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Such is the unbroken nature of the West Dorset coastline that artificial harbours had to be constructed at Lyme Regis and West Bay.

The new Clock Tower is still garlanded from the official opening ceremony.

Here we have a peaceful scene looking towards Westcliff.A mobile jetty is ready for use.This beach is far less crowded than those shown in the 1950s, the Indian Summer of the British seaside town.The

Here the shingle beach is thick with pleasure sailing boats of various types and sizes. The two girls seem reluctant to help their father with the boat.

Shaldon remains an unspoiled regency fishing village on the Torquay side of the Teign estuary. A long bridge and foot-ferry lead across to neighbouring Teignmouth.

This is a similar view to 53941 (previous page), taken a little further in to the 20th century; however, not a great deal has changed apart from the fashions.

Boats are drawn up on the beach under the walls of the fishing township, and their nets are drying on the rails beside the slipways.

The Houses of Parliament, rebuilt after a fire in 1834, were completed in 1860. The new buildiing was built into the river over the beach.

Heavy surf on the beach at Porthtowan is not the place for smaller children, so this artificial pool was made among the rocks as a place for safe bathing. The water is refreshed at every high tide.

Camping was a popular, cheap way of spending a family holiday by the sea.

Exmouth's long sea front and sandy beaches made sea- bathing a popular recreation from the town's earliest days as a resort. Tourists came for the bracing air and social activities.

Mothers and children paddle in the sandy pools of Towan Beach. On Tolcarne Headland in the background is the Great Western Hotel.

Fishing boats, still all sailing craft at this date, are moored in the shelter of the two piers.

This photograph was taken during the heyday of mass tourism. The tea house, which still functions today as a delightful cafe-restaurant, stands at the near end of the beach.

A number twenty-eight tram slides silently along the High Street. The streets are deserted, so everyone must be down at the beach enjoying the sun and sea breezes.

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.

Something really fascinates a crowd of very curious beach-goers - not just a landing of fish. We will never know what it was!

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

A good bathing day beneath Appley Cliffs, which give shelter to Shanklin's southern beaches. A very steep climb leads up the cliffs above the line of bathing tents.

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

With large trips to the seaside organised by youth groups, it was always a challenge to find different ways of entertaining large numbers of youngsters on the beach.

A splendid view of the full length of the pier and again a very well used beach. The long queue by the pier entrance suggests an ice cream kiosk!

Small boats and small boys enjoy the sun. Of the buildings behind the beach, three were public houses. The central building is the famous Sloop Inn, still operating today.

The grand Victorian hotel catering for the wealthy dominates the sky-line to the top left, mirrored by the terrace of cheaper B and Bs on the right.