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This small seaside town on the west coast overlooks the wide sandy expanse of the Dyfi estuary.

This small seaside town on the west coast overlooks the wide sandy expanse of the Dyfi estuary.

The boat on the far right might be the River Fal Steamship Co's 'New Resolute', built at Malpas, Cornwall in 1882. Of wood construction, she weighed 40 tons.

The year 1909 saw hardly any but the smallest boats in Preston Docks, and the council had to dig deep into their coffers for dredging work before things started to pick up again.

West of the pier a marine lake for pleasure boating was formed in 1895; it had nearly 40 acres of water and a 3-acre island.

Dropping pots from open clinker-built boats in pitch darkness and foul weather meant the whelkers could often find themselves stranded for hours on end on the wrong side of the bar waiting for the tide

many more visitors came; a variety of activities was arranged for them, including bathing from the bathing machines in the middle of the picture, taking trips around the bay in the rowing or sailing boats

Penzance is frequently enlivened by the departure of the fleet of the fishing-boats for which the district is famed.

Another older pub, the Fishing Boat, dates from 1840. There is no pier here, but East Runton attracts people who prefer quieter beaches and country scenery.

She was one of its express boats, which provided a nightly service to Liverpool from Donegall Quay. Cargo went from York Dock.

The river has long been used for boats trading upstream and, more importantly, downstream, where the Stour links up with the River Severn and thus with the ports of Gloucester and Bristol.

When the Oxford Canal finally reached Oxford in 1790, the city bells were rung to celebrate the arrival of the first barges loaded with coal from Coventry.

The Dock End has yet to be cleared out and made into a safe haven for the fishing fleet boats in bad weather.

Below the second Tyrley lock, a loaded narrow boat poses for the camera. The man would work the locks, the little girl would drive the horse, and the mother would steer: this was a family business.

The boat on the left-hand side in front of the man on the jetty is used as a store for lobster pots.

Sheltered by the nearby island of Cumbrae, Largs has long been a popular place for messing about in boats. It was also a good centre for excursions by steamer.

In 1921 Batchworth Lake, being nearest the town, was already used for recreation with rowing boats and yachts.

The designers certainly pushed the boat out: their 1893 facade is stylishly Italianate, with lots of carved stonework, banded arches and granite columns.

A London-registered boat is on the left, and Warehouse Number 1 stands beyond that. Ships and nationalities from all over the world sailed and walked these docks for centuries.

In the 1970s evidence was unearthed that as early as March 1777 the authorities in Liverpool had given orders for repairs to 'the boat, which was formerly ordered to be built and kept at Formby in readiness

It becomes very shallow at this broad and sandy estuary, restricting boat movements to a brief period at high tide.

This view and 27204, pages 72-73 are well away from the town; the banks are consequently more thinly populated and the boats, punts and skiffs far fewer than one might expect.

In 1800, Aberaeron was little more than a farm and inn by the main coast road where a bridge crossed the Aeron.

On the extreme right is one of the winches used by local fishermen to haul their boats up the shingle beach above the high water mark, since Deal had no harbour of its own.