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In 1823 John Butcher, a preacher from Bolton, was landed by fishing boat at Derby Haven and brought Primitive Methodism to the island.

Seen from the north end of the lock island are the boat rollers, now disused, then the narrow skiff lock, nicknamed 'The Coffin', and then a further two locks, both now rebuilt.

In 1906, five convicts made their escape by boat; they were eventually captured.

In its heyday, the port would be filled with up to 80 vessels, exporting the locally mined coal and iron ore, but today it is largely silted up and used only for small fishing boats and weekend sailors

The Wells whelkers are renowned along this coast for their persistence in pursuing their trade. Whelking was not always a comfortable affair.

The boat had been rowed to Broadstairs from Denmark.

Pentewan village is on the far side of the beach, and two sailing boats set off from the harbour pier.

Here we see a horse leading a somewhat empty pleasure boat towards the aqueduct for what can be an unnerving experience.

This peaceful lane is often used by those keen to watch the boats go by. Many hikers have strolled into this pretty village to see its cliffs and cottages.

Several jetties stretch across the sands to the sea, providing moorings and access for pleasure boats and fishing smacks.

Here boats are moored on the estuary of Eling Creek with its causeway and centuries-old toll bridge. The causeway encloses water for Eling Tide Mill, visible in the distance.

Fishermen also benefited from this extra demand for entertainment, as they were still able to supplement their income by offering pleasure boat trips from the beach.

During the 18th and 19th centuries Emsworth was an important port along this stretch of coast, and it became successful mainly through corn milling, boat building, fishing and a flourishing oyster industry

Today the ships are rather less numerous - the Isles of Scilly boat 'Scillonian' is the only vessel of any size to operate from the harbour.

Beyond the boats and boatmen the old Cart Road to the Cobb harbour passes above Lucy's Ledge Jetty (centre left) and then below Cobb Cliff and Wings (top left).

There are no swimmers in the water, only a few rowing boats.

When the Chilean ironclad 'Blanco Encalada' was attacked and sunk by two small boats armed with primitive torpedoes, the world's navies began at last to take the torpedo seriously.

Benfleet's wooded hills once provided vital material for fuel and boat-building.

Narrow streets, pretty cottages (some of them thatched), fishing boats on the beach, and all in a beautiful setting on the Lizard peninsula, put Cadgwith on the list of places to visit once road transport

This delightful scene near Coltishall shows a private garden bordering the river, with steps to enable the owners to alight from their boat. The boathouse can be seen further along the river.

The Suffolk boat builder took out 56 patents on the design and the first experimental hovercraft crossed the English Channel in 1959.

Arnside became a popular seaside resort in the 19th cen- tury, when pleasure boats would come up from Morecambe and Fleetwood.

On 17 March 1891 six men appeared out of a blizzard in a small boat, having rowed several miles after their barquentine Ethel went aground at Heddonsmouth.

A once prosperous port had long been reduced to the hiring out of canoes and rowing boats.