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Caption For Babbacombe, The Beach 1925

Several winding walks form an alternative way to return to Babbacombe for the energetic, or in the winter months when the cliff railway is closed.

Caption For Castletown, Derby Haven And Fort Island 1897

The southern end of Derby Haven is protected by St Michael's Island with its ruined chapel, Derby fort and battery.

Caption For Robin Hoods Bay, The Bay Hotel 1927

For decades, just as in this picture, people have sun bathed along the sea wall.

Caption For West Bay, From The West 1902

Looking along the broad sweep of Lyme Bay toward the eminence of Barton Cliff, with the protective harbour walls jutting out to sea, and the signal mast of the coastguard station clearly visible.

Caption For Wootton Bridge, High Street C1955

The Bugle Inn 1923 Yarmouth is an excellent centre for exploring the western half of the Isle of Wight, with Totland and Alum Bays and the Needles being not far away.

Caption For Portishead, The Boating Lake C1960

Portishead's Marine Lake lies in the recreation ground behind the Esplanade running along Woodhill Bay. A

Caption For Bude, Chapel Rock 1890

Bude's bay is protected from the brunt of the heaviest Atlantic weather by a breakwater connecting Chapel Rock with the shoreline.

Caption For Seatown, Village And Beach 1922

The River Winniford (right), trickling down the valley from Chideock village, seeps into Lyme Bay through a bank of pebbles below the Anchor Inn (centre).

Caption For Scarborough, Sands And Harbour C1955

The castle, overlooking the bay, is dominant.

Caption For Watergate Bay, Beach C1955

In the background is the Watergate Bay Hotel, at this time in use as RAF married quarters, having been requisitioned at the outbreak of World War Two.

Caption For Salisbury, New Street C1955

The right-hand side of New Street is today still largely intact, with some interesting architectural features such as red brick decorations, first floor bay windows and jettied overhangs.

Caption For Westgate On Sea, St Mildred's Bay 1918

This is a similar view to photograph No 27462, but taken perhaps a generation later: the fashions speak of a new era.

Caption For Sandilands, Sea Lane C1955

The biggest change is that the shop is now twice as big: it includes the post office, and takes up the whole of the downstairs of the semi-detached house.

Caption For Portmellon, C1884

Just around the corner from Mevagissey, this charming view places the little cove and hamlet in their context admirably, with the outline of Black Head in the distance and a few fishing boats on the water

Caption For Torquay, Harbour 1928

Beyond Torquay harbour is the fine sweep of Torbay.

Caption For Doniford, 1927

This attractive view from just behind the hamlet of Doniford looks along the bay towards the low Lias cliffs that partly conceal Watchet.

Caption For Ravenscar, 1901

The estate here was sold to a development company in 1895, and the intention was to build a large resort.

Caption For Abridge, The Village C1960

The Malsters Arms (left), originally a beer-house, is still very much the same, although it has expanded into the cottages to the left.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Broad Street 1900

With the waters of Lyme Bay visible beyond the Hillcliff grocery store further down this steeply-sloping street, the pleasing 18th-century façades of the shops and buildings frame this scene of late

Caption For Chesham, Waterside 1921

In this view the photographer is looking upstream towards Chesham.