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Instead of horses and carts, cars now clog the pavement outside the Black Bull. Note how the dark ashlar is picked out by severe white mortaring.

By the turn of the century the village was growing very quickly, although it was still far from urban sprawl.

Punch and Judy hold the attention of the formally-dressed crowd of holidaymakers in the South Bay.

The High Street continues north, downhill towards the parish church, while the through road was widened and improved in 1950s.

A view looking eastwards along the rocky Barnaderg Bay towards Letterfrack and Diamond Hill. Letterfrack, situated in the heart of the National Park, is one of the major centres of Connemara.

Looking through the gate the Crown Hotel, now no longer in existence, can be seen on the left of the High Street.

This general view shows typical houses of the time; the terrace in the foreground is followed by 1950s semis leading down to the waters of the inlet of Carmarthen Bay, with the Gower peninsular just visible

Small, well-mannered cottages set a later 19th-century scene in the days before parked cars lined the roads.

Beyond Torquay harbour is the fine sweep of Torbay. In Nelson's day the entire British fleet could anchor within the sheltering arms of the bay.

South of the market-place, the old grammar school is centred around a wide, seven-bay red-brick building of 1765.

As is customary in medieval great churches, the choir stalls occupy the first bays of the nave.

South of the market-place, the old grammar school is centred around a wide, seven-bay red-brick building of 1765.

Partially hidden behind C&A is the Georgian edifice of Holy Trinity church, completed in 1727. It was designed by Halfpenny, with a later 1839 tower and square spire by Chantrell.

A pleasing picture of the little pier at Schull. All is quiet, with rowing boats and a yacht moored in the small bay. Note the car at the entrance to the quayside.

The village still sees some crab and lobster fishing, and Beadnell Bay is excellent for sailing.

There is a chapel dedicated to St Patrick in the Bay marked by a plaque; he is said to have set out for Ireland from here.

Its clifftops offer extensive views across the shining waters of Poole Bay.

A horse-tram from Port Bannatyne makes its way along Rothesay Esplanade. The tramway extended to Ettrick Bay on the west coast and was electrified in 1902.

This view shows the end of Boutport Street, where it enters The Square. The large building in the dis- tance is The Athenaeum.

By the time this photograph was taken building to the left of the picture had been painted and deprived of its bay window. The street is now tarmacadam.

Delightful dark brown granite cottages hug the narrow choked streets of Mousehole (pronounced Mouzel).

The twin villages of Cawsand and Kingsand nestle into the hills on the west of Cawsand Bay; they were once, like so many Cornish villages, a centre for smugglers.

High tide in the Basin, looking eastwards to St John's Church (left of centre), West Bay Hotel (centre), the Custom House (right of centre) and Old Storehouse (further right).

There is a spring in the step of the young soldiers who have just been dropped off at the bus station.