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With the tide in, small boats are ready to go out to sea. The Western Esplanade was not widened until 1914.

By this time the rowing gigs and sailing luggers were being replaced by boats with engines, some of which can be seen pulled up on the slipway.

The ever-changing coastline has very much dictated the fortunes of Aldeburgh, but one thing which has not changed is the activity of local fishermen, who park their boats on the shingle bank which runs

Along Hall Quay are clustered craft of every kind: flat-bottomed barges, wherries and fishing boats - it is still the age of the sail.

This boat served until 1928 and saved forty lives.

These fisherfolk and boat- men share a rare idle moment in a busy day.

The church was built in the early 15th century using granite quarried from sea-level cliffs near Zennor, a few miles west along the coast. The granite was carried by boat to St Ives.

As is always the case, there is plenty of activity on and around the boats.

On the edge of Reading, a rowing boat hangs on as the lock keeper drains the lock to allow it entry. To the left, a fisherman tries his luck in the turbulent water.

Loaded narrow boats head north on the Grand Union Canal, their cargo concealed from both weather and prying eyes by careful sheeting.

Boats of the Solent Yacht Club often set out from here, and vessels of all descriptions seek shelter from the channel gales.

There were plenty of fishing boats in what used to be known as Beer Roads. The rocky promontory, East Ebb, divided Seaton from Beer and kept the two places apart.

This view brings out the tremendous bustle of Brighton's beaches, dotted with small sailing boats and lines of bathing machines.

Boating and punting on the Cam has long been a popular pastime, and it is no different now from when this photograph was taken.

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.

riverside scene, and the more recent development of the marina amply demonstrates that there is still nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats

The steamer in the foreground is the 'Success', a working boat. Other steamers were also used as pleasure craft.

In February 1953 the Promenade was buried under thousands of tons of shingle, and the roads blocked by smashed boats.

It is an unforgettable experience to follow Worcestershire's rivers on foot or on a slow-moving boat.

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.

The solitary boat is well placed in this radiant beam.

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.