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It dates from about 1850, when Prince Albert was at the height of his popularity. Built in coursed chalk with brick dressings, its bow windows were added in the 1950s.

The increasing number of these facilities crammed into this popular spot forced the local fishermen to move their boats to the opposite end of the promenade nearer to East Beach.

Well-wrapped holidaymakers manage to enjoy the sun on the ever-popular deckchairs. Ten-Pin Bowling is played in the new pavilion.

Weymouth became popular as a seaside resort thanks to the patronage of King George III, who came to bathe here for the good of his health.

It was the early use of bathing machines that made Weymouth such a popular resort for sea bathing.The larger machines ran down into the water on rails and consisted of a number of cubicles.

The caverns at Castleton were, and still are, a popular day out for people from the Sheffield area.

The pleasure steamer indicates that canal cruising was clearly popular in the early 20th century. The docks are now extensively developed, and there is a fascinating waterways museum on the site.

Such Gothick confections were very popular with more eccentric landowners at the end of the 18th century.

Standing as it does at the southern end of some of the most spectacular scenery in the midlands, the area has been popular with tourists for nearly two hundred years.

Many years before Wargrave grew in popularity as a riverside village, Edith, wife of Edward the Confessor, held the manor, and at that time it was known as 'Weregrave'.

It now even boasts a café popular with both workers and tourists alike.

This popular pub for local jockeys and trainers from the nearby stables has changed little, apart from the spelling, which is now 'Waggon'.

Hayling Island is 4 miles long and 10 square miles in all, with popular sandy beaches in the south.

valuation and estate agency operation seen in the centre of the picture, F Simmons's tailoring concern offered liveries for wealthy households with domestic staff, and cycle suits, reflecting the growing popularity

The Pavilion Theatre and Ballroom was established in 1928, and has remained popular with visitors ever since.

Here we see a very 1950s scene - the tea rooms combined with a petrol station catering for the revolution in popular motoring.

This was a popular place for trippers, with train services from Temple Meads beginning at 7.00am.

Aberystwyth became a popular resort for the well-off, who came here to bathe and socialise from the late 18th century.

The village lies on the course of the Little Stour, a 'nailbourne' or intermittent stream, whose sporadic flow was popularly held to presage either death or disaster.

The popular Complete Angler Hotel lies on the Berkshire bank and looks out across the Thames to Marlow.

Just beyond the churchyard and the Belisha beacon is the Bridge Hotel, still a popular restaurant and hotel.

Bognor, like many Sussex resorts, was a popular site for convalescent homes.

Robert Burns played in this churchyard as a boy, and the popular legends about hauntings and the ghostly atmosphere of the roofless ruin affected him deeply.

Coach tours became very popular, especially to Skegness ('Skeggy') or Hunstanton ('Hunston') - usually on Sundays. They would leave at 7.30am and often would not return until 10.30pm.