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For centuries, the Trent has been a water highway, carrying cargo up from the North Sea coastal ports. The bridge (right) is listed as an Ancient Monument.

Situated at the very head of the tidal Helford River, Gweek was an important port for distributing goods to and from Helston and the surrounding district.

For many years Padstow was a bustling sole fishing port. Transatlantic passenger ships berthed here, many built in the town's own boat yards.

The arcades of the short Norman church were continued east by two standard Decorated bays, but no chancel arch.

The Romans used it as their port to service Exeter, a function it continued to provide for centuries.

He certainly visited the town, though it has to be said that several other ports claim the honour of possessing the sand bar in question.

Following the Norman invasion of 1066, Southampton became a key port, and the walls and other buildings are a permanent reminder of Southampton's wealth and prosperity in those days.

The vessel was not a regular visitor to the port, and could have been here on charter.

Here we see the 'Finland' in Number 6 Dry Dock.The vessel was not a regular visitor to the port, and could have been here on charter.

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.

Penny Bridge over the River Crake was a creek port under the control of Lancaster; there was a quay by the bridge.

The vessel was not a regular visitor to the port and could have been here on charter.

The town was once a shipbuilding centre and the chief port of Merioneth, with a large trade in flannel and knitted stockings. Today, the Three Peaks Race starts here.

Shortly after the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, the War Office commandeered part of the grounds of Woodcote Park for training purposes and erected a large encampment.

Shortly after this photograph was taken, in 1899, the future George V stayed here; part of the castle was destroyed by fire in the 1920s.

The centre was in use with temporary structures shortly after the war, but was formally built between 1950 and 1951 as a part of the Festival of Britain.

Thence it was a short walk to Shepperton Lock, where one could watch the progress of craft up and down the Thames to Chertsey or Walton.

The journey from the capital to the naval port by coach took eight hours: the six hours to Liphook cost 13s 6d. In this picture the Royal Anchor is to the right of the chestnut tree.

During the 19th century, Looe was an important copper port; the proceeds from this trade paid for the fine Guildhall just visible on the left. Today, Looe is a fishing and tourist town.

Little Sutton lies just north-west of Ellesmere Port, and in recent years, along with Great Sutton, it has more or less coalesced with it.

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

This working port is at the centre of the sweep of Mount's Bay.

After the decline of its port, Newquay turned its attention to tourism. The population in 1871 was just over 1,000, but by the 1950s it had grown to 12,000.

Salcombe is a small port at the mouth of the Kingsbridge estuary. It is so sheltered and mild that even oranges have been known to grow there.