Beside the seaside / Joseph Connolly ; with colour photography by Joe Cornish.

A collection of photographs, including contemporary colour photographs by Joe Cornish, and black-and-white archive photography from the 1880s to the 1950s, that reflect the essence of the pleasures generations have derived from being by the sea. The images cover themes such as seaside architecture from piers and promenades to beach huts and pavilions, and the social life and pleasures of the seaside. The accompanying text comments on the photographs and the social scene they depict.