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Later Captain Truelove used the hanger to house his Avro seaplane for tourist flights around Torbay. In the background are the buildings of the Preston Railway 'stop off' for visitors to the beach.

An indication of the lack of visitors to Sidmouth can be gleaned from this picture, taken from the Esplanade. The sea wall was constructed in 1835 and the shingle beach can be clearly seen.

This sandy beach was obviously popular with both children and adults. A Punch and Judy show always drew the crowds (centre), and many visitors enjoyed a trip on one of the pleasure boats.

Two Thames sailing barges discharge cargo at low water on the beach, whilst drawn higher up are some bathing machines.

The beach is an area of outstanding natural beauty, and the dunes form a National Nature Reserve.

The long promenade to the pierhead - about a third of a mile - had continuous seating each side; the tube forming the top rail of the backrest on the south side doubled up as a gas pipe to provide lighting

At this time, close to the end of the Victorian era, staying fully clothed on the beach was very much the norm, with sand castles and donkey rides the prime amusements for the children; the adults relax

Nearly a century after its foundation, the town was already dominating the skyline, and its beaches were among the most crowded on the south coast.

Here we see National Trust shingle and cliffs at the end of Beach Road, with the buildings (top right) comprising the Burton Cliff Hotel.

Cadgwith is one of Cornwall's prettiest fishing villages, and huddles between steep cliffs a few miles north of the Lizard. The beach is a clutter of boats and fishing paraphernalia.

The age-old tradition of pony rides on the sand is captured in this photograph of South Lancing beach. The nearby road has houses either side, which limits public access in places.

Bailey's Hotel was the first to accommodate visitors to Blackpool, along with Bennett's and Yorkshire House. The scene is Central Beach. J Wolfe and R Penswick were the bathing machine proprietors.

Situated at the southern end of Filey's long beach, the outcrop of Flamborough Head can be seen in the distance.

The cliff on the right now has a row of houses at the top.

This once beautiful cove, in the parish of St Buryan, was somewhat spoiled in Victorian times by granite quarrying.

Such were the number of visitors navigating the overgrown and makeshift route from the town centre to the beach that the Windsor estate prioritised the construction of a more permanent path.

The Marine Hotel (left), built in 1900, dominates this open sea front expanse. In the distance some of the houses on the green are visible. Hartlepool lies in the far distance on the right.

Budleigh Salterton stands to the west of the silted estuary of the River Otter. Its own beach is sandless and full of large pebbles, which seem to sing as the tides play across them.

Budleigh Salterton stands to the west of the silted estuary of the River Otter. Its own beach is sandless and full of large pebbles, which seem to sing as the tides play across them.

To the left, overlooking the beach, stands the lifeboat station and, on the right, one of the town's two lighthouses.

The ship on the beach is typical of the two-masted coastal schooners that plied their trade in the days before motor vehicles came to be used for the moving of commodities.

This is a great place for a seaside holiday, with golden sand serviced by the growing resort of Newquay, with hotels and boarding houses built literally to the cliff edge.

Its picturesque position on the cliffs of one of the noblest bays on the east coast of England, and its fine beach, along with its splendid hotels and handsome private houses, make Filey one of the most

This little group of shops was built in 1908, on the site of a former wheelwright and boat-building business.