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

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

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

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

Comic postcard, Man dreaming on the beach Date: 20th century

People on the riverbank near Windsor Castle, Berkshire Date: circa 1960s

Holidaymakers not having fun on the beach in the 1920s Date: 1920s

Southwold beach, early 1900s. Date: early 1900s

Novex Gaslight Paper Print Wallet
Novex Gaslight Paper by Kosmos Photographics, Letchworth - Print Wallet. Date: circa 1920s

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

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

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

Comic postcard, Scotsman stands by his deckchair to avoid paying for it Date: 20th century

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

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 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

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)

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

Sunbathing lady on a deckchair - British Seaside Coast. Date: circa 1940s

Holidaymakers at Oddicombe Beach, Torquay, Devon
Aerial view of holidaymakers enjoying the sunshine on Oddicombe Beach, Torquay, Devon. circa 1960s

Indian general store, Tabora, Tanzania, East Africa
Indian general store, Tabora, German East Africa (now Tanzania). The woman on the left is operating a Singer sewing machine. Date: circa 1910

Large family outing to Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex
A large family group on an outing to Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex. Date: 1932

Rex Motorcycle and Sidecar - on the beach at Margate. This particular model, launched after the end of WWI was powered by a new Blackburne engine

RMS Titanic, Annie Martin, stewardess in uniform, photo
RMS TITANIC: Rare original photograph of Titanic stewardess Annie Martin in uniform, reposing in a White Star Line deckchair aboard Oceanic at New York, 1909

Holidaymakers at Babbacombe Beach, Torquay, Devon
Aerial view of holidaymakers enjoying the sunshine on Babbacombe Beach, Torquay, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Man outside tent, Lucas Holiday Camp, Norbreck, Blackpool
A man sitting outside a tent at the Lucas Holiday Camp in Norbreck, Blackpool. The camp was a summer holiday camp for young men and the location of holidays taken by the Health and Strength League

Bela Bartok
BELA BARTOK (1881 - 1945) Hungarian composer relaxing on board ship Date: circa 1930

View of St Ives harbour and beach, Cornwall, with the parish church of St Ia on the left. circa 1960s

Dazzle style fashion on the beach, 1919
Dazzle fashion, inspired by the dazzle camouflage pioneered by the British Navy during the First World War, seen in evidence on a beach in 1919, complete with matching parasol and head scarves

Five Spinsters having a Picnic on the Beach - Hastings, East Sussex - June, 1907. No thermos flask for this elegant group - they have come armed with their own china teapot....!! Date: 1907

Man with deckchairs, Southwold, Suffolk
Man with deckchairs outside a beach hut at Southwold, Suffolk. The photograph is signed Tom Palmer. Date: circa 1907

Young man of Royal Fusiliers in Egypt, WW1
Young man (Albert Auerbach) of the Royal Fusiliers, seen here in Egypt, relaxing in a deckchair at camp. 1916

Tabby kitten sitting on a deckchair
Unusual Friends - tabby kitten sitting on a deckchair. 1950s

Tabby kitten and deckchair
Unusual Friends - tabby kitten hanging off the corner of a deckchair. 1950s

Tabby kitten relaxing on a deckchair
Unusual Friends - tabby kitten relaxing on a deckchair. 1950s

Relaxing in the garden
Man with a dog and probably his son, relaxing and reading a book seated in a deckchair in a garden. circa 1900

Tennis Match in Art Deco style. 1936

Susi - with a parasol on the beach. 1950s

Cutout New Year card in the shape of a deckchair decorated with a spray of flowers. Date: circa 1890s

Cutout Christmas card in the shape of a deckchair decorated with a spray of flowers. Date: circa 1890s

France - Jolly girl in a bathing costume on a deckchair
France - Jolly girl in a bathing costume reclining in a deckchair - studio photograph with a white cliff backdrop. Note the nautical long lace-up slippers and floral umbrella / parasol

St Peters Orphanage, Isle of Thanet, Essex
The garden of St Peters Orphanage, Isle of Thanet. A group of women sit on the grass, one in a deckchair. Nearby, a girl holds a rake. Date: circa 1905

Lady and Parasol 1899
Pink polonaise: wrap-over front ornamented with white flowers, accordion pleated under-skirt. Bonnet with black & pink ostrich feathers tied on with a bow & frilly parasol Date: 1899

Hotel Gesselbauer, Steinhaus am Semmering, Austria
Sundeck of the Hotel Heinrich Gesselbauer, Steinhaus am Semmering, Austria. Date: circa 1925

Holidaymakers on the beach at Looe, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Mother, daughter, son and Aunt on the beach, Ramsgate, Kent. Date: circa 1920s

Holidaymakers on the harbour beach, St Ives, Cornwall
Holidaymakers relaxing on the harbour beach, St Ives, Cornwall. Date: 1960s

Holidaymakers on the beach, St Ives, Cornwall
Holidaymakers enjoying the sunshine on the beach, St Ives, Cornwall. Date: 1960s

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