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Today, the delightful mixture of medieval half-timbered and Georgian houses are mostly craft and antique shops, catering for the tourist.

Its battlemented tower and Arts and Crafts- influenced design makes it one of the better convalescent homes architecturally.

The Pandy and Monnowside Ploughing and Agricultural Society, formed in 1867, continues to hold annual competitions in agrarian crafts like this.

Of those on the left, only the cottages in the distance survive; the middle distance cottages were replaced by an Arts and Crafts style pub, The Red Lion, not long after this view was taken.

The Thames is crowded with all sorts of small craft; it is probably a bank holiday.

By the late 19th century the mackerel boat had developed into a two-masted fully decked craft up to 50ft in length.

Arts and Crafts-style buildings, and the churches of St Michael and All Angels and the Sacred Heart and St Mary Immaculate set the pace and quality at this new Mill Hill, away from the old centre but close

In this view of the River Avon, we see a horse cooling off by the ancient ford and a thatcher practising his age-old craft on one of Ringwood's most picturesque cottages.

A collection of pleasure craft are tied up on one of the river's many backwaters.

Of course, nowadays the craft are quite different to the sailing vessels in the photograph.

Built in 1898 in a William Morris-inspired Arts and Crafts style, the house boasts a distinctive stone, brick and render façade topped by terracotta tiles and an exaggerated turret.

In the days when Bungay was a thriving port, trading wherries would come through Geldeston Lock near Beccles, and sail up the Waveney to what used to be the limit of navigation for large craft.

Many small craft, both working fishing boats and pleasure vessels, regularly experienced difficulties.

The craft closer to the water is a twin-hulled catamaran, and more likely to be used purely for pleasure.

This tower was once linked by a chain to Barker's Tower on the opposite side of the river to stop craft entering the city without paying a tax.

Goring-on-Thames is famous for its rather complex series of locks and weirs which are designed to control the river's water level and allow the passage of pleasure craft.

By now the advent of steam was apparent even in small craft.

In contrast to its earlier days, when the Deben was a highway of commerce, the river is now used by yachts and pleasure craft.

Beyond the greenhouse is Briarwood, one of a number of rather good sub-Arts and Crafts houses dotted around Sandilands.

A typical stone quay protects the inner mole to provide safe anchorage for a variety of small craft; for a number of years previously, it had allowed the berthing of large ocean-going ships

The main stem of the jetty continues to serve craft belonging to the Outward Bound Sea School.

By the mid 1930s, pleasure craft had achieved greater importance.

Note the single high-peaked mainsail, the considerable height allowing the craft to collect every last puff of wind that passed over the thick canopy of trees fringing the banks.

There is a plethora of pleasure craft in view.