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Padstow is a very ancient port and has long been associated with trading and shipbuilding.

Final improvements on the Exeter Canal, completed in 1832, allowed larger vessels, such as the 'Hans Emil' pictured here, to reach the Port. Note the bonded warehouse to the left of centre.

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

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.

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

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

Medieval vases, iron keys, Norman stonework and animal bones bring together Old Sarum's troubled and relatively short-lived past.

In 1669 the course of the Little Ouse was cut and extended to Thetford, enabling barges to ply for the first time between the country towns of the region and the port of King's Lynn.

The mouth was stabilised in 1733, and there were great plans for the port. By the 1880s, it was the sixth most important port in the country. The promise has never been truly fulfilled.

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

FY on the side of the fishing vessel, just visible in front of the number, denotes the port of Fowey. Wherever possible, the first and last letters of the port's name are used.

It changed to white shirts and black shorts and socks in 1909 and in 1911 to the familiar royal blue shirts and white shorts.

Blythburgh was an important port in bygone times. In the same way as many other river ports, it lost trade when its waterways could no longer cope with the increasing draughts of cargo ships.

A 'porte cochere' , overhanging the pavement, served two functions in coaching days: those in the coach could alight and keep dry, while travellers on top and the luggage could enter the building by a

Whether it be Blackpool, Dunoon, Port Bannatyne, Port Erin or any of a hundred other resorts in the 1890s, holidaymakers had developed a passion for messing about in boats, mainly of the rowing variety

The town was probably established as a port on the Wainfleet Haven by Bardney Abbey, but by the 15th century the haven silted up and the port declined.

Like Neston, Parkgate saw increasing trade as a port once the River Dee around Chester began to silt up.

Bolton Road was the first paved road laid in Port Sunlight, and W H Lever named it after his home town as a reminder of his roots.

The town was probably established as a port on the Wainfleet Haven by Bardney Abbey, but by the 15th century the haven silted up and the port declined.

, these packet boats conveying passengers across the Channel to the coast of France some twenty-six miles away transformed Folkestone from a small fishing village into a major entry and departure port

, these packet boats conveying passengers across the Channel to the coast of France some twenty-six miles away transformed Folkestone from a small fishing village into a major entry and departure port

In 1901, Avonmouth was chosen by Elder & Fyffes as the UK port for their fortnightly service to Port Limon, Costa Rica.

Ellesmere Port was created when the Earl of Ellesmere constructed a canal from Ellesmere in Shropshire to meet the River Mersey.

Blythburgh was an important port in bygone times. Like many other river ports, it lost trade when its waterways could no longer cope with the increasing draughts of cargo ships.