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After the turn of the 19th century, Glasson Dock was used more and more by pleasure craft.

There are more bathing tents; by now the St Ives' beaches were being managed as tourist attractions. In the distance can be seen a slipway that was built from The Island to Porthmeor Beach in 1911.

The river near the new bridge now has rows of wooden houseboats moored along the right bank, where Wayford Farm has been developed into the Wayford Bridge Hotel.

The caravan site used only to be licensed for the summer months, so it was then mainly for mobile caravans, as we see in this photo.

Today, there are more houses along the street and fewer trees, and the iron railings on the left have gone.

This pretty river between Coltishall and Aylsham has three locks and seven bridges, creating quite a bit of work for the boat crews.

This grand hotel is well-sited: it overlooks the interesting harbour of Fowey, where there is always some activity to watch, and there are more distant views out to the English Channel.

An interesting view from the south bank of the Thames looking east, before Christchurch Meadows on the left were made into a riverside park, and, more significantly, before Reading Bridge was built

As the season got under way, more and more attractions appeared. The building on the left was used for concert parties and pierrot shows. A number of bathing huts are pulled up on the beach.

The Ellesmere Canal was busy, and more and more workers were needed to handle the goods and repair the barges; thus the port grew.

Owned by the Glasgow & South Western Railway, the pier was rebuilt and extended between 1892 and 1894, and more than £20,000 was spent by the company on alterations to the pier railway station.

Owned by the Glasgow & South Western Railway, the pier was rebuilt and extended during 1892-94 and more than £20,000 was spent by the company on alterations to the pier railway station.

St Osyth (generally pronounced 'Toosey') recognised the benefits of tourism early on, as witnessed by the rack of picture-postcards for sale on the left.

This typical Broad scene shows sailing and fishing going on, with a wind-pump in the background.

Chantries were added to the original structure by the 14th Baron Greystoke, who built the first Greystoke Castle.These had painted oak screens, which were removed during the Reformation, giving the

That useful commodity fuller's earth, a non-plastic clay that has been used for centuries to clean woven woollen cloth, and more recently in the refinement of lubricating oil, was dug

Here we see another tramcar and more granite setts. There is some activity around the base of the statue - are the two ladies selling flowers and button-holes?

This view is from by the station approach and is little changed, although the pavements and road are more formalised.

The picture was taken from the pier, which was built in 1873 to replace the earlier and more ambitious pier designed by Telford. Herne Bay was always a popular family resort.

The picture was taken from the pier, which was built in 1873 to replace the earlier and more ambitious pier designed by Telford. Herne Bay was always a popular family resort.

As more and more injured men came back from the front, a larger hut hospital was built on the playing fields of King's and Clare Colleges, with 'open-air' wards such as this one housing the patients

It is to be hoped that these will continue to keep the church standing for another 700 years and more.

As with Lytham, it was foreseen that with more residents and more visitors larger church buildings must be available. St Anne's Church, Heyhouses seated 400 people.

The trees have gone, sad to say, and the road is framed with yellow lines telling us where we can (and more often cannot) park.