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This beach is far less crowded than those shown in the 1950s, the Indian Summer of the British seaside town.

Here we see St Mildred's Hotel and the beach, with Victorian ladies and children at play.

A father and his son seem to be skimming stones in the right foreground on the beach, which probably marks the spot where the 'full ford' of the village's name once existed.

A splendid view of the full length of the pier and again a very well used beach.

Babbacombe's beaches were popular with early visitors to the resort, such as Oscar Wilde and Edward VII.

Babbacombe's beaches were popular with early visitors to the resort, such as Oscar Wilde and Edward VII.

This shows a packed beach with striped umbrellas marking the variety of stalls.

Two miles west of Margate, Westgate on Sea has two bays; sea walls built along the curves of the bays form two promenades with steps down to the beach, and gardens are laid out for the benefit of visitors

The beach is still a popular area, but now the coast road with its traffic runs in front of the sycamore tree on the left.

One reason for Bournemouth’s success as a holiday resort has been that the shops are available if the weather is too wet and windy for the beach.

Then again, with the sea being so far away, these vehicles might well be the forerunners of the beach buggy.

These days, happily, the only active defences to be found at the resort are sand castles on the beach.

When this picture was taken, fishermen would have to wait for high tide before launching their boats from the beach.

Most of the men gathered here on the beach are not fishermen - their bowler hats and shooting sticks suggest they are far more well-to-do.

holiday village, camp and caravan site with associated amuse- ment arcades that have grown from the glorious expanse of Camber sands, where the tide goes out for over half a mile, leaving a wide sandy beach

From Castle Hill we look down on the Esplanade, with the Beach Hotel in the middle distance.

Boats are drawn up on the beach close to the promenade.

Local fisherman work on their boat; the large piece of material on the beach is probably the sail.

A row of white beach huts trims the foot of the cliffs like a cuff.

Boats are drawn up on the beach close to the promenade.

Down the hill to the left lie the delights of the Logan Rock Inn, while turning right after the telephone box leads to a beautiful campsite high above Porthcurno beach.

Lobster or crab pots lie on the beach awaiting the next fishing trip, in a scene typical of many small fishing coves around the Cornish coast.

A good bathing day beneath Appley Cliffs, which give shelter to Shanklin's southern beaches.

Tennyson's gaunt figure could often be seen walking the beach in Victorian times.