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Groyne Collection

Background imageGroyne Collection: Dune Grass - Picture 1 of 2

Dune Grass - Picture 1 of 2
A view toward the dune grass toward the sea. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageGroyne Collection: British Seaside Scene - Two woemn dry off after dip in sea

British Seaside Scene - Two woemn dry off after dip in sea
Two women (the one of the left would win a Princess Margaret lookalike Competition) dry off after a dip in the sea. Possible Daughter (left) and Mother (right)

Background imageGroyne Collection: Large group of extended family and friends on British beach

Large group of extended family and friends on British beach
A superb seasdie candid photograph of a large group of extended family and friends on a British coastal resort beach. Date: circa 1920

Background imageGroyne Collection: Young girl at the seaside in floral dress and bathing cap

Young girl at the seaside in floral dress and bathing cap Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGroyne Collection: Heist-aan-Zee, Belgium - Waterfront villas

Heist-aan-Zee, Belgium - Waterfront villas
Villa San Domenico, Paolo et Elisa at Heist-aan-Zee, or Heist, a town in Knokke-Heist, West Flanders, Belgium. Until 1971 it was a municipality in its own right. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGroyne Collection: Francisco Franco

Francisco Franco
General Francisco Franco visiting the works of Valle de los Ca�s (Valley of the Fallen)

Background imageGroyne Collection: Dune Grass - Picture 2 of 2

Dune Grass - Picture 2 of 2
A view across the dunes toward the sea. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageGroyne Collection: Large Group on the Beach

Large Group on the Beach ( New Beach ) - a Whistle photograph incorporating many people (unknown to each other) gathered together to be photographed by a photographers whistle! Date: 1947

Background imageGroyne Collection: Mother and Daughter on a shingle beach near fishing boats

Mother and Daughter on a shingle beach near fishing boats
Mother and Daughter on a shingle beach near a groyne and some pulled-up fishing boats. Possibly Hastings? Date: circa 1920s

Background imageGroyne Collection: Eastbourne, East Sussex - View of the beach from the Pier

Eastbourne, East Sussex - View of the beach from the Pier. Date: 1911

Background imageGroyne Collection: Littlehampton - Young man taking a breather on the beach

Littlehampton - Young man taking a breather on the beach
Littlehampton, West Sussex - Young man taking a breather on the beach (see: 11768188 for the previous shot featuring his Father and other half...) Date: 1934

Background imageGroyne Collection: Littlehampton - Young woman and her Father-in-law on beach

Littlehampton - Young woman and her Father-in-law on beach
Littlehampton, West Sussex - A young woman and her Father-in-law reasting up against a groyne on the beach. The older gent is obviously keen to do a spot of birdwatching

Background imageGroyne Collection: SPAIN. Santiago de Compostela. Cathedral of Santiago

SPAIN. Santiago de Compostela. Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. High Altar (18th c.). Baroque art. Sculpture

Background imageGroyne Collection: MATEO, Maestro (1161-1217). Santiago de Compostela

MATEO, Maestro (1161-1217). Santiago de Compostela Cathedral. Portico da Gloria. 1168-1188. SPAIN. Santiago de Compostela. Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Romanesque art. Sculpture on rock

Background imageGroyne Collection: Saucy Sailorette ready for a dip in the sea

Saucy Sailorette ready for a dip in the sea
A Saucy Sailorette in long white trousers and a (very) tight red top, accentuating her curves. Standing by a groyne on a beach and holding a beach towel as if a little sea dip is in the offing

Background imageGroyne Collection: Cobbolds Point, Felixstowe, Suffolk, England

Cobbolds Point, Felixstowe, Suffolk, England Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGroyne Collection: Beach Groyne

Beach Groyne
A study of the old groyne (a low wooden wall or barrier built into the sea from a beach), Worthing, Sussex, England. Date: 1960s

Background imageGroyne Collection: Groynes on the seashore

Groynes on the seashore
Partially washed-away old groynes on the seashore. Pencil sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageGroyne Collection: Playing on the Beach

Playing on the Beach
A group of holidaying children play on the beach, making sandcastles, finding starfish and digging with a bucket and spade

Background imageGroyne Collection: Old Salt shows a young lad his telescope

Old Salt shows a young lad his telescope
An elderly sailor seated on the end of a weathered groyne lets an inquisitive young lad peer through his telescope, as the terns swoop overhead


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