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Oh, how we love to make sand castles just so that our children can knock then down or jump on them. Here we have only two more to go! The cannon would not have been much use in 1940.

The Parish of Christ Church stretches down to Baker Street and Alfred Street, where the school and church hall were built.

Familiar to many, the church nestles in the shelter of the South Downs. Large horse chestnuts now break the roof line but the cottages still lie tranquil within the church's reach.

This view looks down on the hillside villas from the road which winds up to the Temple Hotel, which dates from the 1760s.

There was once a railway running down the middle of this street and around the corner at the end. It went to Westward Ho! and Appledore, and ran for sixteen years, closing in March 1917.

Neither the promenade nor the gardens by it have been built, and the stone facing of the railway embankment slopes right down to the beach.

In this photograph, an early automobile chugs down the street, past a white-coated delivery boy pushing a handcart outside the inn.

The theatre burned down in 1926; plays then had to be performed in a local cinema.

Halfway down the estuary of the Beaulieu river stands the little community of Bucklers Hard.

The best way to explore the Forest is to use a village such as Emery Down as a base and then explore on foot or horseback.

This view remains largely unchanged, even down to the detail of the roofed porches on the left.

Oh, how we love to make sand castles just so that our children can knock then down or jump on them. Here we have only two more to go! The cannon would not have been much use in 1940.

The backs of the houses in Chaldon Way near the turning with Bradmore Way are viewed here from the footpath along the line of magnificent yews on the eastern slopes of Farthing Down.

Another fine view of the bay, showing the town crowding down to the waterfront and the townsfolk taking a stroll. The marina and Pickie Fun Park now occupy this part of the waterfront.

There was a time when most places seemed to possess an open air pool, and though popular on hot sunny days, many were in fact closed down for various health and safety reasons.

This view is towards Milford Hill.The Co-op is next to the Cathedral Hotel, with a shooting-brake parked outside.This is the 'new' Co-op, replacing the original which burnt down in 1937.

This view is towards Milford Hill.The Co-op is next to the Cathedral Hotel, with a shooting-brake parked outside.This is the 'new' Co-op, replacing the original which burnt down in 1937.

Sidmouth nestles in a broad valley where the pastoral countryside of East Devon sweeps down to the sea. It was a centre for fishing and farming long before it became popular with tourists.

There was a time when most places seemed to possess an open air pool, and though popular on hot sunny days, many were in fact closed down for various health and safety reasons.

Boscastle's slate-built cottages cling to the side of the beautiful valley of the River Valency, an important route inland down which came the slate and grain that were shipped from the harbour.

This view looks down Steep Hill from nearer Castle Hill, with the jettied and timber-framed Spinning Wheel Restaurant on the far left, its later Georgian bow windows tucking under the jetty.

This ancient fortress has served as arsenal, prison and royal residence, and is comprised of an irregular mass of buildings erected at various periods down the centuries.

A small village, built to house Parham Estate employees, Cootham is situated near to the foot of the downs.?

Note the wheeled bathing machines down by the sea, and the curious beach tents and a few deckchairs. Long skirts and parasols are the fashion for the ladies.