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Cars have now taken over the centre of The Square, but they are facing in different directions; this, coupled with the absence of kerbs and marked parking bays, suggests that this particular car park

Gone are the sailing vessels, and in their place are the fishing smacks of the town.

The post office, now Swan Cottage, displayed advertisements for Walls ice cream and Bird's Eye frozen foods.

Prior to the development of the coastal resort at Colwyn Bay in Victorian times, the old village, lying to the east and just inland from the coast, was known merely as Colwyn.

Looking up to the Granville Temperance and Commercial Hotel in Pump Square, several establishments that did provide alcoholic drinks may be seen among the 18th and 19th century buildings

As we look north towards Market Square, Hutchinson's tobacconist shop is at the corner of Langton Street.

The triple gables of the early 17th-century house form the centrepiece, with flanking wings. John Ely, a Manchester architect, added the Tudoresque bay window to the right in 1894.

Exmouth has no pier in the traditional sense of the word, but this landing stage served as an embarkation point for tourists wishing to take to the water.

This is now the Butley Oysterage, and the bay window has been removed. The earlier Oysterage, next door, has become an antiques shop.

This photograph was taken some fifteen years before the opening of the Britannia Royal Naval College.

This was once the town's market place. The later brick frontages here often conceal 16th- and 17th-century timber-framed buildings that had been plastered for preservation.

The old inn dates from the late 15th century and comprises three bays with two wings projecting behind either side of a courtyard.

A delightful study of people taking the sea air and enjoying the view over South Bay. It provides a detailed study of both clothing and baby carriages of the period.

The five square miles of Plymouth Sound provide a fine safe anchorage.

The pier is pictured with its grand pavilion, during the year it opened.

Water-skiing was just one of the many new sports offered to guests at Rockley Sands. Behind is Bay Hollow: there are now some trees on the cliff, and the path to the right has become steps.

Begun in 1618 for Sir Thomas Holte, Aston was not completed until 1635.This picture shows the east front; it comprises a main block of seven bays topped by a clock tower and two-stage cupola, and

Jet mining was a large industry here, and involved cutting into the cliff. Craftsmen turned jet into beautiful ornaments and jewellery.

This clearly shows the fine sweep of elegant buildings that lined Glentworth Bay and the hillside.

This is a mid 18th-century symmetrical brick building of quality, two and a half storeys high and five bays wide.

The sun sets over Lyme Bay, silhouetting the cliffs.

Once a sleepy Devon backwater, Croyde's beach and bay was discovered by holidaymakers in the 19th century. With two huge caravan parks, this area fills up dramatically in the short summer season.

To the east of Margate, and south of Foreness Point, Kingsgate Bay is marked by this gap in the cliffs.

Overlooking the bay is the magnificent Grand Hotel, built in 1867.