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Bowling greens, tennis courts, concert shows and walks were provided for those too nervous to dip a toe in to the cool waters of the English Channel.

A ladies' bowls match is in progress in the peaceful setting of Zetland Park, at the start of the Coast Road to Marske.

Notice the sign for the car park for the Bell Hotel (left) - the car park sits on what was once advertised as 'the finest and best kept bowling green in the Midlands'.

It was opened in 1929, and included hard tennis courts, bowling greens and a putting green. The Queen opened a major restoration of the park's facilities in 1993.

The Silver Dollar Snack Bar (left), now called the Talk of the Town, still offers bingo, but has added a bowling alley.

In the distance the encroaching modern era is further evident by the tennis courts and bowling green - both installed around the time of the First World War.

This monastic cell of St Mary's Abbey in York, of which the chancel remains, is now in a municipal park and is surrounded by a bowling green and fenced football pitch.

Following Newark's surrender, the Parliamentarians smashed the bowl of the 15th-century font in St Mary's; it was eventually replaced around 1660.

Situated at the west of end of St Peter's Street, this fine Regency terrace was constructed between 1827 and 1831 on the site of the bowling green to provide houses for 20 middle-class families.

The Punch Bowl Inn (left) is central to the village; this is where the Surrey Union Hunt meets on Boxing Day.

A picturesque collection of cottages and shops line the spacious main street of this Georgian coaching town, as we look towards the triangular Bowling Green, while the photographer's activities attract

It served riverside traffic - initially boatmen, and later excursionists from Arundel to Littlehampton; they came in large numbers to view Arundel Castle and to enjoy dancing, bowls, croquet and the tea

St Audries occupies a natural bowl looking out over the sea above the cliffs of St Audries Bay. The main A39 skirts its southern edge, and you can catch a glimpse of it from the drive.

Three tennis courts and a bowling green were added to the Thomastown Park in the inter- war years.

The park`s first bowling green was opened on 1 July 1908 and the second in 1927.

The telephone box on the right has gone, and the bowls green has been created behind the bungalows.

Agricultural machinery and fruit and vegetables are set out for sale in front of Frederick Bowles's milliner's and draper's.

Parish boundaries cross and re-cross with those of Myerscough and Barton - one boundary cuts through the bowling green of the Roebuck Inn, as it was known in earlier days.

Bowls is a quintessentially English sporting activity, and it appealed to the founder of the project.

Sited imperiously overlooking the bowling green is the fine Victorian residence Merevale; its foundation stone is dated 7 September 1893.

Tennis courts and bowling greens and other sports facilities, which were funded by Chigwell Urban District, were made available for local people.

Ten-Pin Bowling is played in the new pavilion. Pleated skirts, of the type worn by the two young ladies at the front of the picture, were fashionable at this time.

In the centre is the white façade of the Cliftonville Hotel, where now stand Thorley's public house and a bowling alley.

Ten-Pin Bowling is played in the new pavilion. Pleated skirts, of the type worn by the two young ladies at the front of the picture, were fashionable at this time.