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The increase of the houses of visitors must tend to spoil the original individuality of a population, but in Hastings these qualities are preserved to an unusual extent, especially among the fishermen.

Here we see the appropriately named Water Lane in the village, which was named after the spring that arises here. Ospringe was once a pilgrims' stop on the way to Canterbury.

Preston also had a covered market, so this busy scene could be the yearly Pot Market, which took place in the square for eight days.

This was reputedly the largest and finest open-air bathing pool in the country. It covered ten acres, and contained well over one million gallons of water.

For the majority, bathnight was held in a zinc tub in front of the kitchen fire, and two or three people might share the same water - though not at the same time.

It was originally some 1400 ft in length, designed to facilitate the export of Purbeck stone.

For the majority, bathnight was held in a zinc tub in front of the kitchen fire, and two or three people might share the same water—though not at the same time.

West of the Queen Street junction the London-Bath A4 was remarkably narrow, but is now pedestrianised and by-passed. This view looks east.

The architectural flair and panache associated with Victorian work is evidenced here. The pilasters are in Bath stone, with elegant wrought iron roof supports.

The beach runs in a glorious sweep around the bay. The sands slope gently, offering safe bathing for children, and extend for a mile and more.

With its broad greens, its sandy beach, the lighthouse on North Green, and its picturesque buildings, Southwold has long been popular.

The magnificent tithe barn that stands close by the church of St Mary the Virgin dates from the 15th century, and is reckoned to be the second oldest in the country.

A donkey-man with his metal licence badge prominently displayed poses for a picture with the mother and baby donkey.

The village was extensively remodelled in the 1820s, though parts of the parish church date from the 14th century. This picture shows the cobbled square, complete with stocks and the village cross.

The mid 15th-century rood screen is considered by many to be the finest in the country, having escaped damage by Cromwell's troops.

The village was extensively remodelled in the 1820s, though parts of the parish church date from the 14th century. This picture shows the cobbled square, complete with stocks and the village cross.

Two important new buildings stand on the Esplanade.

Bargate was originally built to guard the main road into Southampton.

Blundellsands beach forms part of the sixteen miles of sand stretching from Waterloo to Southport.

The architectural highlight of the town as far as Pevsner was concerned was the pithead baths at Maltby Main, designed by W A Woodland and built in 1938.

Noted for being the home of William Gladstone, who is commemorated by the water fountain on the right, Hawarden has a long history. The scene here is little altered today.

Here the photographer looks down West Street to Colmer's Hill (left), with the Lily Hotel projecting into the highway as it narrows to a normal width near the bottom of the hill.

This is how we lived forty years ago: a quiet road, milk delivery by pony and trap to the pub, schoolchildren waiting for a bus - all bathed in sunshine.

A natural progression maybe from the 19th-century enclosed public baths and wash-houses, Lidos sprang up in the 1930s all around London.