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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.

As the china clay industry expanded the port grew in size and significance. Here the bustling quaysides are thronged with ocean-going vessels loading. On the right is a lime kiln.

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.

This photograph shows a de-rigged Manx nobby at Port St Mary.

This celebrated port prospered as a result of its natural deep-water anchorage. The quay was constructed in 1640 and soon after Falmouth was granted the status of Britain's Mail Packet station.

At one time vessels could thread their way right up to the town quay, and Lostwithiel grew to be second only to Southampton as a port along the southern seabord.

This beautiful 18th century windmill once stood on the quayside of a busy port.

Before being overtaken by Plymouth a couple of decades ear- lier, Brixham was the leading fishing port in Devon. At one time, there were almost 300 trawlers employing 1600 seamen.

To the right of the bend in the road there is a drop down to what was the Commercial Hotel, sited near what was the port in times past.

As the village gradually declined as the port silted up, so its large and impressive church was reduced in size. Only the tower survives intact, and the brick nave was built inside the ruin in 1672.

The shadow of Cheam Court in the foreground indicates that this photograph was taken shortly after noon on this summer's day.

Newport grew rapidly with the arrival of the Market Weighton canal in the 18th century; it was the final loading place before crossing a short distance to the Humber.

Each size slate has its own name, and terms in use in former times included duchesses, countesses, short wivetts, movedays and bachelors.

No need for the weekly trek to the supermarket and the massive loading of container-sized quantities of groceries into the car; just a short walk to collect what you need for a couple of days.

In the event, the main line from Taunton was built as a tub boat canal with a very short life, and an 11-mile stretch from Loudwells to Tiverton was built as a barge canal.

The pride of the stationmaster at Burry Port is typical of the time - it was considered the stationmaster's duty to make the platform as attractive as possible.

In 1740 Mevagissey ranked fourth among the Cornish pilchard ports, which between them had built up a lucrative trade exporting millions of pilchards each year to places like Italy.

The quay and the large warehouses in the background are evidence that the port was one of the most important in Wales during the early 19th century.

Wells was a port long before it became a tourist town, as the functional harbour and large warehouses make clear.

The main port lay north of this point, since a medieval three- arched stone bridge blocked the further passage of tall craft upstream along the River Parrett; even in the early 20th century,

Axmouth, the last coastal community wholly in Devon, was an important port until its river entrance silted up.

When it opened in 1860, it was 1,200 yards long and had a landing stage where steamers from the Isle of Man, North Wales, and several west-coast ports made scheduled stops during the season.