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A row of small fishing boats is drawn up on the beach; they were used to gather shrimps and lobsters. A lifeboat station (left background) was at the ready to cope with any rescue missions at sea.

The lake is very popular for boating, and its environs now attract barnacle geese flying up the Ribble estuary. Not far from here was a huge sandhill, across from Lord Ashton's bungalow.

The mooring is free, the meals at the hotel are good, and there is a ferry and a railway by which you can travel to Norwich, Lowestoft and Yarmouth quicker than by boat; no wonder Cantley is popular with

The man in the rowing boat appears to be getting ready to pull the yacht off.

The old road follows the line of the ridge and the beach was once occasionally used to load coal onto boats at high tide from the nearby Trefân Cliff Colliery.

Just near the boating lake is the old bandstand, now with only its base - the upper structure fell into disrepair and was removed.

Here we see the marriage of bathing machines and fishing boats under the imposing gaze of the Grand Hotel.

A short distance downstream from Fell Foot, a young boy watches for fish in the shallow, reed-grown water by the shore, apparently in charge of a large rowing boat.

In this later picture, the 'Teal', a comparatively modern large boat, launched in 1936, approaches the steamer pier at Bowness.

The exception is the young boy perched somewhat precariously upon the small boat; he appears to be wearing sea boots and a fishing smock.

The town's nautical connections are clearly seen is this early 20th-century view of the creek, crowded with sailing barges and boats.

The boats operating from Eype Mouth in the mid 20th century belonged to Charles and William Warren.

A fishing boat is returning to port from Lyme Bay at high tide, manoeuvering along the ship channel between its double piers into the basin (top right).

A wonderful picture which shows Norfolk reeds in all stages of their growth and use: growing in the water, gathered into boats, and bundled and piled up to await transport further afield.

A motorised narrow boat tows its butty along behind – on the open canal, the 'snubber' or towing rope was normally 60 feet long. They are heading south on the Grand Union Canal from Braunston Tunnel.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.