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Late morning concerts were held both at the Crescent and the Winter Gardens.

The 20th century, however, saw the oysters blighted by disease, floods and harsh winters, and the industry finally petered out in the 1970s.

Across the River Stour, the pinnacles of the Norman cruciform Minster rise from the water meadows.

On the floor, to the right as we face the altar, is the gravestone of John de Berwick, a dean of the minster, who died in 1312.

These brakes were the only means of transporting the tourist to places such as Pegwell Bay or Minster; although these were popular venues, there were no tram services to these villages.

Repository for Horses; later, the building was shortened to about half its height.A lone tram trundles around the corner, and a few cars can be seen.To the rear of the photograph, on the right of the Minster

There was a minster here as early as 705.

The pointed roof on the other bank belongs to St Laurence's Church, Rowhedge, built in 1838 as a pastiche of York Minster's chapterhouse.

With few frosts and plenty of fresh air, it became a fashionable wintering place, especially for convalescents and invalids.

A change in sea level and erosion have combined to produce a fascinating effect off this beach, as documented by Giraldus Cambrensis: 'We then passed over Niwegal sands, at which place (during the winter

It was the first outlet for fun following the long winter after Christmas festivities.

A good example of the ferocity of winter storms was in 1990, when waves were breaking over the 70-foot tower of the Bickford Smith Institute in the background.

There is an attractive causeway across the Loose stream which is sometimes covered by flowing water in the winter.?

The Kibble Palace, the largest glasshouse in Britain, is now a Winter Garden, but was formerly used for public meetings and concerts.

Here, in freezing winters, Londoners enjoyed skating on the pond.

Constructed in 1896 beside the Winter Gardens, the axle alone accounted for 30 of its 1,000 tons.

A later view, shows the Winter Gardens now completing the arc of guest houses and other buildings that overlook the wide promenade.

Here winter game plans hatched in the local pub can produce unlikely heroes, or fall apart in minutes.

This winter view was taken from St John's-in-the-Vale, and also shows Lonscale Fell to the right.

For centuries the Severn has been notorious for flooding during the winter months, and much of the lower-lying land is protected with flood defences.

The cars have been replaced with trees (complete with a huge wagtail roost in winter).

Many of the terraces would have been built by local speculators as lodgings for visitors - the mildness and salubriousness of the climate made the town popular as a winter residence.

Mill Bank, or simply 'Loftus Bank', forms the approach to Loftus from Carlin How and, to this day, tests the skills of even the most careful driver, particularly in the winter months.

Situated below Winter Hill on Rivington Moor, Adlington developed as a textile town before the advent of the railway because of its proximity to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, which runs