Holidaying Collection

Horse-Drawn Narrow Boat
A horse on the tow path of the Oxford Canal at Napton, Warwickshire, England. It is pulling a narrow pleasure boat full of holidaying students. Date: early 1960s

Relaxing On The Terrace
A photograph used for advertisement purposes, possibly in the holidaying industry, portraying a satisfied looking man relaxing in a chair under a parasol, on a terrace. Date: circa 1939

Fifty Weeks Labour and Fourteen Days Swank!
Comic postcard - Fifty Weeks Labour... and Fourteen Days Swank! Date: 1930

Family on the beach at Weston-super-Mare
A father with his trousers rolled up paddles in the sea and supervises a small child who is busy digging in the sand in front of the Grand Pier at Weston-super-Mare. Date: c.1930

Arthurian Cornwall, 1929
Page from The Sphere, 6th July 1929, featuring a piece on Arthurian Cornwall, and an advertisement for holidaying in Ostend, Belgium. Date: 1929

When can you get this abroad? by William Caine
This illustration shows a row of beach huts next to the sea, a little way in front of the larger huts, and the tall houses and hotels that make up the sea front

Lady Cranbourne, Mrs Harriman Russell and Lady Diana Cooper holidaying in Palm Beach, Florida

Celebrities at Monte Carlo
A group of well-known personalities holidaying at Monte Carlo on the fashionable French Riviera in August 1930. At the back on the left in the white hat is Mr Robert Garden

Wenduine, Belgium - seaside resort
Wenduine (Wenduyne), Belgium - a one-time fishing village turned seaside resort, with tents and huts lining the beach and residents or holidaymakers wandering along the promenade. circa 1910s

The Husband and how to train it - carrying her bags
The Husband and how to train it. Dear Girls, once married, teach it economy by saving money otherwise wasted in cab fares, porters etc. Date: 1907

V Holiday in France
Holidaying in the south of France, she prepares to visit Grasse Date: 1891

Winston Churchill holidaying in Rome
Winston Churchill (1874-1965) - British statesman and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Churchill and his family visiting the sights of Rome. Date: 1927

Family on a tandem - Bermuda
A jolly holidaying family on the Western Atlantic Island of Bermuda - riding into town on a tandem bicycle. There is a seat for everyone, including a small pet monkey! Date: circa 1940s

Prince Charles and Princess Anne waving from train as they depart from Ballater Station, Scotland, after holidaying at Balmoral Castle. Date: 1953

Why Take a Holiday in England by William Caine
An illustration instructing the reader about holidaying abroad. It displays a number of buildings which rather blight the countryside with their enormous advertising signs

Mr Duff and Lady Diana Cooper at Palm Beach, Florida
The couple holidaying in Palm Beach, Florida, were the guests of the Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow. Mr Duff had also been touring the USA, giving a series of lectures

Men bathing with their Austin 7
Men on the beach, about to bathe with their Austin 7

The aristocracy in Nassau
A montage of photographs depicting royals and aristocrats living or holidaying on the Bahamas

The season in Nassau, The Bahamas
Aristocrats holidaying in Nassau, including the Marquess and Marchioness of Normandy with their children

Holidaying in Blighty
When one holidayed in Blighty rather than Benidorm, the British seaside was the place to be, offering swimming, funfairs and occasional sunshine

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