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Here we have a good view of the beach, sea wall and the grassed-over area where trippers could sit and relax.

E J Beach, Proprietor, boldly announces the board above the pony and trap, apparently hired for a drive during one of those Edwardian summers that never seemed to end.

The low white cliffs at Broadstairs shelter this bay, and people are making use of the tents on the beach to change for a dip in the sea.

Here the 'minstrels' seem to be collecting money from the crowd standing on the beach waiting for the show to begin.

This picture shifts the scene down to the beach; we are looking east to the castle and the chalk cliffs.

Cars pass by today where boats were once pulled up on the beach.

A boat is being beached to the right beyond the slipway and other boats in the centre.

A solitary child enjoys the beach while a group of men stand in front of the Cod and Lobster Inn, looking on.

Summers days on the beach, sand castles, swimming in the sea ... all timeless British preoccupations ... and fine views across the Milford Haven.

For many years it was the famous antiquarian bookshop Beach's, which survived until 1999.

The attraction of Studland is not only the attractive beach and picturesque coastal scenery, but also the wild heathland around the village.

We can see tents in the distant field, and although there has been more housing since, the beach and its surf remain as magnificent as ever.

The Porthminster Hotel, overlooking Porthminster Beach, was opened in 1894 to accommodate the increasing number of visitors arriving in St Ives since the opening of the railway.

Beach huts and bathing tents cater for those who love to bathe or just lie on the sands in the sunshine.

This splendid view shows part of the fishing fleet and a spritsail sailing barge beached in the shallow waters at low tide.

The beach could be reached by a series of steps known as 'The Hundred Steps'.

A typical late Victorian beach scene, with donkey rides, a complete absence of skin exposed to the sun, and a photographer's equipment - a tripod and a cart for storing the glass plates - to the left of

The bathing huts of the Ladies' bathing beach can be clearly seen in the bottom left of the picture.

Margate's famous Jubilee clock tower is prominent in this picture of the beach.

We are looking north-west across Towan Beach towards the harbour, one of the more sheltered on this exposed coast, built in the lee of Towan Head which protects it from the brunt of the ferocious Atlantic

Here we can see the busy beach scene complete with the 19th- century pier.

This picture taken ten years later shows a holiday crowd thronging the sandy beach.

Staithes beach is being enjoyed to its full in this charming view, and reminds us of the allure of the north east coast before the advent of package holidays to warmer climes!

Here we can see the busy beach scene complete with the 19th-century pier.