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The Godalming Navigation, the extension of the Wey Navigation added in 1760-2, can be explored from Farncombe Boat House either by boat or by walking along the agreeable towpath.

The boy in the small boat is quanting, a word used on the Broads for propelling a boat by means of a long pole.

To the right, behind the flagpole is the Life Boat House, designed by Charles H Cooke and opened in 1878. The building was enclosed by a fence to protect it from damage by cattle.

The sheer volume of boats of all shapes and sizes is staggering. Again, the east coast herring fishing boats are prominent. This view was taken from the west pier.

The shallow lake provided a perfect boating area for many years until recently. Later, the rowing boats were to have competition from pedal craft.

The Victorian school stands on the cliff top above the natural inlet where fishing boats and a trading boat are beached.

Many of the 'butties', which are the unpowered towed boats, were originally horse- drawn. The two vessels moored on the right are British Waterways boats used to maintain the canal.

A few fishing boats once worked in the area, but there are no signs of them in this photograph, just a small pleasure boat.

The punts and rowing boats have long since disappeared, and the Boat House has been demolished, though the landing stage is still used by Thames pleasure steamers from Oxford.

The boat yard is a hive of activity, with cranes, men and a vessel drawn up for repair. Amongst the boats in the foreground are two Dutch fishing vessels.

Racing boats are drawn up outside the establishment of Mr C Shore - an appropriate name that was much punned upon by his contemporaries.

There are boats of every description on this busy part of the river.

The man handling the tiller of the furthest boat moves swiftly away from the nearer craft.

Another view of the pier, with a fishing boat drawn up against the harbour wall proving a source of interest for a little group of bystanders.

The full tide brings its own burst of activity, as small passenger boats in an orderly seamanlike manner position themselves to approach the slipway.

This boating lake has survived as part of the present-day Exmouth Fun Park.

The large boat SA113 alongside the pier is a fishing trawler from Swansea. Wearing his flat cap and standing on the smaller craft, the Victoria built by Gorgy Wickland, is Billy Richards.

Girls pose with shrimping nets outside the Swan Hotel, with its boats for hire. The coal lighters are discharging coal at the Old Town Wharf.

A hard way to make a living at this time was ferrying holidaymakers to and from pleasure boats out in the bay.

Taken from the south shore, this view features two attractive clinker-built rowing boats still afloat as the tide streams out.

Men returning from the war had only old boats, and the price of fish collapsed. In 1919 there were 120 boats, but by 1936, just six.

Rowing boats offering trips around the bay, boat shops drawn up on the beach and donkey rides were some of the attractions on offer at the Island.

Boating pools could be found in many parks in the 1950s. Here a number of children show interest in the launching of the boat. Behind the wall, lined with seats, is the River Thames.

The boat yard on the far bank - now under different ownership - offers 'Launches and Boats Built to Order'. The steam launch in the foreground is a particularly elegant shape.