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Caption For Charmouth, The Beach C1960

Note the Beach Cafe (left) and the groynes on Charmouth beach; we are looking eastwards to Cain's Folly (centre) and Golden Cap (right).

Caption For Marske By The Sea, The Beach Looking South C1955

The beaches between Marske and Saltburn were considered to be of the highest quality, with racing events and speed records for cars and motor cycles taking place from 1906 until after the Second World

Caption For Beer, The Village C1955

In the foreground is the Beach House Hotel, now Beach Court (left), with the Marine Snack Bar on the opposite side of the road.

Caption For Abergele, The Beach C1965

Cars can still spill onto the beach, and small cafés still provide small-scale refreshments to visitors, although a sea defence has been added since.

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Caption For Borth, The Beach 1921

This view, with the Grand Hotel on the left, shows the extent of the beach.

Caption For Swanage, Ballard Head 1897

There are overgrown sandpits above the junction of Victoria Road (centre left), and Beach Road (centre) which has since been re-named Shore Road.

Caption For Westgate On Sea, Hotels And Beach 1890

attracting hordes of trippers from London from 1753 onwards, Westgate remained a more sedate and favoured place for families throughout the late Victorian and Edwardian era, with its broad sandy beaches

Caption For Margate, The Sands 1906

Young day-trippers on the beach are preparing to enjoy a traditional ride on one of the six donkeys retained here for the purpose during the summer months.

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Caption For Rhyl, Donkeys On The Sands 1891

Donkeys are awaiting the arrival of the day's holidaymakers on the beach.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Victoria Pier And Duchess Of Devonshire 1912

Summer day trips reached beaches, piers and ports from Torquay to Bournemouth.

Caption For Westgate On Sea, Hotels And Beach 1890

attracting hordes of trippers from London from 1753 onwards, Westgate remained a more sedate and favoured place for families throughout the late Victorian and Edwardian era, with its broad sandy beaches

Caption For Burton Bradstock, Freshwater Caravan Park C1960

Having accommodated men of the United States 1st Infantry Division before they left Weymouth and Portland to land on Omaha Beach in the D-Day invasion, Freshwater Holiday Camp remains one of the busiest

Caption For Borth, The Beach 1921

This view, with the Grand Hotel on the left, shows the extent of the beach.

Caption For Deal, Esplanade 1899

The Beach House Temperance Hotel (to the right in photograph No 44204) is apparent on the left in this view of the broad Esplanade, looking towards the centre of the town.

Caption For Rhyl, Donkeys On The Sands 1891

Donkeys are awaiting the arrival of the day's holidaymakers on the beach.

Caption For West Bay, Looking Towards Bridport 1937

Shingle was still being removed from the wide shingle beach (bottom left), and the branch line had been extended to the seaside at West Bay Station (centre right).

Caption For Tenby, Fishwives 1890

They have been paddling in the shallows on South Beach, facing the broad seaward sweep that takes in Caldy Island and the Gower Peninsula.

Caption For Tenby, Fishwives 1890

They have been paddling in the shallows on South Beach, facing the broad seaward sweep that takes in Caldy Island and the Gower Peninsula.