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Bournemouth's Square stands at the very heart of the town, astride the Bourne Stream.

By the 20th century holiday resorts were catering for visitors during bad weather as well as good, hence the imposing public baths.

Serried ranks of bathing tents and a crowded beach spell out summer fun at Broadstairs during the early twentieth century.

The Dropping Well is a petrifying well, similar to those at Matlock Bath in Derbyshire, where the limestone content of the spring water solidifies objects that fall into it.

Despite the importance of nearby cities such as Bath or the cathedral city of Wells, Taunton proudly remains the County Town of Somerset.

The lake was not just used for boating.

The Jubilee Bridge across the River Derwent at Matlock Bath is seen here fitted out for the Matlock Illuminations it was erected in honour of Queen Victoria's jubilee.

This fine view of Dover's sweeping Esplanade shows bathing machines pulled down near the water.

Dick Turpin supposedly galloped through the village on his horse, Black Bess, en route to his aunt's cottage after a hold-up on the Bath Road.

A closer view of the group in the previous photograph reveals them relaxing on the slipway.

Nearer the castle the contrast between the Bath stone of the keep and the crisp, pristine granite of the 1830s prison gatehouse is clear.

In this early view of Matlock Bath, the crocketed spire of the parish church of the Holy Trinity is prominent in the right centre, with the River Derwent on the left.

The Bellevue Hotel at Pegwell is pictured here in its clifftop setting.The structure that is visible on the left was an artificial lagoon offering visitors sea-water bathing in safe, sheltered

Nearer the castle the contrast between the Bath stone of the keep and the crisp, pristine granite of the 1830s prison gatehouse is clear.

Often considered to be the prettiest village on Tyneside, Ryton in the early 19th century was a popular residential area for wealthy Newcastle businessmen and merchants, even though it would soon be given

We can see a deckchair hut, bathing machines, and a few wooden seats; in the left background is the end of the 1885 Switchback and the Aerial Flight.

The railway line continues past the houses and the stone bridge of East Row, whilst the flow from the beck makes a tempting paddling pool.

A tremendous visual change here is that there are now no breakwater defences along the beach.

The house at the end of the 17th-century cottages gives onto Rook Lane.

Nearby is the Cwm Spring supplying mineral water which is bottled in the village.

Compared with the view of Porthminster Beach taken in 1890, this view indicates how much the holiday industry had taken over the St Ives beaches.

In the background is St Mary's, said to be the most beautiful parish church in England.

There are more bathing tents; by now the St Ives' beaches were being managed as tourist attractions.

The house on the right, outside which the rather formidable-looking woman is standing, is reputed to be the oldest in Downderry.