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This is a swagger Arts-and-Crafts style house of 1888, with a welter of mullions and transoms, coving and gables. St Ethelbert's House now has a suitably ornate use as Boswell's brasserie/bar.

Made redundant, and disused for some years, this fine church is now a craft centre.

The idea that small and relatively inexpensive, highly manoeuvrable, fast attack craft had the potential to wreak havoc amid a squadron of very big, very slow and very expensive ironclads, called

Two people in the white boat lower sails as they bring their craft alongside the jetty. Ramsey

The ponds have for many years been used for swimming, fishing and sailing model craft. The area is much grown up now, and a fine wildlife preserve.

By the 1960s, only craft drawing less than 21 ins of water could attempt the river north of Stourport, and even then their passage into Bewdley was blocked by a shoal about one mile south of the town.

Today you are more likely to see pleasure craft navigating the lock.

By the 1920s the harbour was used almost entirely by small-scale fishermen and pleasure craft.

By the 1920s the harbour was used almost entirely by small-scale fishermen and pleasure craft.

Fishing boats, still all sailing craft at this date, are moored in the shelter of the two piers.

An evocative view of the seaside, with deckchairs and pleasure craft on this low headland jutting out into the Thames estuary towards Kent.

Later, the rowing boats were to have competition from pedal craft. Standing out in front of the trees is the new war memorial.

Jesus Lock is the limit of navigation on the River Cam for powered craft.

The harbour was at that time still the preserve of local fishermen, but today the area is monopolised by pleasure craft and luxury yachts.

Jesus Lock is the limit of navigation on the River Cam for powered craft.

This tower was once linked by a chain to Barker's Tower on the opposite side of the river to stop craft entering the city without paying a tax.

Whilst most of the boats appear to be pleasure craft, 'Rose' - nearest to the camera - was probably a fishing boat.

This tower was once linked by a chain to Barker's Tower on the opposite side of the river to stop craft entering the city without paying a tax.

The Essex coast is a favourite place for sailors; of all the Essex estuaries, that of the Crouch is generally regarded the best for navigation.This view of the river, thronged with sailing craft, is

Pleasure craft in the background are the future of small fishing ports such as this.

The shops survive, and the fishing stores and salting sheds to the left are now craft workshops.

This is a swagger Arts-and-Crafts style house of 1888, with a welter of mullions and transoms, coving and gables. St Ethelbert's House now has a suitably ornate use as Boswell's brasserie/bar.

A mixture of craft lie alongside the jetty awaiting to load.

A view of the spacious harbour, with assorted sailing craft. After the packet-boats moved to Dun Laoghaire, Howth settled down to life as a fishing harbour.