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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.

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

St Blazey is a modest town that sits inland from the port of Par in St Austell Bay.

At this time Port St Mary was still being described as a 'pleasant little fishing port and seaside resort'. The local fishing fleet was, however, in decline.

West Street 1930 This town was a considerable port in the middle ages, but the silting up of its ancient harbour led to a decline in trade.

When this picture was taken it is unlikely that anyone thought that the port had only a few years left. In 1846 coal exported from the Tyne ports was just over 3,250,000 tonnes.

By rail Castletown was only seven minutes away, Port Erin eight minutes, and Port St Mary seven minutes.

Once one of the most important ports west of Bristol, Fowey in 1346 was wealthy enough to contribute 47 ships and over 700 men to Edward III's blockade of Calais.

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

Nestling between Bradda and the lower slopes of Cronk-ny-Irree-Laa, Fleshwick Bay is less than two miles north of Port Erin and reached by way of Ballaglonney.

In the days when trading wherries plied their way up and down the rivers, transporting goods from the sea ports, or from one town to another, Beccles was a thriving port.

Grimsby is a major port, lying at the southern entrance of the River Humber.

Even so, the city remained the customs port for Rhyl and the Deeside ports, and ships belonging to John Summers & Co were registered at Chester, though it is unlikely that they ever came up the river.

In the days when trading wherries plied their way up and down the rivers, transporting goods from the East Coast sea ports, or from one town to another, Beccles was a thriving port.

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.

Its situation, opposite the Essex port of Tilbury, led to its becoming the pilot station for the Port of London; at the time of this photograph it was still the world's busiest port.

Its situation, opposite the Essex port of Tilbury, led to its becoming the pilot station for the Port of London; at the time of this photograph it was still the world's busiest port.

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

It was for centuries an important port, and sailing ships plied up the meandering course of the Urr to unload their cargoes, many having to be towed by teams of horses.

Grimsby was once the world's largest fishing port, but the 'cod wars' ended that.

The modern Milford Haven grew in the 1790s and the port was to cater for the needs of the whaling ships, as they brought their cargoes here to be processed in blubber oil.

Port Talbot is an industrial town in the county of Glamorgan.

Axmouth was once a considerable port, and boats navigated the River Axe as far as Colyton. Certainly the Vikings, raiding this coast, used the Axe to seek plunder far inland.