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Bathing machines await customers. A typical machine had a door and a pair of shafts at either end. The lady would enter from the landward side, whilst the horse was attached to the seaward end.

The Bugle Hotel c1955 Although Yarmouth never really devel- oped as a traditional seaside resort, there are stretches of sand available for bath- ing.

Bathing tents dot the beach at Viking Bay, while two bathing machines stand at the water's edge.

Hugh Lupus, the first of the Norman earls of Chester, is said to have ordered the construction of a weir so that the mills would have a regular source of water power.

During the 19th century Stafford's borough council was desperately seeking new fresh water supplies for the town.

Leamington's development as a spa did not begin until 1789, when William Abbotts discovered a mineral spring on his land in what is now Bath Street.

This view shows the end of the Crescent Hotel and the Thermal Baths (right), and was taken from Spring Gardens.

These were the days of the fortnight by the sea - bucket and spade holidays with simple activities.

By the end of the Great War the town had lost many of its young men—they had marched away past the Steamer Hotel along Dock Street to the railway station.

By 1918 Margate Council had become envious of Pettman's monopoly of bathing at Cliftonville and made a charge for the bathing rights and the hiring of deckchairs on the popular Cliftonville beaches

This photograph could well be a study in oils, but the church of St Lawrence, standing next to the canal, is said to be large and uninspired.

The river Sow surrounds Stafford on three sides. This is the Green Bridge, over which traffic had to pass before entering through the Green Gate in the medi- eval walls.

Leamington's development as a spa did not begin until 1789, when William Abbotts discovered a mineral spring on his land in what is now Bath Street.

Weymouth became popular as a seaside resort thanks to the patronage of King George III, who came to bathe here for the good of his health.

Hunstanton had been described in the 1860s as 'a compact little watering place with everything on a miniature scale - a little railway station, six or seven bathing machines etc...'

Cleanliness in the 12th and 13th centuries was certainly next to Godliness.The Cistercians, like the Knights Templar, were not noted for their standards of personal hygiene and rarely washed.

Once a port described by Daniel Defoe as 'fairer, and much deeper, than those at Watchet and Porlock', it turned into a major seaside bathing resort in the later 19th century.

This is the chief Mersey bathing-place, which at once gains and loses by its proximity to the great commercial city of Liverpool.

This building stands at the northern end of The Parade; it was built in 1926 on the site of a former coaching inn, the Pengwern Arms, which had to be demolished in 1885 following storm damage.

Cleanliness in the 12th and 13th centuries was certainly next to Godliness.The Cistercians, like the Knights Templar, were not noted for their standards of personal hygiene and rarely washed.

The cars and dress may be different, but a day by the sea changes little over the years. Here sun seekers sit or stroll on the promenade.

The first swimming baths in Stourbridge opened in 1901. This outdoor pool opened in 1923 and was modernised in 1939.

Rivacre Valley Swimming Pool was one of the main attractions within the 45-acre site that comprised Rivacre Valley.

We see sandcastles, deck chairs, gentlemen paddling with their trousers tucked up, and ladies doing the same whilst carrying their shoes.