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This ancient public house stands on the edge of level salt marshes that run for miles along this part of the coast, which is known for wildfowl and other bird life.

Here there are fleets of cruisers, pleasure boats, racers, and even the wherries.

Railway lines were laid along the dockside so that goods could be loaded and unloaded from boat to railway wagon.

Between here and the Pilot Boat Inn, the public lavatories mark the site of the old Custom House, which was destroyed by fire in 1844.

Cawood was once a busy port on the River Ouse with boat building and a ferry.

Brierley`s hired out rowing boats, canoes and punts from their landing stage at the corner of the Ouse and Hen Brook.

The man in the rowing boat appears to be getting ready to pull the yacht off.

He demonstrated the boat before Queen Victoria in 1852 on the Solent at Netley.

The canal's tub-boats were fitted with wheels so that they could travel up or down the inclines by means of cables; it was a method that saved an absolute fortune on building locks, and represented

Slightly larger, but of the same basic design, these clinker-built open sailing boats were constructed so as to be able to cope with Lyme Bay's ground swell.

Thorpe Green lies to the left of the picture: a boat can be seen on the river through the trees. The painter John Sell Cotman was born in Thorpe.

Five people who had been out in a boat enjoying themselves on Sunday June 30 1751 are recorded on an obelisk in the churchyard with inscriptions, one of which reads: 'Remember the Sabbath to

Boats still tie up alongside, and the pubs do a good trade during the summer months. During the mid 1980s a foot bridge was built beside the other bridge - no doubt a useful and convenient addition.

Boats still tie up alongside, and the pubs do a good trade during the summer months. During the mid 1980s a foot bridge was built beside the other bridge - no doubt a useful and convenient addition.

Two and a half miles up the river is Beaulieu; boat trips are available, and upstream is a marina.

The Pilot Boat Hotel (left) is pictured in the time of Robert Warren, advertising livery stables, carriages and transport for invalids, as well as daily coaches to and from Bridport, which was

The girl carrying a baby (left) and the children playing in the boats are noticeably not visitors.

Below, from Hope Corner to the stream that trickles beside the rowing boat, the beach was also donated to the Trust by playwright Robert Cedric Sherriff in 1966.

In 1811 the local boat builder at Salcombe completed the ketch 'Ceres' for Capt William Lewis of Bude for trading with north Spanish ports, though for much of 1813 and 1814 she was employed carrying

Here, a solitary oarsman on the river and a short line of boats drawn up but not in use indicate a less busy time, perhaps early autumn; the pleasant walk alongside the river could be enjoyed

The Isle of Man boats could be boarded from here, there were ships to Scotland and Ireland, and trains left for all parts of the country. Mr T Oldham in his top hat and tails was the stationmaster.

Small fish rejected by Icelanders were brought to Teignmouth in Pike Ward`s boat Elise. In 1900, 100 tons were brought in for local consumption.

A large power-driven coaster lies at the jetty served by the corn store, and the letters PW on the port bow of the moored craft are the registration letters assigned to fishing boats in this

Top Locks was named thus because if its location at the top of a large set of locks which opened in about 1780; they brought boats from the River Mersey and Liverpool up to the Bridgewater Canal.