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The grandest building was Somersetshire Buildings on the right, a terrace of five houses which has pedimented end houses and a central house with a bowed front, all enriched with columns, capitals and

Continue east along London Road to Beaufort Buildings West and East, long gently curving terraces of 1791 to 1815.

New terraces have been built to accommodate the large numbers of tourists who were flocking to enjoy the delights of a seaside holiday on the Channel coast.

The village itself is a mix of stone and local brick, as in the terrace on the right.

Many of the terraces would have been built by local speculators as lodgings for visitors - the mildness and salubriousness of the climate made the town popular as a winter residence.

In this early view of the beach, there are already signs of local businesses capitalising on the new influx of visitors, with terraces of newly-built lodging houses and cheap hotels.

Cottages on the other side rise from Lea Cottage (left of centre) to the terrace comprising Hydrangea Cottage, Clematis Cottage, Rosemary Cottage and Sunset Cottage (beside the telephone kiosk).

After 1855, the town was developed mainly by Peter Bruff, who built Marine Terrace, the central row of houses in this picture.

In this early view of the beach, there are already signs of local businesses capitalising on the new influx of visitors, with terraces of newly-built lodging houses and cheap hotels.

This splendid view of the site of the former cliff-top fort was taken prior to the extension of the cliff-foot promenade.The terrace of houses in the centre of the picture, Fort Paragon, was constructed

Terraces of miners' houses form a triangle in Fore, Scorrier and Telegraph Streets. Here in Fore Street the shops include the post office and a hairdresser.

Here, those staying in Royal Terrace or at The Royal Hotel, could walk in peace, or linger for a while on one of the benches provided.

Cottages on the other side rise from Lea Cottage (left of centre), to the terrace comprising Hydrangea Cottage, Clematis Cottage, Rosemary Cottage and Sunset Cottage (beside the telephone

Many seats were provided for spectators and there was a terrace for sunbathing.

Pevsner described Netley as 'a Victorian period piece;' its streets of neat family villas and rows of renovated terraced cottages overlooking Southampton Water are certainly striking.

Many seats were provided for spectators and there was a terrace for sunbathing.

The chimneys of the textile mills fill the valley bottom, alongside the winding railway line and grim terraces of the millworkers' cottages. Above them, the moors watch over, unchanged.

Today modern houses have replaced a number of the terraced cottages, but the three on the right still stand. The village also has a Wesleyan chapel of 1821 and the Lord Nelson Inn on Front Street.

Much has changed today, with many of the terraced houses of miners from the former South Yorkshire coalfield now swept away and replaced by modern shopping and office blocks.

Apart from the small villa, the Italianate stucco terrace houses of the 1850s and later mostly remain.

The railway, factories and the brick terraces are to be avoided unless travelling from the M1 to Oadby, or to the racecourse.

Sailing ships on the River Tawe and the long lines of terraced workers' cottages tell the tale of Swansea in its heyday as a major industrial town.

On the north side of the village green is this raised terrace.

The seafront terraces and hills behind remain much the same today, and boating has grown ever more popular in the Dyfi estuary, which is fringed by wooded banks.