The following are just a few of the many old photographs from the forthcoming book on Hallsands. One is held at the Westcountry Studies Library in Exeter. The rest are held at the City of Plymouth Records Office and are made available courtesy of a depositor who wishes to remain anonymous.

Hallsands Beach in 1885 when the beach was at its lowest recorded point before the dredging (CPAR)

Beach in 1894 - note how the shingle had recovered (CPAR)

Taken from the same spot in November 1903, showing construction of the new walls (CPAR)

1903 after the first serious storms (CPAR)

View from the sea circa 1904. The newly completed sea walls can just be made out (WSL)

In 1917 after the collapse (CPAR)

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