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A safely loaded rowing boat is pushed away from the stone quay of the commercial harbour leading out into Belfast Lough.

It also had nearby coal-pits, which transported some of their coal from the beach here.

Here we see a passenger boat setting out for a popular 'trip round the bay'.

A tidal race rushing into the harbour is used to good advantage by the sailing boat as she alters course to starboard, preparing to overtake the underwater mooring of an unmanned rowing boat.

The Boat House on the right of this view was one of the earliest buildings of Glencairn Stuart Ogilvie's holiday village to be completed in 1911, even before the Meare itself was finished.

The River c1960 The top of St Thomas' church at Cliffe is visible in the centre of this picture; it was taken from Lewes boating club, which occupies the site of the former Lewes boat-yard and

Jobson's business included boat building and boat hire.

They were small open boats of either carvel or clinker build, usually between 16ft and 20ft in length; but as with most things nautical, there were always exceptions, all with a good carrying capacity

The boating lake and nearby bathing pool were always popular attractions for holidaymakers and locals alike.

In 1926 the boating was leased to Mr Fred Falkingham, who maintained a trim fleet of rowing-boats for visitors, as well a motor-launch.

Next to it, the yacht has a deep hull, indicating that it is a sea-going boat not primarily intended for use on the broads.

This small and delightful riverside town has a bustling quayside with a mix of pleasure boats and commerce in the shape of boat builders and repairers.

Beer remains a fishing village, if not quite on the scale of yesteryear, and there are still a number of family-owned boats.

It was used for boating in pre-Second World War days, but after this it slowly ceased to be used for this purpose.

The 'Silver Queen' and the 'Silver Spray' (right) were among the first propeller-driven passenger boats to appear on the Island, and gradually replaced the numerous rowing boats that plied for hire in

Boating has long been a popular pursuit for visitors to Stratford, and for many residents too.

The landlords of the Bridgend Inn, the rear of which is on the left, were George and Betty Dobson, and the busy boat hire business operating from the hut further down the towpath was owned by a Mr

However, enlargement of this photograph shows that the boat pictured here is carrying coal.

The smaller bridge to the right crosses the old boat slide, a weir bypass for rowing boats, an exciting and brief run down rollers from the upper river to the lower, and once common on the River Thames

This bridge is a railway bridge, and is now part of the west coast main line.

A boat trip from Llangollen Wharf to the Horseshoe Falls is as popular today as it has ever been.

Villagers wait for the herring boats to come in with their catches.

This picture is full of life, bursting with boats for excursions, fishing boats, rows of bathing machines, holidaymakers, entertainers - one of the famous pierrots can be seen bottom right -

The conglomeration of boats assembled closely within the harbour are under the supervision of two men, one on the far left, the other on the right.