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Iona lies just off the extreme south-west shores of Mull. In 1203, the Benedictines founded a monastery on the island that lasted until the Reformation.

Glencoe village stands on the shores of Loch Leven. Here we see a row of classic stone-built thatched cottages, in the characteristic vernacular style.

The town consists of this single wide street, running about a mile from the shore. Tradesmen's carts are much in evidence in this view.

The shore line at Heysham is owned by Queen Elizabeth II. The concrete sea defence to Morecambe has been constructed, and provides a sort of primitive promenade.

The Palace is situated upon the south shore of Linlithgow Loch. King David I built the first manor house at Linlithgow, and the church of St Michael next to it.

Fish continued to be dried and cured in outhouses adjoining some shore- side properties here. F r a n c i s F r i t h ' s P i c t u r e s q u e H a r b o u r s

This spacious town lies at the head of Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid), the largest natural lake in Wales, with a narrow-gauge railway running along its south-eastern shore.

This is still a sandy beach on the Solent shore; many beaches in Hampshire are now pebble, possibly due to erosion. There are stunning views over the Solent to the Isle of Wight from here.

This lane from the hamlet of Shore snakes down the hill past a huge mill chimney.

Sailing was one of the favourite pastimes of the wealthy late 19th-century 'off-comers' who built houses close to the shore of the lake. The club was formed in 1860 as the Windermere Sailing Club.

Stocks of quarry stone share the central shore with offices for the Wilts and Dorset Bank (centre), built by George Siley, though the bankers never moved into their new building.

Under cover of darkness, brandy, tobacco and bolts of lace and velvet were brought along Velvet Lane from the shore. A

This attractive boat house is set at the foot of a steep cliff alongside the River Taf with its 'heron-priested' shore. The poet Dylan Thomas lived here for the last four years of his life.

Also known as Perch Rock and the Battery, the Fort was, and still is, a very large landmark on the New Brighton shore.

The hull was shaped to allow the boat to ride through the breakers to the shore; the crew then used the oars protruding from orruck holes to carry the boat up the beach.

The area was a victim of the remarkable tidal flow of the Severn, which caused a horrific amount of raw sewage to float back to shore.

Being on a headland, there are two shores here - north and south. Along the latter runs the wide Esplanade, with extensive views across the Bristol Channel.

We are looking south from Lower Gatesgarth.The pines of Crag Wood are prominent in the centre of the photograph, while the slopes of Dodd sweep up the lake shore beyond.

The right side of this picture is now taken up by Natureland, whilst the Figure 8 switchback, the dodgems, the big wheel, the tennis courts and the North Shore Café (right) have all gone.

Luss, on the shores of Loch Lomond, had a thriving cotton mill and slate quarries in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Known today for its massive castle, one of Edward I's chain of fortresses built to subdue the Welsh, this town on the shore of the Menai Strait at the mouth of the River Seiont is now staunchly Welsh-speaking

This must be one of the last photographs of the old military hospital at Netley before most of it disappeared from the shores of Southampton Water in a huge heap of rubble.

Out in the bay a mile and a half from the shore are the dreaded Manacles, a reef that has been the downfall of many a ship down the centuries. A steamer puffs placidly by.

Sailing barges are beached on the far shore. Francis Frith's Kent Aylesford Aylesford is a perfectly sited village by the River Medway and the scene of many battles in ancient times.