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Attempts by earlier generations to turn West Bay into a leading holiday resort never quite worked, though a great many caravans and holiday flats bear testimony to its popularity.

The bus station was built to incorporate a parade of shops, seen here beneath the canopy.

At Douglas, passengers can land at all states of the tide.

This excellent view captures the eastward expansion of the town in the late 19th century very well.

Robin Hood's Bay is one of many beautiful villages which cluster around the steep-sided coves where the North York Moors reach the North Sea.

The paddle-steamer is not approaching the Cobb wall on a busy day.

The lighthouse, seen here from St James's Green, was built in 1890: 'the light is of 800 candle power and occulates twice every 20 seconds'. On the left are Adelaide Cottage and Caithness House.

The town's first inhabitants were men who worked for 11 years in the 18th century constructing the Trent & Mersey Canal's nearby Harecastle tunnel.

We are looking across Main Bay (now Viking Bay) towards the harbour, the pier and the prominent mansion Fort House (now called Bleak House), prior to its extension and castellation in 1901.This house

The Great Barn of Abbotsbury Abbey was built in about 1400.

Chalets, a villa and the Bay View Hotel overlook the Hive and Burton Beach from the end of Beach Road. The sandy rocks of Burton Cliffs project towards Lyme Bay (left).

This scene has hardly changed for many years; the beach at Polridmouth is still only accessible on foot.

This popular seaside resort sits in a wide sweep of bay on the north coast, with wooded hills behind the promenade, which fronts miles of safe sandy beach.

The harbour is the site of the original Tor Quay, which served the little village of Tor Mohun inland.

Rothesay is the chief town of the County of Bute, and is situated in a well-formed bay, which affords safe anchorage in high wind.

The bus station was built to incorporate a parade of shops, seen here beneath the canopy.

Robin Hood's Bay is now half the size of the original village - the centre section slid into the sea, taking with it the new road.

Rothesay is in an ideal location in the sheltered 'sweet Rothesay Bay', to quote the popular song. It is the county town on the eastern side of the Island of Bute.

This view looks north-eastwards from East Cliff, over the older administrative and commercial heart of what used to be called Bridport Harbour.

Immediately south of the church whose spire can be seen behind, is The Bury.

Part of the old Ramper Road, this end of Victoria Road passes the Congregational church where Mr W Gornall was a great supporter.

On the lane south from the crossroads the last two houses on the left are timber-framed, the White Cottage on the left with original framing in the side elevation and fake to the front.

The earlier pub on the site, made famous by the music hall star Florrie Ford, was demolished in the early 1920s, and rebuilt to a vaguely similar design.

Compare this view with the 1960s view A15142.