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In calm weather, the rocky sea front of the outer harbour can be used safely to secure boats before embarkation - a source of interest to people seated along the jetty wall. Mevagissey

The boat is a disused butty, and makes a fine perch for the anglers. The peace and quiet they are obviously enjoying has gone now: it is shattered by the construction of the M40 motorway close by.

This slightly later view looks across what has become the motor launch area of the Bowness boat station.

Small ferry boats are available to take the pedestrians when the tide is in.

A wonderful evocative scene of people enjoying themselves on the pond; note in particular the boat with a canopy.

This area below the town's lock has been enormously improved since the Kennet & Avon Canal was re-opened throughout: boats now tie up here.

Looking east we see fine sailing boats. These could only come into shore to pick up trippers at high tide. Awnings protect the many shops, seen in the background.

A flying boat undergoes repair at West Cowes looking across to the famous Saunders Roe yards at East Cowes.

Today, the whole area is unrecognizable, some of the creek has been filled in, the ramshackle huts demolished, and the banks are the home of leisure boat builders.

Tucked away among 'surroundings that are indescribably beautiful', boats nestle in the placid harbour waters of this picturesque village with its long, straggling street.

Boat trips off Paignton beach gave toddlers much fun walking along the landing stages.

The island, once deserted, is now almost totally covered by small chalets and bungalows, with boats moored on the riverside.

Ten years before the annual Royal Regatta began, the first Oxford and Cambridge University boat race was held on the Thames at Henley.

The pier and Pavilion can be seen on the right with many boats close by. A walker on the right is protected from the weather by an umbrella or

Selby was once described as 'a cheerful-looking country town busied to some extent in flax-scutching, rope-making and boat-building'.

At this time, private boat ownership was beyond the means of all but the wealthiest visitors, so this was most people's only chance of enjoying the scenery from the lake.

A Punch and Judy show always drew the crowds (centre), and many visitors enjoyed a trip on one of the pleasure boats. On the pier there is an amusement park, with the Big Dipper taking pride of place.

For children the boating pool would have been an added attraction, and parents could watch from the pavilion balcony as they enjoyed a cup of tea.

The tunnel, 3,057 yards long, is the longest currently open to all boats; it is said that the silence inside is 'appalling' and 'deathly still'.

The small landing stage on the right was built here to close off the boat slide, which is just behind it.

There are many delightful walks along the banks of the Severn, and opportunities to take to the water in a variety of boats.

Hiring a boat from Wray's Pleasure Gardens was always popular with visitors and locals. The new bridge (1904) can be seen in the distance; it opened up the Middleton side of the river.

The rowing boat in the foreground is, in fact, the ferry to the Dropping Well. On the hill above the town stands the ruin of Knaresborough Castle, destroyed by Parliament in 1648.

The waxed straw hat of the man stooping in attendance on his open rowing boat provided waterproof protection against the elements.