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Seaplanes from the newly-formed Royal Air Force are pulled up on the beach - perhaps being used either for recruitment or anti-submarine duties.

The beach was used once a year by farmers from Llechryd for a feast.

At the foot of the ladder today, there is a short promenade with beach huts.

The walk along the fern-fringed lane to the rocky beach is unforgettable. The Newlyn artists were enthusiastic visitors here.

Its picturesque position on the cliffs of one of the noblest bays on the east coast of England, and its fine beach, along with its splendid hotels and handsome private houses, make Filey one of the most

Its own beach is sandless and full of large pebbles, which seem to sing as the tides play across them. It gets its name from the salterns, or salt pans, used by the monks of nearby Otterton Priory.

Situated at the southern end of Filey's long beach, the outcrop of Flamborough Head can be seen in the distance.

Such were the number of visitors navigating the overgrown and makeshift route from the town centre to the beach that the Windsor estate prioritised the construction of a more permanent path.

Its own beach is sandless and full of large pebbles, which seem to sing as the tides play across them.

There are plenty of changing tents on this beach, where a group of boys wave at the camera (centre foreground).

In this picture, guests are returning from the beach and are processing up to the hotel in order to get changed in time for their evening meal, which was often accompanied by soothing live music.

Street furniture is changing with the introduction of the ugly concrete street lamp post outside the timber-framed building that was Beach's bookshop.

More Americans died training here than were killed on Utah Beach on D-Day.

Here a lady can be seen trying to coax a child down the steps to the beach.

One Victorian dress would provide enough material for a dozen or more outfits today, when bikinis rule the beach.

The edge of the beach is lined with bathing machines in this view.

It was more popular with the locals, because it was away from the main beach. The prominent building on the cliff was part of Victoria Gardens.

These days, happily, the only active defences to be found at the resort are sand castles on the beach.

It deliberately provided fewer mass entertainment facilities than Brighton, which presumably accounts for the nearly deserted promenade and beach we see in this picture.

The beach is a clutter of boats and fishing paraphernalia. On the right is the lifeboat house and in the centre a sizeable boat shed, the home of the 'Marianna'. Crabbing is a local industry.

The full length of Grand Parade can be seen, as well as the central beach.

A change in sea level and erosion have combined to produce a fascinating effect off this beach, as documented by Giraldus Cambrensis: 'We then passed over Niwegal sands, at which place (during the winter

At this time, close to the end of the Victorian era, staying fully clothed on the beach was very much the norm, with sand castles and donkey rides the prime amusements for the children; the adults relax

Here we see National Trust shingle and cliffs at the end of Beach Road, with the buildings (top right) comprising the Burton Cliff Hotel.