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Rows of fishing boats are mostly aground where they are moored in the harbour. Smaller boats are drawn right up to the buildings in the background, for the Wharf wall had not yet been built.

A pair of Horsfield's craft are carrying coal, the once horse-drawn butty (the 'Marjorie') towed by the motorised narrow boat.

A pair of Horsfield's craft are carrying coal, the once horse-drawn butty (the 'Marjorie') towed by the motorised narrow boat.

The man and group of boys in front of the centre ground boat are typical of visitors to any sea shore, and form the kind of scene that has not changed over the years.

As with many seaside resorts, one of the popular attractions was a trip in a boat.

The 1960s was a turning point for the canals as the working boats' cargoes were switched to the roads, particularly the new M1 motorway.

Here, we see the market where trippers could buy fish caught by local boats.

Of interest to sailors is the most unusual clinker-built sailing boat, still moored but with sails already catching the breeze.

The busy little port of Appledore is now home to just a few fishing boats. The quay has been straightened and raised, but the houses behind are substantially unchanged.

Notice the river boat, or trow, moored to the bank. At one time the River Severn was one of the busiest in Europe, and trade along it was dependent on these boats.

The beach is a clutter of boats and fishing paraphernalia. On the right is the lifeboat house and in the centre a sizeable boat shed, the home of the 'Marianna'. Crabbing is a local industry.

The Locks c1955 A pair of boats prepare to enter a lock.

Most of the marina with its boat-repairing shops, boat hirers and the chandlery remain today, though the petrol tank is now stored, wisely, underground.

Now used just for pleasure boating, the River Weaver would once have been very busy with boats carrying salt to ports along the Mersey estuary.

The line of skiffs and rowing boats indicates the popularity of such a holiday pastime. This must have been a quiet day out of season.

The river still pro- vided scope for pleasure boating and Shapland & Petter's factory had grown to its full size. Today, boating is but a memory.

Sheringham fishermen gather round a lobster boat for the camera. They ventured out in open boats in all weathers.

The Hove boating lake, which is an eastwards continuation of the lagoon on which Shoreham harbour stands, has been beloved by generations of children.

The track up to the left was the route to Braunston for the horses while the narrow boats were 'legged' through the tunnel by the crew.

Here we see a pair of loaded working boats on the Aylesbury Arm near Broughton on the edge of town. The wooden stumps (bottom left) are known as strapping posts, and were used to tie up boats.

A major boating centre to this day, Braunston was the northern end of the Grand Junction canal. At this point it met the Oxford Canal; there used to be a small lock outside the house.

Note the winch alongside the nearest boat. This would be used to haul the few fishing boats from the water. Lobster pots at the base of the cliff indicate the type of fishing undertaken.

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.

Just along the canal from Bridge 104, the boat is emerging from a turning point in the canal basin.