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This ornate pleasure craft looks perilously low in the water, but the throng of passengers seem quite oblivious of the rising water levels.

A pair of Horsfield's craft are carrying coal, the once horse-drawn butty (the 'Marjorie') towed by the motorised narrow boat.

On the left is the Five Arrows Hotel, a splendid Arts and Crafts building with elaborate moulded brick chimneys, built in 1887. The five arrows was the badge of the five Rothschild brothers.

A pair of Horsfield's craft are carrying coal, the once horse-drawn butty (the 'Marjorie') towed by the motorised narrow boat.

Here the workmen are carrying out their highly-specialised craft surrounded by the tools of their trade. Note the bundles of thatch standing to the left of the picture.

The ladder, leaning apparently so precariously against the hull, is quite safe – there will be no sudden movement of the vessel, thanks to the taut breast and stern ropes with which the craft

This picture shows how effectively it provides safe shelter for the limited number of craft it can hold. The one- time watch tower on the hillside overlooks the surrounding waters.

This ornate pleasure craft looks perilously low in the water, but the throng of passengers seem quite oblivious of the rising water levels.

Inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, they set up business in a former silk mill in Sheep Street. To this day the town remains a centre of fine craftsmanship.

In 1950 there was still some trade, but it is now solely used by leisure craft and the warehouses on the right have gone.

This view shows Southwold harbour on the other side of the river, with sailing craft, repair shops and landing stages.

A fleet of numbered pleasure craft is grouped on the sands. There are refreshments booths, gingerbread sellers, seats to rent by the hour, and donkey rides.

A fleet of numbered pleasure craft is grouped on the sands. There are refreshments booths, gingerbread sellers, seats to rent by the hour, and donkey rides.

The thatcher's craft is one of the staple industries of broads villages. This photograph shows reeds growing at the edge of a broad, with the cut stalks stacked by the cottage.

Of course, nowadays the craft are quite different to the sailing vessels in the photograph.

Today, the delightful mixture of medieval half-timbered and Georgian houses are mostly craft and antique shops, catering for the tourist.

The main port lay north of this point, since a medieval three- arched stone bridge blocked the further passage of tall craft upstream along the River Parrett; even in the early 20th century,

Lucas's boatbuilders are the premises near the large craft (centre). Popular regattas are held, and the Lancaster canal is nearby. Only just visible on the horizon is part of Lancaster University.

On these craft the mizzen was taller than the foremast.

A mixture of near-derelict and beached craft gives this working slipway an untidy appearance that will certainly have been at odds with the fact that the majority of the boats represented someone's

The young man resting his oars in the right-hand boat of the four boats on the left, wisely assesses the movements of the other craft before manoeuvring, taking account of their progress.

In 1950 there was still some trade, but it is now solely used by leisure craft and the warehouses on the right have gone.

In 1950 there was still some trade, but it is now solely used by leisure craft and the warehouses on the right have gone.

Or will they be transferring to a bigger craft moored further out? In this and the previous picture we get a fine view of the length of the Pier.