Seafront and beach, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset<br><p>Burnham-on-Sea lies a few miles south of Weston-super-Mare in Bridgewater Bay. The resort grew up in the early 19th century under the direction of a local clergyman, the Reverend David Davis. Davis wanted the town to become a fashionable watering place and spa. Although a well was sunk for the spa it was never developed as the water tasted and smelt unpleasant. The town is home to Britain’s shortest pier, built between 1911 and 1914.<br></p>
Seafront and beach, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset
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Francis Francis Frith &amp; Co</div>
circa 1903 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1903-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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