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The larger machines shown here ran down to the water on rails, and had a number of cubicles. Affluent visitors would hire single-cubicle machines for themselves.

In summer months there is an atmosphere of palpable excitement here, as an endless stream of people winds its way down the hill into the heart of the town, turning at the old granite church of St Ia into

This labour-intensive work was done by poor London families coming down for their annual paid holiday.

It is difficult to equate this tumble-down cobbled street with today's unattractive Westgate.

Looking in the opposite direction from the Coffee Tavern, this view of Hadleigh's High Street shows the George public house and, further down on the same side, the White Lion Hotel.

Well-tended gardens lead down to a private mooring and boat houses. This property has the added attraction of a waterside summer house.

The crew, it is said, settled down at Beer, married the local womenfolk and repopulated the community.

This picture is taken at the top of old Harnham Road, looking back down towards the bridge.The cottages on the right are still there today, but much else has changed—and not many people would sit

It is difficult to equate this tumble-down cobbled street with today's unattractive Westgate.

This view down the High Street towards St. Ives shows little change.

The garage (left) beyond Queens Road, now owned by Vindis, has expanded, and traffic calming measures have attempted to slow down the local traffic.

At the lower end of the market square, leading down to the Swale Falls, is Millgate - little changed today.

The old Pier, shortly before it was taken down, has a forlorn air about it.

The landscape here is a fine example of the continuing denudation of the Cotswold Scarp; it is of great interest to geologists, as the outlying peaks and downs were once connected to the

The Lady Chapel became ruinous in the 16th century and was pulled down.

The shop awnings are down and the men are wearing their boaters. Smartly-dressed holidaymakers are wandering up the slope from the Promenade, perhaps to take a genteel cup of tea at the Royal Hotel.

The two cyclists meandering down the middle of the road would not be able to do so for long today!

This view down St Giles Street has the Guildhall tower in the distance and the 1938 Co-op on the right, a building in Art Deco style.

Much of its architecture dates from the 19th century, a reminder that the Victorians made this island their own as a holiday and residential location.

From the arches of the Georgian Guildhall the camera looks down White Hart Street. The buildings on the right replace medieval market place encroachment.

On the left, just down from the bank, is the Guildhall, which was built in 1839 on the site of the old market house.

The murderer William Chadwick was tracked down and eventually stood trial at Liverpool Assizes. He was hanged in April 1890. Dominating our picture is St John the Baptist Church.

In the days when the Reverend William Downes was rector, and William Wilkinson kept the Leeds Arms, local farmers included Joseph Booth, Jonathan Marshall, Maude Thomas, John Shirt and Thomas Stanland.

The two cyclists meandering down the middle of the road would not be able to do so for long today!