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These fishing boats obviously still offered their owners a living.

The view is south- westwards from Bindon Hill (right) down to the fishing boats on the beach between the boathouse and cafe, to Dungy Head (centre right).

This sylvan path winds down from the castle inner bailey towards Park Lodge, and then through the Roman wall to more open parkland with the boating pool and the River Colne.

This pretty river between Coltishall and Aylsham has three locks and seven bridges, creating quite a bit of work for the boat crews.

Even then, tourists were flocking to such picturesque places by foot, cycle, carriage and boat.

Fishing boats, still all sailing craft at this date, are moored in the shelter of the two piers.

One of these boats, the 'Kingswear Castle' (which entered service the year before), is preserved and operates in the River Medway area of Kent.

Here we see Maldon's famous promenade— now Promenade Park—with a fine array of fishing boats; the tower of St Mary's church, with its landmark little white spire, can be seen in the background.Today

The meeting of two worlds is illustrated by the seine net boats still drawn up on the sand.

Bathing tents effectively close off the beach, and the number of seine net boats has dwindled.

Coal from nearby collieries was occasionally loaded onto boats here.

This photograph gives an excellent view over Shanklin sea front and pier, with the sands filled with bathers, boats, tents and bathing machines.

Behind is the Carlisle Pier, the former mail boat terminal, together with its station.

The locks lifted boats and barges a full 60 ft, and is one of the most impressive groups of locks on the canal.

The rowers pictured here would almost certainly have come from Cambridge University, who tend to use the river here when practising for the Oxford and Cambridge boat race because of its greater width

Exmouth is still a busy little port, though merchant vessels are now outnumbered by sailing boats.

The tiny settlement of Bantham, with its passenger ferry and boat-houses, clings to the eastern bank of the Avon where the river makes one last sweeping curve before meeting the sea.

A pleasure boat is tied up alongside the Lighthouse Pier, and the helter-skelter of the funfair on east pier can just be picked out.

Boats still dominate the harbour at low tide and signs advertise lobster and crab.

As with so many Severnside towns, Upton became popular with the boating fraternity during the 20th century.

Besides watching clowns, jugglers, musicians and conjurors, short sea trips in the little sailing boats were immensely popular.

She has drawn her row boat up on the sand alongside the ivy-encrusted boathouse.

The tunnel, 3057 yards long, is the longest currently open to all boats.

reservoir's prime function may have been to fill the perpetual needs for water in distant Liverpool, but it also became a haven, not only for bird life but also for the recreational pursuits of the local boating