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Post-war, caravans advanced on to the pea-gravel beach, and this photograph was used by the National Trust land agent John Cripwell when he presented the case for the purchase of Burton Cliff (top right

Along Padleys Lane, which curves north out of the village amid 1950s and later estate houses, we pass Burton Joyce Primary School.

The camera has been set up on a triangle of land at the junction of the A444 Burton Road with the road to Sheepy Magna, which drifts out of shot to the left.

Beyond are vertical sandy strata, forming East Cliff and Burton Cliff.

This corner would be dominated by Burtons in the 1930s.

Beyond are vertical sandy strata, forming East Cliff and Burton Cliff.

The tall building centre left is the Art Deco-ish Burton's - its foundation stones were laid by members of the family in 1938 - and on the right is W H Smith in a heavily-corniced neo-

The impressive Gothic style memorial cross dates only from 1908 and, although as impressive as medieval Eleanor Cross, commemorates Edmund Charles Burton, a noted national hunt figure.

Marks & Spencer, who came in 1931, occupy the building to the left of the High Bridge Restaurant; Burton's (left) are still there, and have been joined by Dorothy Perkins.

Marks & Spencer, who came in 1931, occupy the building to the left of the High Bridge Restaurant; Burton's (left) are still there, and have been joined by Dorothy Perkins.

In the background we can see the tall Pharos lighthouse and the North Euston Hotel, designed in 1840 by the famous architect Sir Decimus Burton.

Fortunately the Wheatsheaf of 1900 on the right survives as an O'Neills pub, and so does the former Burton's on the opposite corner, but most of the right-hand buildings have gone for the Belfry

This corner would be dominated by Burtons in the 1930s.

Others stores date from the thirties, including Woolworth's (1931) and Burton's (1937). Many of these were swept away in the next redevelopment of 1964.

The view is closed at the far end of the street by Norman Burton's, built in the early 1800s, and just to the right the café sign invites you to Frances Hill's tea rooms.

This mid-summer picture was obviously taken on a warm day, judging by the pedestrians in light clothing and the number of open windows in the offices above Dorothy Perkins and Burton's tailor shop

A group of young men of fashion are keen to show off their new suits to the photographer outside Burton's store.

Beyond is North Hill, above Burton Bradstock, with the hills of Bothenhampton and Hyde forming the eastern horizon (left).

Interestingly, the building was an outpost of cotton mills at Burton and Fazeley in Staffordshire, owned by the family of Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel.

Interestingly, the building was an outpost of cotton mills at Burton and Fazeley in Staffordshire, owned by the family of Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel.

The masts had no standing rigging, being supported by the sail halyard and burton stay tackle. Note the mast on PF114: at deck level it appears to be at least two feet thick.

The Old White Horse (right) would become Burton Menswear in 1962. Further down on the left is an upright sign for the Pavilion cinema, which would close in 1959.

On the right is the Pharos lighthouse, designed by Sir Decimus Burton, and on the left, alongside the river frontage, is the new railway station, one of the finest in the country at that time.

The Old White Horse (right) would become Burton Menswear in 1962. Further down on the left is an upright sign for the Pavilion cinema, which would close in 1959.