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A pleasure boat builder was located at Westgate Bridge at this time.

Holidaymakers queue up for the traditional offshore boat trip, while in the background the 19th-century pier steps out to sea on its spindly legs.

Like many of the small resorts on the west coast of Wales, the largely Victorian seafront enjoys a very seasonal existence.

Prior to this, men slept in the bottom of the boats with nothing more than a canvas sheet or sail for protection against the elements.

On the extreme right is one of the winches used by local fishermen to haul their boats up the shingle beach above the high water mark, since Deal had no harbour of its own.

As there were two separate corporations running their parts of the ferry system, you could tell the corporation the boats belonged to by the funnel colours.

On the beach there was a children's boating pool, and the Pier had a bar and an amusement palace on it. The Pier was built to accommodate the crowds, and was really two piers next to each other.

These were horse-drawn; but instead of using locks, the tub boats were hauled up and down inclined planes by engine to reach the different water levels.

By Flaxman, in white relief, his reclining body lies in a boat held by his niece with an oarsman in shallow relief behind.

It is a popular starting point for boating holidays which grew rapidly in the early years of this century.

At one time, North Quay (on the left) would have been crowded with boats, but by 1891 the railways had taken over, leaving Severn trade to stagnate.

To the left of the hotel, the road apparently entering the water is a public slipway for private boats.

A boat from Jersey enters Weymouth, whilst over on the left a paddler makes ready to depart. On the right, just peeping from behind the harbour wall, is what might be the paddler 'Great Western'.

Vessels in the harbour range from fishing and pleasure boats registered at Weymouth (WH) and Exeter (E) to RAF launch No 1530 (top left).

Goods were taken by boat and barge from Chepstow up the Wye as far as Hereford. However, it was not all work here—annual regattas were also held on the river.

The collection of moored open boats lying inside the jetty, and a few other small craft, make a strong contrast with the crowded waters inside an obviously busy harbour in the previous

We can see a steam launch and the cabin of a pleasure boat builder on the left of the bridge.

In the summer months it is thronged with pleasure boats, and all is bustle and noise. Here village policemen are directing the summer traffic.

The Royal Military Canal was constructed in the early 19th century; its purpose was to transport military personnel along the most vulnerable stretch of Kent's coast in the event of a French

Second left is the Pilot Boat Inn, where the publican's dog, Lassie, licked back to life one of the sailors from the battleship HMS 'Formidable' on 1 January 1915.

The experiment was performed using three boats with masts of equal height moored along the length of the river.

Cassiobury Park trees, just beyond the keeper's cottage, the barge horse and his female driver enjoy a brief rest while waiting for the Iron Bridge lock to fill so that the gaily painted butty boats

A bracing north-easterly catches flags and furls the lugsails of three packed boats entering harbour.

The two octagons of the tower can be seen for miles around, and were used as a beacon by those travelling by boat through Willingham Mere.