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St Peter's, the Victorian church in the middle of the picture, was Aberdovey (or Aberdyfi's) first church, though the song 'The Bells of Aberdyfi' suggests that an earlier church lies drowned beneath the

This photograph was taken in the other direction to H277056 (page 35), looking east along Market Street.

This view of the promenade looks south-east around the curving sweep of the bay. The popular 3 ft 6in gauge tramway ran for four miles along this dune-backed coast to Llanbedrog.

The golf club was established in 1905, on parkland set high above Cardigan Bay. The

Its cabins were in keeping with the basic military hut- like look of so many institutions built during the First World War and afterwards.

We are on the south-east coast at Cawsand Bay; the twin villages perched above the beach, where fishing boats are drawn up. The fields and woods of the Mount Edgcumbe estate reach down to the water.

Here we see the inspiring granite coastline near Land's End. Across the bay the rocky headland of Treryn Dinas is surmounted by the Logan Rock, a 60-ton block that can be rocked on its perch.

Looking out over Druridge Bay, the rectangular three-storey tower of the late 14th to early 15th centuries takes its name from the Cresswell family.

Pegwell village overlooks a large bay, which has in the past been named Hope Bay, Greystone Bay, and Courtstairs Bay, and today is simply known as Pegwell Bay. The

The arrival of the turnpike in 1778, linking Dorchester with Somerset, had a profound effect on this village.

Its cabins were in keeping with the basic military hut- like look of so many institutions built during the First World War and afterwards.

In March 1943, one mile to the east of Reculver Towers was cordoned off, and on 11 April Wing Commander Guy Gibson tested the Barnes Wallis 'bouncing bomb' in Reculver Bay. The

Battlemented parapets of the 15th-century nave and porch of St Giles Parish Church are seen here on the corner with North Road (left).

On entering the church, the immediate impression is of the Norman crossing, arches, chancel and east bay. The organ case is richly decorated with acanthus carving, and is late 17th-century.

The chancel arch is Norman, with scalloped zigzags. The north and south arcades have four bays and three bays respectively.

A boat sails across the bay, which was known as Polkerris or Par Bay in the late-18th century.

The fishing village of Robin Hood's Bay lies just a few miles to the south of Whitby. Also known as Bay Town, the village became a favourite haunt for artists and holidaymakers alike.

This view looks east around West Bay to Ledge Point, showing the neat, enclosed little bay and the lack of noisy entertainment that, even a century ago, set Westgate apart from its neighbour,'merry

Weymouth is made by its setting: the graceful conformation of Weymouth Bay has often been compared favourably with the Bay of Naples.

It was the coming of the railway that transformed Whitley Bay into a resort and commuter country.

Castletown lies within the island's carboniferous limestone area. The west side of the bay comprises Scarlett Point, which has outcrops of lava and volcanic ash, while the stack is columnar basalt.

A similar view to H85002, a little further along the High Street, framed by some lovely trees on the left and showing the impressive three-storey bay windows of a fine private residence.

Totland Bay is a good starting point for a long coastal ramble past The Needles to Alum Bay - some of the most dramatic coastal scenery in England.

Towards the end of Queen Victoria's reign, Ladram Bay had become a popular destination for trippers, who would arrive by boat from neighbouring resorts.