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There was much to do apart from sea bathing; as well as donkey rides, there were boating, sporting activities, country rambles, concerts and plays.

This view shows the new Maternity Unit, which opened in 1961 on a site off Cottingham Road, opposite the boating lake.

Exeter was also the administrative centre for a part of the coast, with Sidmouth and Beer coming under its jurisdiction.

The two marinas in Lymington are at the ferry terminal and at the town quay, which has room for 100 boats.

By the time of this photograph, the river was being used more and more for pleasure: streamlined boats are moored by the bank, and a canoe with its lone occupant is heading towards Lendal Bridge.

The loch itself was served by the steamers of the Loch Lomond Steam Boat Company, whose first ship, the 'Prince of Wales', was built at Port Glasgow in 1858.

Note the capstan houses for hauling boats out of the water.

This photograph somehow conveys the feel of a picturesque West Country creek, with its thickly wooded shore and little boats stranded at low tide.The scene has changed little today.

The horse chestnuts (left) belong to the Rookery woods, while on the right is Nag's Head Island with A W H Halford's premises, the long shed-like structure, offering boats for hire.

An empty pair of boats head towards Manchester, probably to collect coal. Unusually, the butty has no steerer, although the tiller is in place.

The loch itself was served by the steamers of the Loch Lomond Steam Boat Company, whose first ship, the 'Prince of Wales', was built at Port Glasgow in 1858.

The small huts are where vistors hired boats for by-the-hour rowing trips around the bay.

The river basks in afternoon sunshine, with swans and a hired rowing boat on the water.

In earlier days The Strand was a threatening neighbourhood, and many travellers preferred to take a boat rather than pick their way along the ill-paved street and be jostled by pickpockets.

It was unwise to touch bottom either, especially when the boat was low in the water and loaded with freight.

The Boat House was built in 1911, before the Meare was completed. The houses on the left, built 1911-18, were to be the start of The Netherlands.

The central swing boat was popular with younger children, and the little girl in the centre seems to be anxiously waiting her turn.

Boating is still popular here, although these days it is usually rowers, singly and in groups, that one sees racing up and down the river. The house is called Ferry Farm.

There is a large pier, a tramway, and a kind of Rosherville Garden with a lake for boating.

In 1903 fishing boats lie at the quay or tack towards the open sea. Francis Frith's Sussex A Century Ago

The beautiful village is thronged with visitors in summer, and the river full of small boats and canoes.

This photograph must date from the very last days of the old horse boat, because a new steam chain ferry was introduced in 1889; one of its successors still runs.

Thomas Wright was a well-known boat builder, and so were Allen's, who considered their designs to be the quickest on the Broads.

It was always a popular tourist village, and there were two ferries over the Ribble, Trough House and Hacking Boat.