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A Roman villa was unearthed at Carisbrooke in 1859 and found to cover an area of some 120 feet by 55 feet.

Dancing to the accompaniment of the small band playing on the left is clearly a popular pastime. Note the lines of canvas bathing tents at the head of the beach.

This view brings out the tremendous bustle of Brighton's beaches, dotted with small sailing boats and lines of bathing machines.

A vast caravanopolis now covers the cliff tops above Sandy Bay, once a smuggling cove and now Littleham's bathing beach.

Even in wartime the strict dress code for Weymouth beach remained, though many of the soldiers and sailors stationed in the town would seek out lonely coves in the vicinity for a spot of

Exmouth's long beach offers safe bathing, and its gently shelving sands allow easy access for boats. Here we see local mariners taking passengers out for trips along the coast.

This was for many years the popular image of surfing and bathing at Newquay, when plywood surfboards were the order of the day - this was long before the coming of wetsuits and fibreglass

Another view of Bath Street, looking back towards the church.

Bath Street, leading off the Market Place, is one of Ilkeston's main shopping streets. This view looks back towards the tower of St Mark's at the end of the street.

Its College for boys, situated on the road to Bath, was built in the 1840s in the popular Gothic revival style.

The Town Hall was built on the site of the town watermill. It was designed by the Bath architect Bryan Oliver; it cost £9,375 4s 3d, and was opened in 1886.

Currently, there are huge breakwaters built of boulders, which have been constructed in an effort to attenuate the scouring action of the water.

Another general view of Matlock Bath, looking up towards the wooded Heights of Abraham on the skyline.

For away-from-it-all families, the open parkland extension of the Strand was ideal for a quiet riverside picnic, where the children could don bathing trunks and enjoy the unique delight of Medway mud

Cromer developed as a seaside resort in the early 19th century - it is mentioned as a bathing-place in Jane Austen's 'Emma'. The Esplanade was laid out in 1894.

This road was cut in half when a new by-pass was built round the town. This, the lower half, has changed somewhat, but mainly only in detail.

Llantwit Major stands on the Afon Colhugh, and the place is said to have once been a port.

Sandown and its twin resort of Shanklin, a couple of miles to the south, are connected by a long promenade that winds around the curve of Shanklin Bay.

Bathing is possible along some of the beaches at Cowes, particularly at Gurnard Bay. However, the currents are strong and the shoreline shelves steeply.

The photographer seems to be the centre of attraction as the family from the left-hand house peer over the hedge. The youngsters on the left watch coyly as the deed is done.

The photographer seems to be the centre of attraction as the family from the left-hand house peer over the hedge. The youngsters on the left watch coyly as the deed is done.

Llantwit Major stands on the Afon Colhugh, and the place is said to have once been a port.

King George III put Mudeford on the map when he visited the then tiny village in 1803.

For decades, just as in this picture, people have sun bathed along the sea wall.