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Caption For St Ives, The Harbour C1955

Wharf Road is now a busy thoroughfare, the harbour wall a sturdy granite breakwater crowned with iron railings and tall street lamps.

Caption For Port Gaverne, C1955

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.

Caption For Torquay, Vane Hill From Rock Walk 1920

Above Torquay harbour stands Vane Hill, seen here from the Rock Walk.

Caption For Wickham, Chesapeake Mill C1965

Chesapeake Mill dates back to 1820 and was built by John Prior, a miller, partly of woodwork from an American warship of that name, captured by the much smaller British HMS 'Shannon' off Boston Harbour

Caption For Weymouth, Harbour 1898

A paddle steamer lies moored at the harbour wall.

Caption For Havant, East Street C1955

Havant is a busy little town overlooking Langstone Harbour; its church recalls the time of Roman and Norman invaders.

Caption For Weymouth, The Pleasure Pier And The Pavilion 1909

This pier was known as the Commercial or Pleasure Pier, to distinguish it from the town's old harbour pier.

Caption For Cowes, Old Houses 1927

King Henry VIII built two defensive castles on either side of the Medina to protect the entrance to the older harbour at Newport.

Caption For Plymouth, Onion Sellers 1907

Two young lads stand by the harbour wall with their strings of onions.

Caption For Brownsea Island, The Castle 1891

We see Brownsea Castle from the south-west, with Canford Cliffs' high ground visible across the harbour to the right.

Caption For Port St Mary, 1895

In Manx folklore the village was named 'the Harbour of Mary' in honour of the Blessed Virgin by Celtic missionaries, who founded a chapel here.

Caption For Christchurch, The River 1918

The older Saxon church of Holy Trinity then dominated the harbour scenery.

Caption For Ramsgate, The Inner Basin 1895

The harbour is packed with an assortment of sailing craft, including fishing smacks, brigs and sailing barges.

Caption For Charlestown, The Harbour C1955

Looking up the harbour, we can see a small Dutch coaster loading china clay at two chutes.

Caption For Poole, The Custom House 1904

Close to the quays at Poole is the 18th-century Harbour Office, once the Old Town House, a club for ships captains.

Caption For Dell Quay, C1960

Dell Quay, at the northern end of Chichester Harbour, was the landing place for cargo ships delivering goods to the market at Chichester.

Caption For Falmouth, Flushing From Green Bank 1893

The expanse of harbour we see here is only a small part of this natural seaport.

Caption For Portchester, The Castle 1892

Located on a spit overlooking Portsmouth Harbour, the castle was regularly used by kings when visiting Portsmouth.

Caption For Fowey, The Hotel From The Rocks 1891

This grand hotel is well-sited: it overlooks the interesting harbour of Fowey, where there is always some activity to watch, and there are more distant views out to the English Channel.

Caption For Bridport, W.Frost Shop Front 1909

West Street 1930 This town was a considerable port in the middle ages, but the silting up of its ancient harbour led to a decline in trade.