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By 1965 most of the boats on the Broads were motorised. The lifebelt on the left of the picture is a reminder that each year the Broads claim lives.

All is bustle as the boats are got ready for the day's activity. In the foreground a man rows his dinghy, and on the bank another prepares to board his boat, assisted by another man steadying it.

Away from the broad, along the staithe, the moored boats can bob gently in the calmer water. In the background is the Pleasure Boat Inn, popular with visitors to the Broads.

This view was taken from the railway footbridge, looking towards the famous tide mill on the left. The boat yard is a hive of activity, with cranes, men and a vessel drawn up for repair.

It is the word used for all mooring places on the Broads, whether along the river or up an inlet.

Much of this prosperous market town, north of the Broads, was rebuilt after a major fire in 1600. Its pleasing Georgian facades spread round the market place.

This turn of the century view shows the broad and spacious high street. In the centre is the former town hall, later a masonic hall, which dates from 1775.

The yacht is passing by the north side of the Broad, with 1930s bungalows along the frontage. The yacht is typical of those developed since the 1930s for use on the Broads.

Much of this prosperous market town, north of the Broads, was rebuilt after a major fire in 1600. Its pleasing Georgian facades spread round the market place.

Much of this prosperous market town north of the Broads was rebuilt after a major fire in 1600. Its pleasing Georgian facades spread around the market place.

Coltishall is the gateway to the Broads, set on a low hill above the winding Bure.

Here we have a closer view of the quiet main street; note the sign of the Golden Cocker Café by the street lamp.

The yacht is passing by the north side of the Broad, with 1930s bungalows along the frontage. The yacht is typical of those developed since the 1930s for use on the Broads.

The classic Broads marshland scene with an open-trestle windpump. The low-lying marshes of the Broads were drained by windpumps until the 1940s, when electric pumps took over.

The library was donated by the town's other benefactor, Thomas Blake, in 1873 – it is located towards the bottom of Broad Street.

Unlike most broads, Ormesby is accessible by road rather than river, and preserves a quietness not usually found during holiday periods.

The Bronte industry, founded in this pretty, cobble-streeted West Yorkshire town after the famous literary family made the Parsonage their home in 1820, was already well under way, if this 1950s photograph

This view looks towards one of the entrances to the series of underground canals that extended to the Duke's pits at Walkden.

This typical Broad scene shows sailing and fishing going on, with a wind-pump in the background.

This placid scene depicts the Broads as every water traveller would wish to experience them.

This is a famous view of the Ouse as it bends towards the parish church. The photograph is taken from the slipway near the green.

This lovely photograph shows a broad on the upper Bure, possibly South Walsham, showing water lilies which were common on many broads early in the 20th century.

The boat in this picture, probably a shallow draft Severn trow, would have attracted little or no attention from the locals. Not so in 1787.

Old Archway to the Boat Steps