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Widened by returning ex-servicemen in 1925 to cope with increasing road traffic, the bridge retained its elegance and here formed a background for the picnickers, boat hirers and other leisure seekers

Boats are drawn up on the beach close to the promenade. The foreshore buildings near to the pier include a small bandstand, suitable for open air concerts.

The river still runs through the centre of Peterborough, but the old railway warehouses on the left are no more, and the rowing boats for hire on the extreme right have gone the same way.

Small merchant vessels and privateers were constructed during earlier times for trade and piracy, though in later years many of the shipbuilders concentrated on building and repairing fishing boats.

Boats moored here are hired out by the owner of the Ferry Inn. The horse-drawn ferry has a history going back to the 13th century.

the days of Leland, that well-travelled topographer, the Severn was tidal at this point and large vessels reached the bridge at Upton; the bridge was the only crossing point on the river, apart from boats

Horse-drawn coaches wait patiently to take passengers from the boats at Waterhead, near Ambleside on Windermere.

Here in much happier times a pleasure boat returns passengers to the shore, and in the background we can see a big wheel pleasure ride.

Once a boat builder's premises, it obtained a licence to sell beer in 1897. It was swept away in a great flood.

The solitary boat is well placed in this radiant beam.

Since this tranquil image was captured by Frith, only pleasure boats ply the canal and tie at up Moore to stock up at the village shop.

The water meadows used to be easily accessible, but there is little doubt that modern 'social policing' will have removed the spontaneity from the boating activities shown in this photograph.

It is all here because this point along the River Deben has a steep shingle bank upon which boats can be landed or launched at any state of the tide.

With shallow mudflats along the banks of the tidal Orwell estuary, moored sailing boats end up on their keels twice a day.

Beach furniture includes the winding gear that helped to pull boats onto the shingle (centre).

A stroll along the pier could be taken during the day, either for exercise or to catch a pleasure boat for a trip along the coast, or in the evening to take advantage of the dance hall - the Melotones

The Boat Inn, as its name suggests, sits right on the bank of the River Wye. Perhaps its name implies that there was once a ferry crossing here long ago.

It is also one of the most attractive harbourless villages along the Yorkshire coast.

The solitary boat is well placed in this radiant beam.

Boat trips off Paignton beach gave toddlers much fun walking along the landing stages.

Ten years before the annual Royal Regatta began, the first Oxford and Cambridge University boat race was held on the Thames at Henley.

A flying boat undergoes repair at West Cowes looking across to the famous Saunders Roe yards at East Cowes.

Today, the whole area is unrecognizable, some of the creek has been filled in, the ramshackle huts demolished, and the banks are the home of leisure boat builders.

Tucked away among 'surroundings that are indescribably beautiful', boats nestle in the placid harbour waters of this picturesque village with its long, straggling street.