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Every day the pilot boats thread a winding path between the yachts, leading in huge vessels that seem impossibly big for such a relatively narrow waterway.

No doubt the kiosk sold tickets for the boats at the end of the pier, but for a generation which knew nothing of cars it also led to a railway system opening up the delights of County Down.

At one time Bardsea was part of Lancashire, and could only be reached by boat or by a dangerous route over the shifting sands of Morecombe Bay.

Bright yellow bands of geological strata known as the Bridport Sands make Burton Cliff one of the most distinctive landforms of the Dorset coast.

The bay windowed building is Hampton House, whilst the Royal Oak, on the other side of St Ann`s Lane, continues to provide refreshment to the boating fraternity.

Along Hall Quay are clustered craft of every kind: flat-bottomed barges, wherries and fish- ing boats—it is still the age of the sail.

We see behind the dock a busy little port, though it was mostly used by coasters and Irish cargo boats.

The two octagons of the tower can be seen for miles around, and were used as a beacon by those travelling by boat through Willingham Mere.

In the foreground, Mum and Dad watch over their children who are sitting in a small fishing boat.

In this peaceful scene we see two boats tied up waiting for visitors in the shallows of Semer Water.

We see behind the dock a busy little port, though it was mostly used by coasters and Irish cargo boats.

The military vehicle is used to pull boats belonging to the fishermen to a safe and easier spot to unload their catch.

Model sailing boats ply back and forth across the pool. In the background is the Moot Hall of c1540; in front is the war memorial, now surrounded by a garden.

In the foreground are several pleasure boats - the 'Monarch' and the 'Angler'. Sir Christopher Wren's old home, now a hotel, stands on the right bank, near the bridge.

Pleasure boats are anchored in the shallows, and the large hulk of the old 'museum' ship, the 'Eliza', is higher up on the beach.

Sheltered by the nearby island of Cumbrae, Largs is a popular place for messing about in boats. It was also a good centre for steamer excursions.

It is a popular centre for yachting and for boating trips in the Firth and to the Kyles of Bute. Here we see the esplanade with the pebble beach in evidence.

Seahouses managed to hang on to its smaller sailing fishing boats until the 1920s, when motor-driven drifters began to be used.

Jerome K Jerome describes a classic journey in his 'Thee Men in a Boat'.

The two men pose in the wooden flush-built boat, 'White Heather'.

Both boats are flying the standard of Robinsons Boatyard.

The family in the boat are enjoying sailing on a light breeze, and the boy on the bank is fishing, probably for tench, although eel catching is more popular.

From here children could play safely, and the fishermen could prepare their nets and their boats.

The tea gardens prospered after the Second World War and became a popular and convenient stopping-off place for boat trips along the Thames to and from Oxford and elsewhere.