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The architecture captured in late Victorian and early Edwardian photographs often provides an indication of the resort's origins.

The inn has over the years provided shelter to many villagers whose homes have been plundered by the lashings of storms and rising tides. In this picture the still waters of the River Medway run deep.

Sun lounges were in fashion, partly thanks to George Bernard Shaw, who had his entire house fitted out with windows of Vita glass.

Holy Trinity overlooks the north end of the High Street, although it stands a little apart as though distancing itself from temporal affairs.

This is still one of Gorleston's most popular hotels, and nicely situated at the top of Cliff Hill.

The Keigwin Arms takes its name from Jenkin Keigwin, a local squire killed by the Spaniards in 1595 when they sacked the town in revenge for the destruction of the Armada.

Built by Charles Rashleigh and designed by the ubiquitous John Smeaton, Charlestown was once one of Cornwall's busiest ports, shipping tin from the Polgooth Mine which in 1790 was the biggest in Cornwall

The 'Droch' or Cave of Beauty is regarded as the finest at Lydstep Cavern Beach.

Built in the 1930s in yellow brick, it also has areas of weatherboarding, and the terrace is still in use. Beyond we can see some of the 1950s houses fronting Main Street.

The village war memorial (right), on the green in Castleton's Market Place, takes the form of a Celtic cross.

Standing in the centre of the town at the junction of roads to Yorkshire and the north is the extravagantly ornate Union Bank Building, occupied by Barclays in the 1950s and now by the

The river Dart is one of the many delights of Totnes. Here a paddle steamer reverses off the landing stage. Trips down the river were as common then as they are today.

Here we see the sturdy porticoed front of Botley's famous Market Hall, built in 1848.The turret and clock above were erected by local parishioners to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in

Below the fortifications of Mount Wise we can see a variety of shipping, from paddle steamers to ancient naval vessels, which were probably used as training depots.

Fashions are on parade in the warm sunshine as the Victorian era gives way to the Edwardian.

The Pavilion and Winter Gardens on the site of The Fort were opened on 3 August 1911.

The Pavilion and Winter Gardens on the site of The Fort were opened on 3 August 1911.

This is a remarkable view—not least because of the 'kreemy toffee' advertised on the left, showing that incorrect spelling has been used in advertising for many years.

Our clock tower is showing signs of age in this photograph from half a century ago. The marked two colours of brick are not so easy to distinguish fifty years on from our earlier photographs.

The ladies' long frocks in this photograph must have been impossible to keep free of stains.

The Moot Hall, in the middle of the picture, was built c1435 by a member of the D'Arcy family.

The Moot Hall, in the middle of the picture, was built c1435 by a member of the D'Arcy family.

Gweek was at one time a port of some significance at the head of the tidal Helford River, which lies between the buildings and the wooded hillside.

A young girl with a pram stands outside the gates and vanished lodge house of Cane Hill Hospital, built in 1883.