These pictures show Weston-super-Mare, Somerset’s steadfast seaside which once thrived as a Victorian resort on the Bristol Channel.
Trains delivered thousands to its Grand Pier, donkey rides, and mile-long beach.
Famous for dramatic tides, it sold bracing air, postcards, and simple pleasures.
1. Weston-super-Mare memories
The deserted High Street on a wet day in the coastal resort of Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, circa 1900. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty Images
2. Weston-super-Mare memories
Holiday crowds arriving at the railway station in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, on a train from Oxford, 2nd September 1926. The locomotive on the left is the GWR 3800 Class 'County of Radnor'. (Photo by King/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty Images
3. Weston-super-Mare memories
7th May 1932: Members of a hockey club at Weston-Super-Mare display their prowess to a group of boys | Getty Images
4. Weston Super Mare memories
11th April 1936: A couple of hikers hitch a ride on donkeys on the beach at Weston Super Mare | Getty Images