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At one time, passenger boats from Bristol docked here, and as we can see, the wharf was also used by timber merchants - note the stacks of

The rivers and canal are used for pleasure boating these days.

This fisherman is in reflective mood as he sits on his boat, the 'Dewdrop', and looks out over the fast-expanding township of Grange-over-Sands.

From a scattered fishing village based around two sandy bays on the southern coast of the Lleyn Peninsula, Abersoch has developed into a busy resort.

The two-masted fishing boats in the foreground, as we look west from the River Rother, are reminders that Rye was a working port, not merely the genteel town the tourists now see.

An assortment of small fishing and rowing boats has been hauled safely above the high water mark in this picture of the eastern end of the Marine Parade; the famous white cliffs are visible beyond the

The length of the boat is fairly substantial compared to the head of the jetty, so she requires delicate and careful manoeuvring if she is to be handled

The crew in an approaching sail fishing boat, having raised her sails, stand by to clear the jetty, leaving both harbour and fellow craft moored alongside the Stade.

These heavily-laden fishermen use shoulder yokes to carry their shellfish, much as a milkmaid carries her buckets, paddling out of the shallows from their open boats, the 'Nell' and 'Armistice'.

The busy Dover promenade was very popular with visitors; a pier was added to it in 1893 at a cost of £28,000.

Today the Boat Museum in the dock area reminds us of the way of life of those early boatmen and their families.

Large boats such as the 'Luctor' (centre right) were once familiar sights here. The railway line extended to the quay so that coal trucks could be loaded directly from the coal ships.

These heavily-laden fishermen use shoulder yokes to carry their shellfish, much as a milkmaid carries her buckets, paddling out of the shallows from their open boats, the 'Nell' and 'Armistice'

There are dangerous currents for swimmers and boats, and there have been many shipwrecks here, which provided bounty for local inhabitants.

It is probably the most dived-on wreck in Britain - on calm summer days there is usually a large fleet of dive boats anchored at the site.

The pilchard fishing boats drawn up are a reminder that this was a working beach too.

The Boat Inn stands beside the bridge.

There is now a golf course here; and the shelter afforded by the Great Cumbrae makes Largs a first-rate place for boating. Largs commands a magnificent view of Arran.

Sunlight, calm low water, boats, and a temporarily discarded mooring rope hanging from a stone jetty, exemplify that kind of minutiae which contribute towards the ideal picturesque photograph.

A number of small boats, including a motor cabin cruiser, are left high and dry as the sun reflects on moist mudflats, indicating an ebbing tide.

east bank, beyond the bridge, this medieval inn is noted for its 'cruck' construction, the large curved timbers in the gable wall, and for the fact that Jerome K Jerome commends it in 'Three Men in a Boat

Rather unkindly, Jerome K Jerome of 'Three Men in a Boat' fame, and our constant companion along the river from Oxford to Kingston, described Abingdon as 'quiet, eminently respectable, clean and desperately

The Bishop of Norwich is still Abbot of St Benet's and holds a service at the abbey each August, arriving in a procession of boats.

Pleasure boats have lined up to collect trippers for the obligatory sail down the estuary. The picture was taken from the pier.