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Once a thriving port and Westmorland's only link to the sea, Arnside eventually lost its trade to better placed harbours.

Dublin has always been an important port, particularly for goods and merchandise. A paddle steamer is drawn up on the north side, together with other steamships.

Queenborough gained its name in 1366, when Edward III gave the borough and port to his Queen Philippa. It once boasted a castle, but this was destroyed by Cromwell.

Port Soderick was developed in the 1890s by the Forrester family, and was one of the first attractions created for the tourist industry.

As we approach the town, it is possible to see cranes rising above the waterfront of this busy port. Harbour Road is close to the sea. Both the Angel and the next building are clad in weatherboard.

At Stourport, cargoes were transhipped between Staffs & Worcs narrowboats and Severn trows - these were sailing barges that operated to and from the Bristol Channel ports.

The commercial port was, and is, to the left of the picture. The navigation channel is so unstable that pilots check it after each tide.

The town grew up astride what was the most important road in medieval England, that between London and Chester, at that time the principal port for Ireland.

Port Erin's increasing popularity with holidaymakers led to a number of hotels being opened, including the Falcon's Nest, the Eagle, the Bellevue, and the Bay.

Until around this time fishing was still a major industry in Christchurch, though its port never really developed beyond the present simple harbour.

The Barbican lines Sutton Harbour, long a fishing quay and the original port of Plymouth.

These imposing Dock Offices reinforce Hull's position as a major port.

The thatched roofs of the Ship Light's and Port Cottage lie in the valley at Lower Eype.

They are of varying dates, and there are a remarkable number of them - a fascinating reminder, of Hastings' importance as a fishing port.

Only St John the Baptist's church and a couple of houses nearby escaped from the bombs intended for the port and the railway station.

The MV 'Coronia' - famed for its part in the 'Little Ships' rescue of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk in 1940 - returns to port.

Today, the east promenade overlooks the new Ramsgate Port.

In its day, Grimsby was the biggest fishing port in the world. Here, the local fish merchants wait alongside creels of freshly landed cod to start bidding for the best fish.

In its day, Grimsby was the biggest fishing port in the world. Here, the local fish merchants wait alongside creels of freshly landed cod to start bidding for the best fish.

This sea-port at the mouth of the Nedd derived its importance from its docks and from its steel and iron works.

Hythe was once the port of the New Forest; a settlement survived here after the Conquest, despite the excesses of William the Conqueror.

The journey from the capital to the naval port by coach took eight hours; the six hours to Liphook cost 13s 6d.

This is still a working port where seabirds abound.

It was a prison until the 19th century and now houses the Cinque Ports Museum.