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Even so long ago, the trappings of a modern seaside resort were starting to appear.

With large trips to the seaside organised by youth groups, it was always a challenge to find different ways of entertaining large numbers of youngsters on the beach.

The simple delights of a seaside holiday are all on view.

Arnside became a popular seaside resort in the 19th cen- tury, when pleasure boats would come up from Morecambe and Fleetwood.

terrace with three-storey bay windows to each house and the long straight para- pet is now replaced by Grand Court, a higher block of 1960s flats: typical sea-front flats that can be found in every seaside

Although Great Clacton was long-established as a medieval market village, the seaside town did not really develop until late in the 19th century.

Seaside and Coastal Sussex: From Bosham to Rye

These were all part of the mid-Victorian development of Lowestoft as a seaside resort by Sir Samuel Morton Peto of Somerleyton Hall.

From the plain late Georgian- character stuccoed terraces, the architecture gets more seaside Victorian, with a profusion of bay windows and the use of various building stones; the four gabled houses

Now on the main road to the North Sea seaside resorts from Canterbury, Sturry was, along with Canterbury itself, bombed heavily during the Second World War. Much rebuilding has occurred since.

Brunel's seaside railway runs in and out of the cliffs through five narrow tunnels, offering a breathtaking ride for travellers to Paignton and Torquay.

Brunel's seaside railway runs in and out of the cliffs through five narrow tun- nels, offering a breathtaking ride for travellers to Paignton and Torquay.

Plymouth never quite achieved the status of being a major seaside resort, though tourists have always bathed from its beaches and promenaded across the famous Hoe.

Bournemouth was a late starter as a seaside resort, for the land on which it stands was just wild and windswept heath until Mr Lewis Tregonwell built a holiday home there in 1810.

Despite an attempt to develop the town as a seaside resort, Mundesley remains essentially a village. One of the attractions of this coast was the health-giving quality of the sea air.

At this time Sheringham was developing into a popular seaside resort which would rival Cromer, though the inclination of the townsfolk was to ensure that it retained its charm.

Throughout the 1890s the village developed into a seaside resort, sparked off by the building of two hotels, the Grand and the Sheringham.

Boscombe retains the charm of a quieter seaside age, and attracts devotees who return again and again.

Pwllheli possesses perhaps the finest sandy beach in Wales; and there can be no doubt it will become one of the most attractive seaside places in the kingdom.

The esplanade and suburban seaside at West Bay rise to the west (left).

Oh, we do like to be beside the seaside! These sunseekers are thoroughly enjoying a paddle in the Channel.

The largest seaside town in West Sussex, Worthing began to grow as a fashionable resort towards the end of the 18th century.

When the railway arrived in 1877, it did not just create Felixstowe as a place for seaside trippers. The spa and gardens made it far more genteel and upmarket.

Here we see the town's newly-built lodging houses and seaside villas, with an early motor car on the left in front of the Belgrave Hotel. Well-dressed holidaymakers stroll along the seafront.