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Now the little harbour at neighbouring West Bay fulfils the function, though on an unambitious scale. There are maritime links, for much of the rope used by Britain's ships was manufactured here.

This archetypal fishing village was once entirely dependent on the mackerel shoals for its precarious economy.

The day's catch is auctioned. Though fish were abundant in Victorian times, Mounts Bay fishermen were possessive about their fish stocks.

Thurlestone takes its name from a holed, or thirled, rock just out at sea in Bigbury Bay, which was mentioned in a Saxon charter way back in 845.

The old rectory, of warm red brick, with its tall chimneys and light-gathering broad bay windows has creeper running rampant all over it.

The centre of the Market Place is marked by a splendid Victorian cast iron water pump, decorated with fish, crown and arrows, and the motto 'Defend They Ryghts'.

Here we see South Bay with a plenti- ful array of bathing machines.

It is a quiet day in Tadcaster's High Street as a cyclist pedals unconcernedly down the middle of the road.

Newby Bridge, spanning the River Leven, is the highest bridging point before Lake Windermere. It dates from the 16th century, and formed part of the turnpike route from Kendal to Ulverston.

The fishing village of Runswick Bay is set on a sheer cliff. It is also one of the most attractive harbourless villages along the Yorkshire coast.

This party of visitors have a wonderful view from a lookout over the bay, even though there is a mist. Large Victorian residences can be seen on the clifftop.

Beside the ruins of the great abbey church, various monastery buildings survive, including the famous 14th-century Abbot's Kitchen and the Abbey Barn.

East and to the left of this view, the St Audries Bay Holiday Club occupies the cliff tops at the end of a winding lane that descends from the main road.

Just a handful of people and two bathing machines can be seen in this late-Victorian photograph of Stokes Bay.

Glentworth Bay is pictured just five years before the causeway was built, creating Marine Lake.

A little way back from Freshwater Bay is the former home of the poet Tennyson, who loved the place but hated the constant procession of visitors.

Lansdowne Terrace, now the Lansdowne Hotel, and, at the right, the Wish Tower Hotel, was the first major devel- opment west of the Wish Tower; it is in the style of the earlier stucco terraces, with

In a picturesque setting of mature trees and a grassy churchyard, the building is in the main of the 14th century, apart from its two-bay 13th- century nave arcade.

Ships from South Wales carrying lime and coal were once regular visitors to the town.

When it opened in 1898, the pier was the terminus for the Swansea and Mumbles Railway, whose trains can be seen taking people to their destination on the first official day of pier business.

New villas sprang up along the front at Kents Bank on the Kent Estuary as the village became popular as a holiday resort.

This photograph was taken from almost from the same viewpoint as No 27690A, but looking west. This is a busier scene, and the dresses are less sombre.

The 19th-century church of St Michael stands on a steep hill, and was built of snicked stone.

There is plenty of activity in the South Bay as fishing boats are prepared for sea.