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The MV 'Coronia' - famed for its part in the 'Little Ships' rescue of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk in 1940 - returns to port.

In its day, Grimsby was the biggest fishing port in the world.

In its day, Grimsby was the biggest fishing port in the world.

Today, the east promenade overlooks the new Ramsgate Port.

Ryde is one of the Isle of Wight's important access ports, with ferries crossing the Solent each day.

The Custom House was built in the Palladian style in 1683 by Henry Bell, then mayor of this thriving port.

Known more these days as a container port, Felixstowe in 1906 was a genteel seaside resort, and steamers would have pulled up at the pier bringing passengers from Great Yarmouth, Walton-on-the-Naze, Clacton

The Shropshire Union canal runs between Wolverhampton and Ellesmere Port.

Only St John the Baptist's church and a couple of houses nearby escaped from the bombs intended for the port and the railway station.

Ryde is one of the Isle of Wight's important access ports, with ferries crossing the Solent each day.

In its early years it developed into a substantial fishing port with two deep-sea fishing companies, a fish quay and ice-house, and ship repairing facilities.

A conventional rudder and tiller guides these three sailing boats as they navigate into port.

Yet it was a prosperous port and boasted thriving iron foundries and an early copper-smelting house.

This medieval port stands at the head of the Camel estuary.

Until the 19th century Kingsbridge was an important port for the shipping of wool and foundry products.

The vessel was not a regu- lar visitor to the port and could have been here on charter.

The main canal ran from Whitby, now Ellesmere Port on the Mersey, to Autherley near Wolverhampton, through 46 sets of locks.

It is virtually impossible to believe that this landlocked village with its many beautiful old cottages was also once a port.

In the mid-19th century, Exmouth gained importance as a shipbuilding centre and fishing port - tons of herring were landed each month.

It was a significant port, too, handling corn, coal, chalk and hay.

The Romans used it as their port to service Exeter, a function it continued to provide for centuries.

He certainly visited the town, though it has to be said that several other ports claim the honour of possessing the sand bar in question.

The vessel was not a regular visitor to the port and could have been here on charter.

The town was once a shipbuilding centre and the chief port of Merioneth, with a large trade in flannel and knitted stockings.