Deckchair Collection

Consequences, illustration by William Heath Robinson
Consequences -- How the thoughtlessness of a butterfly seriously affected a bishops corn, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C

People on the beach, Eastbourne, Sussex
People on the beach at Eastbourne, Sussex, with the pier in the distance. Date: 1960s

Barry Island, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, UK
People on the beach on Barry Island, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, UK. Date: circa 1910

MV Reina del Pacifico, people taking tea on deck
MV Reina del Pacifico of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company -- passengers taking tea on deck. Date: 1930s

Mirror dinghies at Newquay, Cornwall. circa 1980s

People outside beach huts, Cayeux, France
People outside their beach huts at Cayeux-sur-Mer, northern France, on a sunny day. Date: 1929

Swimming pool, National Hotel, Vedado, Havana, Cuba
Aerial view of the swimming pool, part of the Cabana Sun Club of the National Hotel, Vedado, Havana, Cuba. Date: circa 1950

Advert / Chesterfield Cigs
Chesterfield cigarettes - Mind if I smoke? Not at all - the aroma is delightful! Date: 1926

Poster, French Line
Poster, Live the life you love, travel French Line. Date: circa 1950s

The Swimming Pool, Havre-des-Pas, Jersey, Channel Islands. Date: 1960s

The Beach, Morecambe, Lancashire - Note the Ice Cream stall in the foreground. Date: circa 1901

Mrs Cole Porter at the Venice Lido
Linda Lee Thomas (November 17, 1883 May 20, 1954), American socialite and the wife of musical theatre composer Cole Porter

A deckchair attendant, probably 1930s

Advert, Barclay's Lager Beer, light or dark - It's thirsty work! Date: 1926

Ocean Liner - P & O pair of deckchairs
Ocean Liner - P & O teak pair of deck chairs, both stamped P&O. Date: 20th century

White Star Line - hardwood folding deck chair with star to top rail and foot rest. It is unknown which White Star liner this chair was originally from

Arthur Scargill, miners leader and trade unionist
Arthur Scargill (b 1938), miners leader and trade unionist. Seen here sitting in a deckchair at a seaside resort, probably during a conference. Date: circa 1980s

Compton Mackenzie, novelist and nationalist
Compton Mackenzie (Sir Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie, 1883-1972), English-born Scottish novelist and nationalist. Aside from his writing he also worked as an actor

Comic postcard, Woman relaxing on the beach, pleased not to be back at home doing the household chores. Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman in deckchair at the seaside, dreaming of all the housework she isn t having to do Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man enjoying a glass of beer in a deckchair on the beach Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man in deckchair at the seaside, admiring a pretty woman in her swimsuit Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Family arriving on the beach
Comic postcard, Family of five, plus a dog, arriving on the beach Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Plump woman in a deckchair. Come down here and soak your corns with mine. Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little boy at the seaside - burying uncle in the sand Date: 20th century

A family on the beach at the seaside, sitting in deckchairs against the sea wall. Above them, just behind the railings, are the backs of several people sitting along the sea front. Date: c.1935

Mother and daughter on the beach - Devon - August, 1919. Date: 1919

Couples sit in deckchairs on the beach at Margate, Kent
Two young couples sitting in deckchairs on the beach at Margate, Kent Date: circa 1930

Gloriously joyous photograph showing three women on the beach. While two younger women in their swimming costumes giggle as they pose in front of a beach hut

Holidaymakers on the harbour beach, St Ives, Cornwall, with boats on the water in the distance. Date: circa 1980s

Shop window beachwear design, woman sunbathing in deckchair. 1937

Portable bathing tent for changing at the beach
Portable changing tent for the beach. Held up by the head (with viewing opening!) there were pockets inside for clothes to helped. Available from Marshall and Snelgrove. Date: 1925

Family on holiday, 1930s
A family relaxing on the beach at an unidentified seaside resort. Behind them, can be seen the backs of other people lined up on benches along a promenade. Date: 1930s

Lady in a deckchair on the beach
A woman called June looking very comfortable and organised in a deckchair on an unidentified beach. Date: 1930

Personalities on the beach -- Hon Mrs Richard Norton, the wife of Lord Grantleys heir. Date: 1930

Surf bathing, Manly Beach, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Surf bathing with holidaymakers and deckchairs at Manly Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Date: circa 1908

Holidaymakers on the beach at Torquay, Devon. Date: circa early 1920s

Beach scene 1920s
Two warmly dressed men sit on deckchairs on a beach, with a child next to them in a swimsuit. Two part-consumed bottles of beer are beneath the deckchairs! Date: circa 1920s

Gracie Fields, singer and actress, outside her caravan, on holiday in Lancashire with her brother Tommy and her father. She is peeling potatoes. Date: 1933

Lido fashions for sunning and swimming
Beach ensembles for the fashionable Venice Lido. On the left is a pyjama suit of stockinette in blue and white with a coat in a modern design

Egyptian couple in western dress, Cairo, Egypt
Egyptian couple in western dress, in their garden in Cairo, Egypt. Date: 1922

Young woman in a deckchair in a studio photo
Young woman sitting in a deckchair in a studio photo, with a backdrop of the sea behind her. Date: 1910s

Group photo, cricket club players. Date: 1932

Washing up after breakfast (2 / 2)
Picture 2/2 - Following their fancy breakfast at their very well-appointed campsite (see: 13127654), the young chap has scarpered, leaving his partner and Mother left with all the washing up!!

A jolly trio enjoying a very fancy breakfast (1 / 2)
Picture 1/2 - A jolly trio (a young couple and the young ladys Mother?) enjoying a very fancy breakfast at their very well-appointed campsite, which comes complete with full china service

Family relaxing in deckchairs on the beach at Paignton
Candid seaside photograph of a family of four relaxing in deckchairs on the beach at Paignton. Note the on-trend permanent wave hairstyle of the Mother and daughter circa 1930s

Hand stand, Normandy, France
An old man sitting in a deckchair reads his newspaper ignoring a girl doing a handstand against the beach huts behind him, Normandy, France. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Three Spinsters soak up the rays on the beach at Broadstairs
Three Spinsters soak up the summer rays on the beach at Broadstairs, Kent with beach huts in the background. Date: circa 1910s

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