Captions

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Caption For Scarborough, South Bay C1960

The extensive remains of 12th-century Scarborough Castle crown the headland in the background of this summer time view of Scarborough's South Beach.

Caption For Egremont, From The Sands 1895

Apart from the clothes that these three youngsters are wearing on the beach, little has changed here.

Caption For St Ives, The Island From Man's Head 1890

The Island stands at the western end of Porthmeor Beach, visible behind the ruined mine building.

Caption For Newton, Beach Bungalows C1950

This view shows the beach bungalows which were built right behind the top of the beach.

Caption For Spiddal, The Beach C1965

The beach at Spiddal has always been popular with Galway folk and other tourists.

Caption For Ramsgate, The Beach 1907

Here we see a very crowded Ramsgate beach, with the pier in the distance on the right beyond the massed bathing machines.

Caption For Anderby Creek, The Beach C1960

Here we see one of the famous Lincolnshire beaches with its necessary donkeys.

Caption For Scarborough, Foreshore Road 1891

From the bottom of Valley Road the camera captures a crowded South Beach scene, and a bay full of sail-driven fishing boats.

Caption For Mablethorpe, The Beach C1950

Here we see the post-1953 sea wall, stepped here to allow access to the beach.

Caption For Grange Over Sands, Crown Hotel From The Sands 1934

Paddling in streams and pools on the beach was popular in Victorian times.

Caption For East Runton, The Beach C1955

The beach is for pleasure too, with beach huts and deck chairs, both offered for hire by W Green and Son.

Caption For Felixstowe, From The Beach 1899

By this time, Felixstowe was at the height of its popularity as a seaside resort, with its south-facing beach.

Caption For Bournemouth, East Cliff 1897

This view, with well-clad visitors strolling along the beach and sailing boats drawn up on the shore, shows a south coast beach before development and formalisation changed its character.

Caption For Dovercourt, The Beach And New Promenade C1955

Here we have a busy scene, with most of those enjoying the beach placing their deckchairs close to the sea wall.

Caption For St Ives, From Coastguard 1890

This panoramic view of Porthminster beach and St Ives was taken from near the local coastguard station.

Caption For St Ives, Porthmeor Beach 1908

This view shows the beach complete with bathing tents.

Caption For Scarborough, The Spa Promenade 1890

From the bottom of Valley Road the camera captures a crowded South Beach scene, and a bay full of sail-driven fishing boats.

Caption For Southsea, The Beach And Pier 1898

Southsea's long shingle beach crowded with trippers.

Caption For Hunstanton, The Beach From Pier 1927

This crowded beach beautifully illustrates the beach fashions of the 1920s: ladies wear summer dresses with straw hats, while the boys and gentlemen retain flat caps, jackets and trousers (rolled up

Caption For Barry Island, Whitmore Bay 1899

On the right is the path leading to Friars Point from the beach.