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Conwy was once an important port with a major fishing fleet. There are mussel beds at the mouth of the river, while freshwater oysters found upstream have been famous for their pearls.

These houses would have been built when Bangor the port had to deal with a constant stream of sailing ships bringing in coal and limestone and carrying away lead and copper ore, along with locally-made

The lantern in the after part of the fishing boat was by this time a legal requirement, as well, of course, as providing light for the men to work by during night hours.

An open two- masted lugger lies port side to the jetty. 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

It was once the leading port on the river, and it was from Newnham that Henry II sailed with a fleet of 400 ships and 5,000 soldiers on an expedition to Ireland in 1171.

Things came to a head in 1706 when the Excise launched a full investigation of the port over alleged customs avoidance.

Many were employed on scheduled feeder runs between small harbours and the big ports; others traded in the 'go anywhere for any cargo' world of tramping.

Holyhead is best known as the ferry port for Ireland, and stands on Holy Island, linked by a causeway to the Isle of Anglesey.

The story of the demise of Dunwich, in medieval times a prosperous port until the ravages of the North Sea gradually demolished its soft, sandy cliffs, is one of the most romantic of the Suffolk coast.

It was once a significant coastal packet port, and sloops and other vessels were built on the narrow shore.

This quaint inland port was built originally for Roman galleys to service Richborough in the face of a receding shore line.

To the right is the Gun Garden, where prize firings of cannon were held every year by the Cinque Ports Volunteer Artillery in the 1860s during the French invasion scares of that decade.

Pembroke was also an important port and quays can still be seen under its walls.

Like so many of its neighbours, Downham Market was a river port of some importance until railway workings cut it off from the waters of the Ouse.

The estate was bought by Birkenhead Corporation in 1927 from the Leverhulme (Port Sunlight) family. The house seen here was built in c1840 by the Shaw family, who first owned the estate.

The just-paddling brigade stayed south of the Stone Pier, which was still a busy working port. It would continue to be so until Heysham opened in around 1904.

road tend to detract from the architectural riches of the fine Tudor, Georgian and Victorian buildings that adorn this spacious street; they are evidence of Faversham's hey-day as a branch of the Cinque port

These solid stone cottages, and the George Inn on the left, exhibit the robust and simple style which is common to most British fishing ports.

St Endellienta's church is beside the road between Polzeath and Delabole, a mile south of Port Isaac.

A coal port in the 17th century, and a 'des res' for the well-heeled of Newcastle from the late 19th century onwards, Cullercoats was also a noted fishing community.

It was becoming a favourite place for the seniors in Belfast City Hall and the port - to say nothing of a host of sea captains.

Although it is ten miles from the sea on what is now an artificial River Nene, Wisbech maintains its long tradition as a sea port.

One was the gap between the Blackdown and Brendon Hills, and the other was the coastal route, which used the old ford at Axmouth; this was part of the Roman Fosse Way, which ran all the way to Lincoln.

Originally the first of the Cinque Ports, its Saxon harbour had silted up by the late 14th century, ending its role as the chief place of embarkation for the Continent and as England's premier naval