Sands Collection (page 6)

Souvenir of Alum Bay
A glass container, housing sands of different colours from Alum Bay, Isle of Wight, and with a sand painting depicting rocks. A splendid example of Victorian kitsch. Date: 19th century

Ufos / White Sands
During a missile test at White Sands proving ground, New Mexico, a missile is paced by two inquisitive UFOs Date: 10 June 1949

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

Two children sitting on a beach -- a little boy kisses a little girl on the cheek. Date: circa 1960s

Ramsgate Sands - Busy beach, looking towards town, Church Tower. Part of Box 145 Boswell Collection - East Coast. Ramsgate is a seaside town in the district of Thanet in east Kent, England

The beach, Teignmouth, Devon, England
The beach ( The Sands ), Teignmouth, Devon England. Date: circa 1906

Girl with Beach Ball
Playful blonde model poses with an enormous beach ball on golden sands wearing a red & white striped cowl neck top & tiny red shorts

Child riding a seaside donkey (called Charlie ), who looks totally bored with his lot... Date: circa 1930s

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

A Car on Lumley Beach, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1920s

View of the harbour and quayside, Aberdeen, Scotland. Date: 1960s

The Beach, Teignmouth, Devon, with holidaymakers and mobile beach huts. Date: circa 1905

Egypt / Edfu (Edfou)
The tops of the massive decorated columns of the Portico of the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus at Edfu, rise majestically from the enveloping desert sands. Date: 1847

New Brighton / C1913
New Brighton, Cheshire: tower and sands Date: circa 1913

Rainbow Pier and auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA
Rainbow Pier and Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA. Date: late 1930s

Admiral Robert Blake defeats Dutch Fleet at Goodwin Sands
Admiral Robert Blake (15981657) defeats the Dutch Fleet at The Battle of Goodwin Sand (Battle of Dover) on 19th May 1652 - the first engagement of the First Anglo-Dutch War. Date: 1652

Packet Boat Hotel, Bolton le Sands, Lancashire
Packet Boat Hotel, Bolton le Sands, Carnforth, near Morecambe, Lancashire, England. Date: 1900s

HMS Warspite, Prussia Cove, Cornwall
HMS Warspite, Prussia Cove, near Praa Sands, Cornwall, England. Shipwreck Date: 1947

The Seafront, Arnside, Cumbria
The Seafront, Arnside, near Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, England. Date: 1910s

The Bay, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, England. Date: 1910s

Crantock Sands
The sand dunes at Crantock beach, Cornwall, England. Date: 1962

The Churchill family relax on holiday at Hendaye, 1945
Comfortably clad in beach attire, Mrs. Churchill and her daughter, Mary, spent a few peaceful moments reading the papers and enjoying the sunshine. Mr

Gorleston beach with pierhead
Gorleston beach and Pier. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

The Brake Lightship moored to ward ships away from Brake Sand, near Goodwin Sands, off the south east Kent coast between Ramsgate and Sandwich

Pinewood Sanatorium, Wokingham, Berkshire
Aerial view of the Pinewood Sanatorium at Bagshot Sands, near Wokingham, Berkshire, which was originally opened in 1898 as the London Open Air Sanatorium by the National Association for

Fantasy coastal scenery at sunrise
A fantasy coastal landscape at sunrise. Gulls swoop, as waves lap gently against the dark sands of a deserted and smooth beach. Airbush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

No. 2 Gasometer, Sands End Lane, Fulham, 1954
Photograph showing No.2 Gasometer, Sands End Lane, Fulham, London in 1954. At that time this gasholder, which was built in 1830

Children on the Sands
A group of overdressed children play on the sands

People on Playa Chica, Cartagena, Chile, South America
People on the beach at Playa Chica, Cartagena, Valparaiso region, Chile, South America. Date: circa 1920

View of the beach and North Parade, Southwold, Suffolk
View of the beach with boats, and North Parade in the distance on the right, Southwold, Suffolk. Date: circa 1910

South Sands, Tenby
Colour lantern slide depicting South Sands in Tenby. Date: circa 1890s

Couple with young baby between them, followed by Granny
Couple with young baby between them (carried in a remarkable sling seat with two wooden handles), followed by Granny - at Cliftonville, Margate, Kent. Date: circa 1930s

Smiling young girl taking a donkey ride - Margate, Kent Date: circa 1935

Crossing the sands at Lindisfarne
Horse and cart crossing the sands at Lindisfarne during low tide. A refuge box from the rising waters can be seen on the left, as well as markers for walkers

Paignton, Devon - Various places of note
Paignton, Devon - The South Sands, Goodrington - The Pier and South Sands, The Bandstand and Pier, The Preston Promenade and The Cliff Gardens and Promenade, Goodrington. Date: 1936

Exmouth, East Devon - Various places of note
Exmouth, East Devon - Coastal resort: Orcombe Point from the cliffs, the Sands and Promenade, the Swimming Baths, general view of the beach and the Harbour. Date: 1936

Woman on a twilight beach. circa 1950

Artists on the beach at St Ives, Cornwall. circa 1948

End of the Wharf and Quay Street, St Ives, Cornwall
" One of a great series of studies of St Ives, Cornwall. The end of the Wharf & start of Quay Street. Two women on the Harbour beach with their bike & a small boy playing with his scooter

Late afternoon on Wharf Road and beach, St Ives, Cornwall
" One of a great series of studies of St Ives, Cornwall. Wharf Road showing the bandstand, Crimson Tours, Harbour Cafe, Copper Kettle, Brig Y Don & Dinas Ia

Woman on beach with driftwood -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Malo-Les-Bains, France - panoramic view of beach
Malo-Les-Bains, France - panoramic view of the beach, full of holidaymakers and tents. Date: circa 1910s

Girl on the beach -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Tossa, Spain on the Costa Brava - The road to Filoseta. Date: circa 1930s

Sands Scarborough - Beach Promenade, Sea, Bathing huts on rights. Part of Box 145 Boswell Collection - East Coast. Scarborough With a population of just over 61, 000

South Sands, Scarborough - Coloured slide of beach scene - hill in background across water. Part of Box 145 Boswell Collection - East Coast. Date: circa 1900

Margate Sands - People on Beach, paddlers, town on right. Part of Box 145 Boswell Collection - East Coast. Date: circa 1900

The Reefs Beach Club, Bermuda - a delightful Cabana Cottage colony perched high on a cliff directly overlooking the ocean and The Reefs Private Beach. Date: 1940s

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