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The loch itself was served by the steamers of the Loch Lomond Steam Boat Company, whose first ship, the 'Prince of Wales', was built at Port Glasgow in 1858.

In the background are the premises of W A Gilbey, purveyors of Gilbey's invalid port, and the tea, coffee, and spice warehouse of J M Walker.

Here in the 1950s ships still pass on their way to and from the Port of London; this view is from the William Corey Promenade, as it is now called, close to the High Street.

The Reach established Bristol as the mahor port on the west coast.

It is perhaps difficult today to appreciate the port's international standing at this time.

These parishes were wealthy ports in the medieval period when the churches were built, but then suffered decline when their harbours silted up or trade decreased.

In the great days of sail, Sharpness graving dock was always busy, as most vessels calling at the port had their keels scraped before loading.

Brayford Pool, a busy inland port that connected Lincoln both to the River Trent via the Roman Foss Dyke and to the sea via the Witham, is much changed now; its warehouses are mostly replaced by offices

At the time of the Conquest, Norwich was both an important town and a major port. Control was quickly established with the erection of one of the earliest motte and bailey castles in England.

This waterway was one of the last to be dug, and had a short commercial life because of successful poaching of its business by the railways.

Among the monuments on the north side of the chancel is a Purbeck marble tomb with canopy and three hanging arches on twisted columns marked by an 18in brass on the short tomb chest.

This waterway was one of the last to be dug, and had a short commercial life because of successful poaching of its business by the railways.

Though the castle was enlarged by Richard, Duke of Gloucester, its career as a fortress was short.

Set on the south coast of the Lleyn peninsula, at the mouth of the Penrhos river, it was once a thriving commercial port; but the sea threw a sandbank across the mouth of the Afon Erch, causing the maritime

The perfect little port with its floating dock is surrounded by cottages, and the outer harbour is enclosed by breakwater piers.

This substantial civic building was the gift of a local J P, and befits a leading Irish port serving the daily Royal Mail run to Stranraer.

Conservation area legislation should be modelled to regulate this continuous erosion of character, but regrettably it has little power in its everyday form to prevent anything short of demolition.

Shortly after this photograph was taken, the Ware Hardware Stores closed, and the building became tearooms catering for visitors to the town.

This photograph of the west front was taken shortly after completion of the Temple Moore restoration, as we can see from the light-coloured stonework around the window, buttresses and parapets

A short distance downstream is an iron footbridge, built as a memorial to members of the Ramblers Association who lost their lives in the two World Wars.

There was once a thriving linen trade here, and the bolts of cloth were shipped out through the tiny port of Boroughbridge.

Further out, across the bay, is the ferry terminal, where huge vessels ply between the port of Fishguard and Rosslare in Ireland.

Until the mid 1800s it was also a port under the control of Lancaster, exporting gunpowder, copper ore, limestone burnt in local kilns, and other goods. Small ships were also built here.

This small but busy inland port was heavily used by the local mining and quarrying industries.