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The commercial port was, and is, to the left of the picture where vessels of the era appear.

The journey from the capital to the naval port by coach took eight hours: the six hours to Liphook cost 13s 6d.

This working port is at the centre of the sweep of Mount's Bay.

After the decline of its port, Newquay turned its attention to tourism.

Salcombe is a small port at the mouth of the Kingsbridge estuary.

Little Sutton lies just north-west of Ellesmere Port, and in recent years, along with Great Sutton, it has more or less coalesced with it.

During the 19th century, Looe was an important copper port; the proceeds from this trade paid for the fine Guildhall just visible on the left.

A century ago Bosham was still a working fishing port.

This was one of the most important mining ports in the 19th century; the harbour was often packed with sailing vessels bringing coal from South Wales and returning with copper ores.

The fact that all of its manufacturing products had to be shipped through the port of Liverpool – Manchester's arch-rival – dented the city fathers' pride.

The fact that all of its manufacturing products had to be shipped through the port of Liverpool – Manchester's arch-rival – dented the city fathers' pride.

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 Reach established Bristol as a major port.

Bangor's chief trade was the export of slates, mined from Lord Penrhyn's quarries at Bethesda, and carried by rail to Port Penrhyn.

During the reign of Elizabeth I this little port also maintained about twenty small sailing boats, locally called 'hoys', which carried passengers along the coast and on the Thames.

In 1937 the first dredging operations on a commercial scale were undertaken around Port Erin.

During the reign of Elizabeth I this little port also maintained about twenty small sailing boats, locally called 'hoys', which carried passengers along the coast and on the Thames.

Portreath was a busy mining port in the 19th century, when sailing vessels loaded copper ore for the Welsh smelters and returned with coal for the mine engines.

The old de-activated gun in the foreground adds to the history of this Cinque Port town and its castle - a favourite haunt of the old Queen Mother.

Although it is 10 miles from the sea on what is now an artificial River Nene, Wisbech maintains its long tradition as a sea port.

The Ship Inn gives a clue to Greenodd's former importance as a port at the mouth of the River Leven.

Set where the old county of Westmorland reaches down to the sea, this bracing small seaside resort and ship-building port enjoys splendid views of the fells at its back.

This unspoilt walled town on its hilltop site was an important port until Elizabethan times, when the sea abandoned it and its harbour silted up.

By allowing the residents of Port Sunlight and the thousands of visitors who come here a chance to share this art collection, Leverhulme not only created a wonderful memorial to his late wife but also