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Pier and Promenade, Cromer, Norfolk. circa 1890
The Pier Approach, Bournemouth, Dorset. circa 1890
British travellers in a Cairo bazaarBritish travellers, on holiday in Egypt with Thomas Cook, perusing goods in a Cairo bazaar. See picture number 12916374 for a picture of people booking their holiday at Thomas Cook
Buying travel tickets for Cooks tour to Egypt, 1908Customers at Thomas Cook purchasing tickets and working out itinerary for a holiday to Egypt, in which they will no doubt partake of a Nile tour. Date: 1908
Society in the snow at Davos, 1926A picnic party ready for an expedition assembling at Davos, one of the Alpine winter sports destinations popular with high society. Date: 1926
Cartoon, Installing the tent. 1923
Cartoon, Customs & Manners of ye Englyshe People - Sea Bathing. 19th century
Beach pyjamas from Robinson and CleaverA sunsuit in printed Irish linen featuring a bold cretonne design, comprised of trousers, coat and a matching parasol. Available from Robinson
Advert for Blue Star Line, Arandora Star 1929Advertisement for Blue Star Lines Mediterranean cruises on board the S.S. Arandora Star. The Arandora Star was requisitioned as a troop ship during the Second World War
Blackpool, The Babylon of the North by Tom TittDetailed double page spread by Tom Titt in The Tatler reflecting the vast range of amusements at Blackpool, described as, " the Babylon of the North...the wonder-city of non-stop pleasure by
The Prince of Wales at BiarritzThe Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor), travelling as the Earl of Chester, pictured in Biarritz in April 1926
College boys returning to Eton with gas masks, Sept 1939Boys returning to Eton to resume their education after the Summer holidays, shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War earlier that month. Each boy carries a gas mask and wears a top hat
Ponds Cold Cream as sun protectionAdvertisement for Ponds Cold Cream, suggesting that, if applied before exposure (to the sun), prevents the skin from becoming dry and burnt. I m not entirely convinced by this claim. Date: 1930
Wish You Were Here, musical comedy, London CasinoJack Hylton presents Wish You Were Here, a new musical comedy at the London Casino. 1954
Mar del Plata, Balneario Mina, ArgentinaMar del Plata, Mina Balneario (Spa), Argentina. 1925
Kodak photograph wallet, Interlaken, SwitzerlandAlpine Walkers on a Kodak photograph wallet, Interlaken, Switzerland. circa 1930s
Portable bathing tent for changing at the beachPortable 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
Little Women - Jo and Laurie boating on the riverLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott - Jo and Laurie boating on the river during the summer holidays. 1880
Daughters of Leonid Krassin at the Venice LidoLudmila (in bathing wrap), Luba (with hat) and Katia Krassin, daughters of Leonid Krassin, the Bolshevik leader seen on the beach at the Venice Lido. In the background is the Excelsior hotel
July, by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918
Poster, Les Iles de l Ocean, Chemins de Fer de l EtatPoster, Les Iles de L Ocean, Eglise de St Martin de Re (Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, France), Chemins de Fer de l Etat. 1930
Poster, Spain Glorious Spring. circa 1930
Poster, Assisi, Italy. circa 1930
The Year of the Poets -- Spring Holidays, to illustrate a range of spring poems, showing people dancing round a maypole, and other seasonal activities. Date: 1845
SS Ranchi, P&O cruiser, with people playing deck gamesSS Ranchi, P&O Line cruiser, with people playing games on deck. Date: circa 1930
Holidaymakers on the beach, Lowestoft, SuffolkHolidaymakers on the beach, with the pier in the background, Lowestoft, Suffolk. Date: circa 1910
Holidaymakers on the pier, Lowestoft, Suffolk. circa 1910
View of the beach at Great Yarmouth, NorfolkView of the beach (looking south) at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, with holidaymakers, boats and bathing huts. Date: circa 1905
Bay and Promenade, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset. Date: 1916
Illustration, The Camden and Atlantic Railroad, USAIllustration on a railway summer timetable card, The Camden and Atlantic Railroad from Philadelphia to Atlantic City, USA. Date: 1882
Prince Andrew of Greece at Monte CarloPrince Andrew of Greece, father of the Duke of Edinburgh pictured with Grand Duke Dmitri, pictured poolside at Monte Carlo Beach on the French Riviera
King Edward VII at HomburgKing Edward VII (centre) at Bad Homburg in the 1880s. His companions are, from left to right, Sir Christopher Sykes, Capt
King Fuad of Egypt at the Venice Lido, 1927King Fuad I of Egypt visiting Venice. Pictured making himself comfortable in a cabana (or capanna) on the Lido beach. Date: 1927
View of the beach and sea, Pesaro, Italy. Date: 1930s
Fishing boats on the water, Pesaro, Italy. Date: 1930s
Harbour with fishing boats, Pesaro, Italy. Date: 1930s
Lighthouse and harbour, Pesaro, ItalyLighthouse and harbour with sailing boats, Pesaro, Italy. Date: 1930s
A breezy day on the beach, Pesaro, Italy, with rougher waves than usual. Date: 1930s
People relaxing on the beach, Pesaro, Italy. Date: 1930s
View of the beach and sea front, Pesaro, Italy. Date: 1930s
Aerial view of the beach and sea front, Pesaro, Italy. Date: 1930s
Birthday card, Today You Are 2, Children on a beach. 20th century
Harbour from Rock Walk, and Corbyns Head, Torquay, Devon. 1912
South Parade and beach, Southsea, Hampshire. 1923
People on the beach, Great Yarmouth, NorfolkPeople on the beach at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. 1900
Family of three on a tandem -- father, mother and little boy sitting in a seat attached to the back. Date: circa 1980s
Beach scene at Colwyn Bay, North Wales, with people, boats and bathing huts. circa 1889
People on the beach at Colwyn Bay, North Wales, with bathing huts in the background. Date: circa 1889
