's harbour overlooking the River Yare and the sea.
With the money raised by these taxes, the townsfolk should maintain the walls of the town and build a pier to defend the harbour, and it is thought that Tenby had the earliest pier in Wales.
This view is looking across a crowded beach towards the harbour, the stone pier and the lighthouse.
The Great Western Railway (GWR) steamers seen alongside the harbour have now been replaced by the Irish ferries operating from Goodwick.
A red light on the steps warns vessels if they are approaching harbour on an unsafe bearing.
A screw tug prepares to assist a steamer to its berth in the Floating Harbour.
In 1854 the ageing 74- gun warship HMS 'Illustrious' was given a new lease of life when she was commissioned as a harbour training ship for young seamen.
