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The sands were an enduring attraction for townsfolk and day-trippers alike. The beach also provided a fairground and ice-cream stalls.

In 1688, the first recorded curing of red herrings took place here. Here we can see the pebble beach.

The story behind the bravery of these men is detailed elsewhere in this book.

A row of drifters settled on the South Beach. The sheer volume of boats of all shapes and sizes is staggering. Again, the east coast herring fishing boats are prominent.

Pedn Olva headland pictured on a quiet summer's day and viewed from its more picturesque Porthminster Beach side. Moored fishing boats enhance the idyllic scene.

Neither the promenade nor the gardens by it have been built, and the stone facing of the railway embankment slopes right down to the beach.

Paignton's beaches and coves give a combined sea-frontage of over two miles; this led to the growth of the town's satellite villages of Preston and Goodrington.

Margate's famous Jubilee clock tower is prominent in this picture of the beach.

The flat-roofed properties along the Promenade were built by the ubiquitous W H Gould in 1880.

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

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

The beach is one of the nearest to Cardiff and was very popular with parents and young chiuldren and those who thought Penarth too commercialised.

A view looking south round the sweep of the bay to the little harbour, once used by the mail boats to Portpatrick in Wigtownshire. Boats are drawn up on the pebbled beach, where girls are playing.

Whitehead is a popular resort and the pebble beach is much in evidence in this view looking round to Black Head. A little girl is playing among the rocks. Note the refreshment room behind the hotel.

Where have all the donkeys gone? Once a common sight on the beaches of the south-west, they have long since disappeared.

Dancing to the accompaniment of the small band playing on the left is clearly a popular pastime. Note the lines of canvas bathing tents at the head of the beach.

Weymouth, unlike many south coast resorts, faces east; it is therefore possible to sit on hot sunny days without the glare of the afternoon sun in the face.This accounted for the popularity of the

Children play at the south end of the beach. Beyond them is the headland on which the Borth war memorial was built after the First World War.

A wide variety of wildlife and plants are to be found around the undercliff. This family has the beach all to themselves; what are they searching for? Perhaps crabs or small fish left by the tide.

In this view of Marske beach, with the distinctive cliffs of Huntcliffe in the distance, there appears to be some form of camp being held on the sands with a row of distinctive wigwam-like

On the skyline is the Carlyon Bay Hotel which, when completed in 1930, was one of the fashionable spots to stay, with guests that included Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson.

One of the most pleasant walks over the white cliffs is from Kingsdown past the golf course and up to the Dover Patrol Monument, then on to St Margaret's Bay.

This was for many years the popular image of surfing and bathing at Newquay, when plywood surfboards were the order of the day - this was long before the coming of wetsuits and fibreglass

The impressive sweep of Saltburn's beach with Huntcliffe overlooking it remains as breathtaking a view today as we see it here in 1891.