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Walberswick stands at the mouth of the River Blyth just across from the moorings of Southwold, and was once, like so many of these quiet Suffolk coast villages, a thriving port.

In the 1920s a visiting permit could be obtained from the steward at the family seat of Port Eliot, St Germans, and 'if warning be sent to the Hut, a simple meal can be prepared.'

Later the finished article would be exported through here - in 1883 alone 50,000 tons of china goods were exported through this port.

as the reign of Edward the Confessor, Bridport was a town of considerable importance, boasting over a hundred dwellings, a priory of monks and its own mint.As its name implies, it was once the port

The port of London held the absolute key to Britain's stupendous 19th-century industrial wealth.

The river's estuary has been silted up for centuries, but in medieval times a prosperous port once lined the Otter's banks.

Poole did not become a holiday resort for many years, but retained its importance as a port and merchant centre.

Prices for a pension (room, meals and service) at the glen hotels were on a par with those charged by some of the Peel and Port St Mary hotels for similar arrangements.

Poole did not become a holiday resort for many years, but retained its importance as a port and merchant centre.

The old tide mill overlooking the quay at Emsworth, once Chichester Harbour's main port and an important centre for the oyster trade.

On the left is a line of coal wagons: Yarmouth had long been a colliers' port, and in the 1700s over 200 vessels were registered.

Scots fisher girls followed the herring shoals down to the port in the autumn and worked tirelessly day and night gutting and packing.

Lowestoft is very much a mixture of fishing port and seaside resort, the latter the result of the arrival of the railway in the mid 19th century.

Teignmouth has been a busy port for centuries, shipping the local clay and also the granite that built the original London Bridge from Swell Tor quarries.

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

Bangor's chief trade was the export of slates, mined from Lord Penrhyn's quarries at Bethesda, and carried by rail to Port Penrhyn. The quay here was 300 yards long.

Swansea's maritime tradition has always been vital to the town, and the various port extensions drove its economic development.

Darby chose the location with care; supplies of coal, iron ore, and water were readily available, and there was access to the Bristol Channel ports by way of the Severn.

Various types of working cranes add interest to the skyline, evidence of important port activities. The Dock Master's Office stands on the left, with its clock tower.

Here we have two views of the spacious harbour, opened in 1832 as the port for Canterbury, seven miles further inland.

With its 29 automated locks, this modern, commercial waterway forms a link with sea-going ships at the port of Goole.

With its 29 automated locks, this modern, commercial waterway forms a link with sea-going ships at the port of Goole.

Malpas was a miniature port of great antiquity, but is now the exclusive haunt of yachtsmen and weekend sailors.

There is not a port at Bridport, though there was in former times before its river silted up. Now the little harbour at neighbouring West Bay fulfils the function, though on an unambitious scale.