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Avonmouth was used by the Imperial Direct West India Mail Service Co, whose ships sported white hulls and yellow funnels.

In 1823 the Chamber of Commerce were so concerned about the high cost of the port dues being demanded by the Bristol Dock Co that they inquired as to what charges would be levied at other ports for the

These gates were known as ports and were called the Stable Green Port (north), the Gallowgate Port (east), Brig Port (south) and Trongate Port (west).

There is the Sugar Loaf Rock at Spanish Head, the caves at Port Soderick, and in the north east the Maughold Brooghs - a Manx Heritage site that stretches from Port e Vullen to Grob ny Strona.

East Cliff 1890 Hastings had been one of the medieval Cinque Ports, and it remained a major fishing port until relatively recently.

In the 1190s Rye joined the Cinque Ports federation, a group of Kent and Sussex ports that provided ships for the King's navy in return for enormous privileges.

Ipswich, at the head of the Orwell Estuary, has been a major port for centuries.

Situated at the head of the Orwell Estuary, Ipswich has been a major port for centuries.

Ipswich, at the head of the Orwell Estuary, has been a major port for centuries.

Today Little Sutton has become a suburb of the much newer town of Ellesmere Port.

The little harbour of Burry Port was in times past a busy export terminal for tin and fine anthracite coal.

The port has seen many changes since its beginnings in the mid 1800s.

These gates were known as ports and were called the Stable Green Port (north), the Gallowgate Port (east), Brig Port (south) and Trongate Port (west).

The small tower at the far end of the church served as a mark for sailors heading for the port: it used to carry a beacon at night.

Fishing was Port Isaac's living for many centuries, and the staple was, as for so many other Cornish ports, pilchards.

In the 1190s Rye joined the Cinque Ports federation, a group of Kent and Sussex ports that provided ships for the King's navy in return for enormous privileges.

When this picture was taken it is unlikely that anyone thought that the port had only a few years left.

This was a year that saw another important step in establishing Dover as one of the world's busiest ports.

In 1282, the Countess of Devon, aggrieved with the merchants of Exeter, constructed a weir across the River Exe obstructing access to the city's port.

We have a glimpse of the sea at the entrance to the north coast harbour inlet of Port Gaverne.

The town became a thriving port, from which 200 vessels a year carried 265,000 tons of Forest of Dean coal.

Before the Great War, Amble was one of Northumberland's smaller fishing ports; the biggest catches tended to be landed at North Shields, Blyth and Newbiggin.

Today it is difficult to believe, but for a short time Neston was an important port: as the River Dee around Chester silted up, a new quay was built on the 'ness' or headland here in the 18th century.

Ellesmere Port was the focal point for much of the canal activity in Cheshire.