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The tall building with a flag flying at the top (right) was the Beach House Temperance Hotel.

A steeply shelving beach on the left-hand side contrasts strongly with the gently sloping mud flats on the other side of this river.

The low coastal cliffs below the village provided a pleasant walk above the beach. Hidden by the trees is St Peter's Church, believed to have been founded in 967.

It is afternoon milking time, judging by the shadows, at Seatown Farm in Sea Vale Lane, which leads from Chideock to a beach beside the Anchor Inn.

The extensive curtain walls of 12th-century Scarborough Castle crown the headland in the background of this summertime view of Scarborough's East Pier.

This scene has hardly changed for many years; the beach at Polridmouth is still only accessible on foot.

This is still one of Gorleston's most popular hotels, and nicely situated at the top of Cliff Hill.

Llangranog has a small, sheltered bay with a sandy beach on which about 20 ships were built during the 19th century. Like Tresaith, it became popular with holidaymakers from the 1930s.

Its miles of long sandy beaches, gently sloping sands, and safe bathing offer all that is needed for a perfect seaside holiday.

Redcar's popularity for the past 150 years has largely depended upon the attractions of the sea and the beach. A group of roundabouts and swings offers entertainment for the children.

Rows of fishing boats are mostly aground where they are moored in the harbour. Smaller boats are drawn right up to the buildings in the background, for the Wharf wall had not yet been built.

Specimens of 'Little Trees', a species of deep water coral so named because of its shape, are sometimes washed up on the beach at Crackington.

This scene is characteristic of the North Norfolk coast: the walls and houses are built of whole flints found in the fields or on the nearby beach.

The only attractions on offer here are boat trips and donkey rides; to the far right, on the water's edge, are a number of wheeled bathing machines.

The small beach to the left is at Prechers Rock.

A substantial shingle beach this may be, but it offers no protection to the sandy cliffs. All Saints' Church now stands at the edge, soon to join the lost medieval town in a watery grave.

We are looking along the Benthills road towards Aldeburgh. A variety of impressive cars have parked, possibly marking the advent of day trippers, which Ogilvie did not really want.

Motor launches are moored at the landing stages and are taking on passengers. These stages had to be manhandled up and down the beach as the tide went out and came in.

There are plenty of changing tents on this beach, where a group of boys wave at the camera (centre foreground).

Newlyn was the first Cornish town to attract the attention of artists.

The new housing developments of both pre- and post-war Britain most often came with a small parade of shops to serve the new residents.

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.

The promenade along the harbour gave tourists the opportunity to take a refreshing walk along the seafront.

Extensive and beautiful sandy beaches brought ever- increasing numbers of visitors to the North Wales coast.