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On the right bank is the line belonging to the secretive Bristol Port & Pier Railway running between Hotwells and Avonmouth.

A canal from Biggleswade to Shefford was built in 1822 and gave the town the status of an inland port, with qa navigable waterway to King's Lynn.

We are actually inside the port area here; again we see the mixture of coasters, fishing vessels, yachts and pleasure craft.

In 1742 the town sponsored a Bill to change the course of the Trent, which would have enhanced its position as an inland port.

Founded by the Saxons, Sandwich was once a Cinque Port at the mouth of the River Stour, but owing to silting it is now two miles from the sea.

There is also very great trade for coal which they export to all the ports of Somerset, Devon and Cornwall and also to Ireland itself so that one sometimes sees a hundred sail of ships at a time loading

Six miles south of Craster, the seaside resort of Alnmouth was once the port for Alnwick.

One of the premier ports of England in the Middle Ages, Lyme had long been declining in importance, though it was still important enough to be rebuilt in Portland stone after devastating damage

Nottingham was now less than a day's journey away from the port of Hull, which greatly increased its prosperity.

Port Sunlight was the dream of William Lever, a man who believed that there was good in everyone; only the best would do for his workers and employees.

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

No longer England's second port, Bristol was still busy handling imports for the west of England.

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

It is interesting that the boatman is using an oar on the starboard side, and is watching the effect on the craft as the boy standing with both hands on the port oar takes the strain on the rowlock.

Ellesmere Port was a favourite dock for timber from Russia and Scandinavia; from here it was moved all over the north for house building.

This famous east coast resort has been a flourishing fishing port since the Conqueror's times. For centuries it suffered continual silting.

Saltfleet lies just behind the dunes, but is a remnant of the medieval town and port a little further east, long washed away by the sea.

The building Lord Leverhulme was said to be proudest of was Christ Church, the place of worship that he built for Port Sunlight.

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

The U-boat might well have been travelling along with only its conning tower showing above the surface, as it was pushed under by her port paddle-wheel.

Its quays were once the heart of Belfast the port, and there is no doubt that the remains of Chichester Quay on the right and Hanover Quay on the left will be found below the cobblestones.

In 1900 the Midland Railway began to develop Heysham as a cross-channel port, ordering four new steamers for the route.

If the date of the picture is correct, 1908 is quite late for a paddle-tug to be serving at other than a major coal port such as Cardiff, Sunderland or Seaham.

1898 was a prosperous time: Fleetwood was a busy port, sending ships all over the world from Shanghai to San Francisco, and the fishing fleet was announcing record catches.