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For children the boating pool would have been an added attraction, and parents could watch from the pavilion balcony as they enjoyed a cup of tea.

As well as the ever- popular ball games, picnics and simply watching the boats go by, the Strand at Gillingham also offered a paddling pool, a boating pool, a children's playground, miniature

Safe bathing brought thousands of early visitors to Shanklin, as we can see from the profusion of bathing huts and tents. Many of the boats in the foreground would have been for hire.

The riverside willows on the north bank have only recently been pollarded in this view, in which an eight rows past. The opposite bank is Long Island.

Barricane Beach is behind the camera, and we see the broad expanse of Woolacombe sands stretching away south towards Croyde.

Famous for its many antique shops, which line the broad High Street, Hungerford was given a fishing charter and a brass drinking-horn by John of Gaunt (the Duke of Lancaster), who granted fishing

This breezy walk is one of the finest in the western counties, and promenaders enjoy broad vistas of the sea and boats plying between the fishing villages of Mounts Bay.

Beer remains a fishing village, if not quite on the scale of yesteryear, and there are still a number of family-owned boats.

Close to the village of Nettleden is one of the most beautiful places in the county.

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.

The bridge was authorised by Act of Parliament in 1885 and opened in 1894.

Even though the railway age was at its height, freight was still carried on the river Great Ouse, as can be seen from this view.

Then, as now, the beach was popular with children, who here play at the water's edge whilst older boys admire the moored fishing boat.

Ellesmere Port was the focal point for much of the canal activity in Cheshire.

Wirral fishermen are loading mussels into jute sacks ready for transportation to the restaurants of Cheshire and Liverpool. The Boat House is visible at the end of The Parade.

A lone elderly oarsman reflects on life on the still waters of the little bay below Wray Castle and its impressive ornate boathouse.

Although the time of year is not recorded, there appears to be a distinct lack of visitors. Foliage on the trees would seem to indicate summer, so perhaps it is an early morning view.

A walk up the hill takes the visitor back a hundred years.

It was at Haworth parsonage that the three Bronte sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne lived and worked. Mr Bronte was the vicar of St Michael and All Angels.

It was at Haworth parsonage that the three Bronte sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne lived and worked. Mr Bronte was the vicar of St Michael and All Angels.

The Long Bridge over the broad waters of the River Taw was certainly built by 1300, but it may be a hundred years or more older.

The 'Widgeon' is drawn up alongside the mill offloading its cargo.

The massive force of the great flood swept away the lock gates and undermined the foundations.

St Augustine's Parade is just out of sight on the left, and Broad Quay is seen on the right. The area is known locally as 'The Scilly Isles'.