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The Boat Inn, as its name suggests, sits right on the bank of the River Wye. Perhaps its name implies that there was once a ferry crossing here long ago.

A stroll along the pier could be taken during the day, either for exercise or to catch a pleasure boat for a trip along the coast, or in the evening to take advantage of the dance hall - the Melotones

It is also one of the most attractive harbourless villages along the Yorkshire coast.

Beach furniture includes the winding gear that helped to pull boats onto the shingle (centre).

The water meadows used to be easily accessible, but there is little doubt that modern 'social policing' will have removed the spontaneity from the boating activities shown in this photograph.

Since this tranquil image was captured by Frith, only pleasure boats ply the canal and tie at up Moore to stock up at the village shop.

With shallow mudflats along the banks of the tidal Orwell estuary, moored sailing boats end up on their keels twice a day.

From the bottom of Valley Road the camera captures a crowded South Beach scene, and a bay full of sail-driven fishing boats.

This popular public house can be reached only by boat, bicycle or on foot - cars are not allowed on the narrow track across Exminster marshes.

The old road to Sleights runs along beside it through green tunnels, and is well loved by walkers and rowing boat enthusiasts alike.

The many dinghies and yachts demonstrate Exmouth's importance as a boating resort.

Boatsheds on the right of the picture are typical of many, with mooring for several boats. A refuelling pump stands on the edge of the water next to a general stores.

A mother is attending to two youngsters, while another child crosses from the boat to the dinghy, a potentially hazardous leap. That was 1965: today the wearing of a lifejacket would be automatic.

A long-established boat builder, Herbert Woods, has extensive sheds alongside the river. The buildings look much the same today as in 1955.

Beyond the slipway (centre) are the open doors of the new lifeboat station, built in 1984 and housing the Spirit of Derbyshire, a Mersey Class boat capable of 16 knots and with a range of 145 nautical

Although there are well-defined paths, the cliff gardens have yet to be laid out in a formal way.The pier and Pavilion can be seen on the right with many boats close by.

New Quay had a RNLI lifeboat from 1864, and there were coastguards based here for the protection of passing boats and unfortunate or irresponsible visitors.

Once a canal feeder, Chasewater was developed for recreational purposes in the late 1950s offering sailing and boating.

Small inshore fishing boats are drawn up at the back of the harbour, where two jetties were built in the 1890s to provide shelter and encourage this local industry.

Wearing long elegant dresses and impractically large hats, these Edwardian women are gathered with their menfolk on Pitchcroft to enjoy the ever-fascinating sight of other people messing about in boats

Boats from further down the river generally do not reach Bewdley, although there is a statutory right of navigation. The rowing skiffs are as much activity as you are likely to see today.

The artist Edward Gregory's famous painting 'Boulters Lock, Sunday Afternoon' superbly captured the cheerful, crowded chaos of a summer weekend, even featuring himself lounging in a boat.

In this glorious summer scene, boats are moored along the jetty. It is difficult to believe that less than twenty years later, the harbour was the scene of nationalist gun-running.

The boating lake did good business during the long hot summer of 1914.