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Here we have a view of the broad main street, with St David's Church and the church hall on the left. In front of them stands the fine war memorial.

Instead of horses and carts, cars now clog the pavement outside the Black Bull. Note how the dark ashlar is picked out by severe white mortaring.

Arnold Roy spotted the need for provisioning the Broads tourist industry early, and his story is a classic errand boy to shopping magnate story.

Wroxham is at the western gateway to the Broads, and profited greatly from the late 19th-century boom in 'messing about in boats'.

Here we have a magnificent view of the broad sweep of the breezy seafront at Dover, with the castle overshadowing the town from four hundred feet above, and the Roman Pharos clearly visible beside the

The broad valley of the Derwent near Whatstandwell opens out between well-wooded sides, as we can see in this picture.

This placid scene depicts the Broads as every water traveller would wish to experience them.

Teignmouth is the second-oldest seaside resort in Devon; it has attracted visitors from the middle of the 18th century.

Teignmouth is the second-oldest seaside resort in Devon; it has attracted visitors from the middle of the 18th century.

Here we have a magnificent view of the broad sweep of the breezy seafront at Dover, with the castle overshadowing the town from four hundred feet above, and the Roman Pharos clearly visible beside the

A short flight in this light aircraft, even just a few hundred feet up, would give the sightseeing holidaymaker a marvellous view of both the coastline and the Broads inland.

The neatly-tended garden beside one of the thatched boathouses provides a vantage point to watch boats on the broad. Note the old tyres protecting the corner of the staithe.

Penryn sits at the head of a creek in Falmouth harbour. At the top of the town Brunel's Great Western Railway crossed the broad wooded valley on a mighty viaduct.

While wheat straw is often used as the roofing material, the chances are that these houses will be thatched with longer-lasting reed from the Broads.

This typical Broad scene shows sailing and fishing going on, with a wind-pump in the background.

The reed-beds on the right of the picture have been cut, and the reeds will be used for thatching roofs.

These boats are moored in a small creek off the wide waters of the broad. The pleasure craft in the foreground has a steering wheel which would not be out of place in a bus or taxi.

Many of the inns along the broads contain the word 'Ferry', commemorating long-gone crossing points. The ferries were often run by the innkeepers themselves, who benefited from the extra trade.

Across the broad expanse of the High Street is the portico of the Town Hall, which was rebuilt in 1790.

Eels used to be commonly found in the Broads rivers, but there is now only one hut remaining at Kandel Dyke above Potter Heigham. Notice the nets to the left of the hut.

Instead of horses and carts, cars now clog the pavement outside the Black Bull. Note how the dark ashlar is picked out by severe white mortaring.

St Helens overlooks the tidal creeks above Brading Harbour. Many come to admire the broad village green, the leafy lanes and nearby woodland.

Arnold Roy spotted the need for provisioning the Broads tourist industry early, and his story is a classic errand boy to shopping magnate story.

For travellers to Cornwall, crossing the broad, sweeping waters of the Tamar deepened the sensation that they were entering a foreign land.