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The north aisle wall was moved when the aisle was widened in 1846, but the Norman arcades remain; they have three bays, with unmoulded arches of simple imposts with slight chamfering.

Sandy Bay is Littleham's beach, offering some of the finest bathing on the East Devon coast.

East Runton offered visitors the same spectacular cliff scenery and ample beaches as its close neighbour, Cromer, but less of the noise and bustle.

What an ideal way to spend a relaxing afternoon. A gentleman with a fishing line tries his luck in the ocean, while the children search the seaweed-covered rocks for anything they can find.

This view, taken from Stonecot Hill, shows the 1930s Woodstock pub, which still flourishes.

Disturbed water at the cliff base indicates the power and force of the seas as they surge into the bay and crash against the beach.

The whole of the shop extension has been removed, the chimney has gone from the house behind the shop, and it has all been redeveloped.

The church is an elegant creation of around 1300, with a tall, slim five-bay arcade and clerestorey, creating a tremendous feeling of space.

Brixham is located at the south end of Tor Bay. Its natural harbour, sheltered by the limestone cliffs, made it ideal for settlement.

The large building is the Whitsand Bay Hotel; it used to stand at Torpoint on the banks of the Tamar, but was dismantled and re-erected here.

Beyond the promenade, the bay sweeps around past Dunster to Minehead, which lies below the high promontory of North Hill.

In a picturesque setting of mature trees and a grassy churchyard, the building is in the main of the 14th century, apart from its two-bay 13th- century nave arcade.

The village of Hinderwell lies between Easington and Runswick Bay. Here, in this delightful view of 1929, we see an early motorcar outside the Rectory.

St Peter's is the earliest of the churches in Halliwell. When it was erected in 1840, it comprised a one-bay chancel and no aisles.

On a sloping site the houses step up, so the scope for grand palace fronts is limited; the central houses on each side are defined by a modest pediment.

The monument here is obscured by a cabman's shelter (better than the public convenience that replac- es it now). The Corn Exchange entrance beneath its clock dated from 1854.

Considerable changes to the street frontage have occurred since 1906.

A hard way to make a living at this time was ferrying holidaymakers to and from pleasure boats out in the bay.

The two parts of the village are Inner Hope and Outer Hope. There had once been a small fishing fleet here that worked the huge pilchard shoals that congregated in Bigbury Bay.

A perfect natural harbour, Lulworth Cove has been hollowed out by the swirling waters of the English Channel into its present almost circular form, creating one of the most distinctive bays on

The Isle of Portland guards Weymouth Bay from fierce south-westerly gales, though it is a rocky peninsula rather than an island.

As was demonstrated in the tragic accident in 2004 which involved the loss of more than 20 Chinese cocklers, Morecambe Bay is a treacherous and deadly crossing point, and requires local specialist knowledge

Templand is the farm to the upper right in this view, which was taken from Wart Barrow. Lane End is the crossroads in the centre of the picture.

The church in the distance is that of St Mary, built in 1833. In the centre is the Mounts Bay Hotel (right) and the Queen's Hotel (left, with turret).