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The white building was the Coastguard Station, built in 1884-1904 here on the corner of South Parade to replace the Watch House, which was on the beach. Next to the flagpole is a signalling device.

The shore line at Heysham is owned by Queen Elizabeth II. The concrete sea defence to Morecambe has been constructed, and provides a sort of primitive promenade.

Mr Boyd had clearly set his stall up to catch the eye of the visitor with spades for the beach along with gifts and photographs to take home.

Just one mile from Weymouth stand the remains of Sandsfoot Castle. Originally the fort comprised a two-storey building with a north tower and a gatehouse.

Has the sulky-looking girl on the left been told off by her mother? To the right a bikini-clad lady carries a sun umbrella. There are not many bikinis to be spotted here.

Bright yellow bands of geological strata known as the Bridport Sands make Burton Cliff one of the most distinctive landforms of the Dorset coast.

Marloes village and the sands that are so attractive to holidaymakers were well served by this charming little building. It served as the post office and general stores until around 1965.

Modest little Broadstairs needs no defending, having powerful patrons, the most illustrious of whom was Charles Dickens, whose residence at 'Bleak House' is still pointed out as the chief monument of the

Hopton is a diminutive village resort on the A12 just south of Great Yarmouth.

Lexden Terrace (centre) was built in the Georgian style in 1843 by the builder and developer Captain John Rees.

After exploring the beach all day, they were guaranteed to re-appear at the caravan door at teatime.

Prestatyn is a very popular holiday resort, with three beaches and major leisure facilities. Its development from a little village straggling up a single high street began in 1870.

This quiet resort takes its name from the salterns or salt pans used by the monks from the nearby Otterton Priory.

Sussex beaches are mostly shingle above high water mark, so it is understandable that the two miles of golden sand between the mouth of the River Rother and the shingle banks of Dungeness should develop

The north winds have taken their toll and bent the lamp-posts which illuminate this slope during the evening.

A group of children pose for the photograph.

This row of diminutive, white cottages provided accommodation for the Coastguards maintaining a watch along this busy stretch of the Kent coastline with its treacherous offshore sandbanks.

Skegness's most famous fairground ride was the Figure Eight, which was regarded as a worthy rival to Coney Island!

To give the patients the benefit of the healthy sea breezes, a convalescent home for women and girls, with a wing for mothers and infants, was built in Nether Avenue in 1902.

Despite the lofty heights surrounding Ilfracombe, the town centre is low- lying and prone to flooding.

Myrtles and hydrangeas bloom lustily in the open air in this delightful spot. The beach is famous for its prettily-marked pebbles.

The jetty was constructed by the Skinningrove Iron Company in 1886 to enable the products from their works to be exported.

Surrounded by some of the oldest trees in Penarth, children on the bridge gaze toward the camera. In 1884 gas lamps were installed along the route to the beach.

A few horse carriages and carts, a bicycle and one distant motor car are the only vehicles in the street during the last year of the Great War.