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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.

It was later used by the King Edward VII Grammar School.

Inspired by the great expanse of sea and sky, Ansdell painted local scenes, including 'Herd Lassie', 'The Ploughing Match', and 'Lytham Common' (the last is of special interest, as it became the site of

At the top of the street, Church Road was already bisected by the arterial road to Southend.

The kilns are now owned by the National Trust.

Greasbrough was once described as a pleasant village 'situated on a delightful eminence'; by the early 19th century it was a farming and mining community of over 1000.

The road to the main buildings and Poole can be seen running up from the beach by the ice cream hut. Today both the ice cream hut and the gorse on the beach have disappeared.

Selworthy Green is now owned by the National Trust. The thatched cottages were erected in 1828 by Sir Thomas Dyke Acland for his retired estate workers.

By the time of this photograph the narrow gauge railway from Barnstaple had reached Lynton, and the old coaching service was retained purely for holidaymakers.

The growth of Lowestoft in Victorian times was largely down to construction by the civil engineer Samuel Morton Peto, who lived in nearby Somerleyton Hall.

Two women stand by the wall outside the Eight Bells with its Benskins board.

To the left is the splendid three-storey gatehouse built by the cathedral masons of Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln.

By the time of this photograph tourism is taking over from the traditional port activities of fishing and trading, and there are one or two pleasure motor boats moored in the harbour.

It also reveals a somewhat insensitive example of infill, no attempt having been made by the architect to follow the existing roof line.

Its location prevented it from being despoiled by the industrialists of the 19th century. Tetbury retains all the charms of a market town from the time of the Stuarts.

Just by the tree is some photographic equipment, perhaps belonging to the Frith photographer.

The oldest holiday town in Devon, Exmouth was popular by the early 17th century; it grew enormously during when the Napoleonic wars closed the Continent to our gentry, who had to holiday somewhere.

This view is little changed today, dominated by the magnificent Guildhall, built in the 15th century for the cutlers of Thaxted.

In the 1960s this was a haberdashery, run by the Aston family for two generations. Today the name survives, but it is now a tea shop.

The Perpendicular east window has three crucifixion panels dating from 1847 given by the Rev Stafford Brown, who was responsible for major repairs and works to the church.

Despite there being much industrial wasteland, the scenery round about is spectacular, and visitors can enjoy exhilarating walks by the tumbling falls.

Now known as the 'Gateway to the Moors', Pickering is a small market town still served by the steam trains of the North York Moors Railway.

By the beginning of the 20th century, Lulworth was already a popular residential area for the better-off, who may have originally fallen in love with the village on a holiday visit.

Its ancient linen trade had declined by the 20th century, and a nearby milk processing factory was one of the largest employers when this photograph was taken.