Round The Coast (page 1/2)

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Hastings: The Castle.

From a Photo. by Poulton & Son. [more...] [$]

1.—Scarborough: General View of the South Bay

A fairly crowded beach even by modern standards, with Victorian bathing machines.

From a Photo. by Poulton & Son.

“This has been called the “Queen of English Watering-Places,” and is at least unrivalled on the eastern coast of England. Spread out like an amphitheatre upon a bay and promontory looking over the German ocean, its houses rise tier behind tier away from the sea. Scarborough is sheltered on the north-east by a precipitous rock, near the top of which is a level space of about nineteen acres, on which stands the Castle of Scarborough, the most prominent feature from the sea. This castle dates from the [more...] [$]

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Polkerris, Cornwall

This photograph was published in 1895, but could have been taken yesterday: the village does not seem to have changed much, and a modern photograph shows pretty much the same buildings. The fishing boat has gone, though. We are looking down on the harbour at Polkerris, near Fowey in Cornwall, looking over the rooves (roofs?) of houses and past some [...] [more...] [$]

18.—Carnarvon: the Castle.

Carnarvon Castle, with sailing boats (US: sailboats) and, in the foreground, two boys in a rowing boat (US: rowboat). The castle towers in the background are also part of the castle. [more...] [$]