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The Anchor has since undergone a change of name to the Old Court House, in recognition of a tradition that it once was the venue for court proceedings.

However, the pleasure boats no longer anchor here, and youngsters do not play in the tidal mud: far too risky these days.

The early local historian Sir John Oglander remarked that he saw some 300 ships riding at anchor there in 1620.

The early local historian Sir John Oglander remarked that he saw some 300 ships riding at anchor there in 1620.

Standing in the shadow of a chestnut tree, the Royal Anchor Hotel, once a posting and coaching house, dates from the time of Samuel Pepys, who found 'good, honest people' there.

The schooner anchored here, awaiting high tide to allow it to enter the canal, is the 'President Garfield'. The lifeboat is the third one to be stationed at Bude, the 'Elizabeth Moore Garden 2'.

It is a summer morning, and high tide outside the Palace of Westminster, with barges at anchor. To the left is Westminster Abbey.

During a French attack on England in 1545, a large fleet of warships anchored off Brading harbour in the hope that the English fleet could be lured out of Portsmouth.

During a French attack on England in 1545, a large fleet of warships anchored off Brading harbour in the hope that the English fleet could be lured out of Portsmouth.

It is probably the most dived-on wreck in Britain - on calm summer days there is usually a large fleet of dive boats anchored at the site.

As well as the Smiths Arms again visible in the centre distance, we can also see two more public houses here - the Hope and Anchor, the long white building on the right, and the Bull and Dog immediately

The loosely-coiled mooring ropes, the lobster pots, the Admiralty-style boat anchor and the nets provide clear evidence of a thriving fishing port, although the jetty was used also at this

In this view from the harbour wall The Anchor Hotel is on the right, while the cottage on the left is today hidden by public lavatories.

Opposite is the mansard-roofed Anchor Inn.

A three-masted barque and a brig lie at anchor below Hall Walk.

On the right is the Anchor Inn, at this time owned by the brewers Strong & Co of Romsey. It has now been converted into flats and a doctor's surgery.

The anchor in the sternsheets, and the rope, might possibly indicate their intent of rowing out to one of the larger moored craft, using the boat as a tender.

This later view of Anchor Head shows yet more developments on Birnbeck, including the construction of the low-water westward jetty, which allowed steamers to berth at any time or state of the tide.

John Burrow is shown as the licensee on the board on the Hope and Anchor Inn (right). A porch replaces the steps to the entrance door today.

From the Crown and Anchor pub on the left, the A6 trunk road heads away to Hadley Wood and on to Coventry, while on the right, the gleaming frontage of Clark's shoe shop reflects the passing scene.

In Nelson's day the entire British fleet could anchor within the sheltering arms of the bay. Napoleon Bonaparte, a prisoner on HMS Bellerophon after Waterloo, compared the scenery to Elba and Italy.

Sixty years earlier the village had five inns and taverns, all of which took in paying guests; the Crown & Anchor, the Jolly Sailor, the Red Lion, The Ship, and the White Swan.

Slate-roofed Anchor View and Lee View, built in 1888, still remain, although the two distant cottages have now gone. Chalfont Cottage would eventually lose its thatch.

Sherborne Lane is shown here when the Crown and Anchor, the large building at the foot of the hill, was still open.