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The pubs on the corners of this cross-roads reflect the canal, with names like the Packet Boat, the Bridgewater, and the Navigation.

Pleasure boats could be hired for trips and picnics on the river bank, and further north, Rye House was a popular weekend venue for east Londoners seeking respite from the smoky capital.

Fishermen have to be tough, not only to ply their trade at sea, but also to have the strength to haul their heavily laden boats by hand up the steep shingle beach.

Beyond, on the horizon, is the distant shape of Shipton Hill, resembling the hull of an upturned boat (left of centre).

Below, in the foreground, are the fishing boats, net drying sheds and nets drying in the open air; the net shops are unique reminders of the fishermen of the town.

By this time the fishing boats were growing larger, but no trawlers had yet appeared.

The foundation of Folkestone's prosperity during the 19th century, these packet boats conveying passengers across the Channel to the coast of France some twenty-six miles away transformed Folkestone

Commercial traffic on the Thames virtually ceased a hundred years ago, and today pleasure boating is everything.

With the opening of the canal system it was possible to trans-ship at Runcorn directly into narrow boats, and for the clay to be taken direct to the Potteries.

The smartly turned out crew of the boat pulling away from the quayside could be from a private yacht or even a warship.

The foundation of Folkestone's prosperity during the 19th century, these packet boats conveying passengers across the Channel to the coast of France some twenty-six miles away transformed Folkestone

By the time of this photograph, the river was being used more and more for pleasure: streamlined boats are moored by the bank, and a canoe with its lone occupant is heading towards Lendal Bridge

This view from the Walberswick side, across the River Blyth, shows some activity, including boat repair, chandlery sales and services for visitors.

For hundreds of years, the nearness of Purbeck to the coast of France meant that smuggling was a major industry; smuggled goods would often be hidden in the caves and quarries of the Isle.

A large pleasure boat beaches to unload its passengers, and a bandstand could still attract an audience in this university town cum resort in West Wales.

The landing stage and boats were part of the Naval Training Establishment HMS Ganges.

This photograph somehow conveys the feel of a picturesque West Country creek, with its thickly wooded shore and little boats stranded at low tide.

Until the 1930s flying boats left here for the Channel Islands.

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 small huts are where vistors hired boats for by-the-hour rowing trips around the bay.

The river basks in afternoon sunshine, with swans and a hired rowing boat on the water.

There is a large pier, a tramway, and a kind of Rosherville Garden with a lake for boating.

In 1903 fishing boats lie at the quay or tack towards the open sea.

The beautiful village is thronged with visitors in summer, and the river full of small boats and canoes.