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TURKISH BATH / DAVENPORTTreatment taking place inside and Egyptian Turkish Bath. Date: circa 1800
BATHING CHILD 1852Mother bathing child Date: 1852
WOMENS TURKISH BATHA womens Turkish bath Date: 1835
VIEW OF DAWLISHGeneral view of the beach at Dawlish in Devon. Along the beach there are several bathing machines. Date: 1892
Aldeburgh BeachAt this date, Aldeburgh, on the Suffolk coast, is still a thriving fishing village : but that bathing hut is a sign that the holidaymakers are coming... Date: 1895
BATHING BELLES, 1869A group of bathing belles enjoy the sea air Date: 1869
Bathing at BrightonLadies and babies paddle and splash in the sea at Brighton Date: 1836
Nice Beach Postcard - 1920On the beach at Nice, France Date: circa 1920
BEACH SCENE / PEDDIELadies emerge from their bathing huts and bathe in the sea, while a man sits on the grass and watches. Date: early 20th century
EXHIBITIONS / FRANCE / PARISBirds-eye view of the site of the exhibition, erected on the Champ de Mars, where the Tour Eiffel was subsequently located; note the splendid bathing boat on the Seine Date: 1867
ZON SUN TAN OIL ADVERTZon sunbathing oil which makes you a glorious brown Date: 1930s
Bathing Machine - BoulogneBathing machines at Boulogne Date: circa 1903
Child finds a crab on its toeChildren playing in the shallows discover a crab at the end of one of their toes. Date: 1922
Hastings BeachOn the beach, Carlisle Parade, Hastings, Sussex : note the rows of bathing machines, and the fishing boats beyond drying their sails. Date: circa 1905
SWIMWEAR 1929Girls wearing the latest beachwear Date: 1929
Free swimming baths for men and boys, DerbyFree swimming baths in Derby, presented to the town by Michael Thomas Bass, MP and brewer. One pool is for men, the other for boys ! Date: 1873
Public swimming bath, Rue Chateau-Landon, ParisView inside a low-cost public swimming bath in the rue Chateau-Landon, Paris, France. Date: 1884
Floating swimming pool, Vienna, AustriaView inside a floating swimming pool on the River Danube, near the Reichsbrucke in Vienna, Austria. Date: 1877
Swimming competition at the Lambeth Baths, LondonView inside the Lambeth Baths, London, with a six-day swimming competition taking place. Date: 1879
Royal Swimming Bath for Ladies, Brighton, Sussex 1861View inside the Royal Swimming Bath for Ladies at Brighton, Sussex. The water, though fresh from the ocean, was kept by steam at the summer temperature of the sea. Date: 1861
Women swimming in the surf in AustraliaAustralian girls sport in the Pacific surf. Date: 1910
Ladies bathing at Margate, Kent, are reproved by the local constabulary for unseemly behaviour. Date: 1871
British girl with a bucket and spade - waters edgeA little girl with a bucket and spade standing at the waters edge on a British seaside resort beach (unidentified location). circa 1920s
Family Group pose for a photograph at MargateFamily Group posing for a photograph on the sandy beach at Margate. Note the bathing machines out in the water beyond them. circa 1910s
A candid Seaside Family Photograph - White Cliffs and pebble beach at Beer, South Devon. Date: 1938
A Gaiety Girl, Grand Theatre, Newcastle-on-Tyne, previously at The Prince of Wales Theatre, London, and Dalys Theatre, London. Also the success of the season in New York. (1 of 3) 1897
Fidos eaten the FRONT of my backless (swimming costume). A slightly risque humorous comment of the fad for backless bathing attire at this time. Date: 1934
Mrs Grundy anywhere about? - A young girl checks before emerging from a beach tent... Mrs Grundy is a figurative name for an extremely conventional or priggish person
A beach scene from Ostend, Belgium - Bathing huts on wheelsA beach scene from Ostend, Belgium depicting a lady sat astride one of the horses used to pull the beach bathing huts (pictured, each with their own number) in and out of the water. Date: circa 1909
Cool old man in seaside shelterOld man in dark glasses and cloth cap sits back in a deck chair and enjoys the sunshine in a seaside promenade shelter, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988
Crowded beach, Fuengirola, SpainThousands of tourists on the beach at Fuengirola, Costa del Sol, Spain. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989
Hardelot Plage, Normandy, FranceA man wearing a black hat walks from the beach bathing area at Hardelot Plage, Normandy, France. A bicycle leans on a restrictions notice banning wind surfers, motor cycles
Stoke reserviorRear view of a boy leaning on his bicycle by a polluted reservoir in Stoke of Trent, Staffordshire. White swans are in the water and on the bank
Statue of Roman soldier by baths with Abbey, Bath, Somerset, England. Date: 1980s
1950s Bathing Lovelies posing on a set of steps (leading to a high diving board?) - possibly at a Holiday Camp? Date: circa 1950s
Thirteen seaside bathers in swimming costumes and capsThirteen seaside bathers in swimming costumes and bathing caps. Many look similar and were likely all rented from the same outlet for this purpose. Date: 1920s
Pin-up girl on postcard in lime green nautical bikiniNautical but nice! A Pin-up girl on postcard in lime green nautical bikini. Her lower half lifts up (ooh er...) to reveal " Greeting from Juan les Pins"... Date: circa 1930s
One, Two, Three... JUMP! Four Dutch Bathers dive in... Date: circa 1910s
Santa Pola, Spain - The Mermaid Baths (Banos La Sirena) Date: circa 1920s
Bansin, Germany, Three British women on holiday on the beachUsedom Isle Ostseebad, Baltic Sea Coast - Bansin, Germany, Three British women (Ethel, Ca and Fiona) on holiday on the beach in a variety of elegant swimwear with parasols
Young girl at the seaside in floral dress and bathing cap Date: circa 1910s
A very jolly group playing with a huge ball on the beachA wonderful photograph of a very jolly group (possibly one large extended family) playing with a huge ball on the beach - note the variety of magnificent beachwear on show!
Margate, Kent - Jolly bathers having fun in the sea. Date: circa 1920s
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - Waikiki Beach. Date: 1920s
Opatjia, Croatia - Bathers swimming beneath the sea wall by the Hotel Kvarner. Date: 1908
Point Water, Swan River, Western Australia. Date: circa 1908
Two brothers at the British seasideTwo brothers (one showing more of a keenness to take a dip) at tan unnamed British seaside resort. Date: 1920s
Couple sitting in surf - British seaside candid photographYoung Couple sitting in the surf - classic British seaside candid photograph - August, 1921. Unless it is a glitch on the photographic plate (possible)
