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Summer Holidays in the British IslesCover illustration for Summer Holidays in the British Isles, with Cooks World Travel Service, showing an English seaside resort, with a sandy beach, sailing boats on the sea, a pier and a blue sky
French Riviera / J SimontLe Touquet: sunbathers by the swimming pool
Dancing on the pier at Blackpool, LancashireOne of the piers at Blackpool, Lancashire, packed with dancing couples
Summer Holidays in Holland and BelgiumCover illustration for Summer Holidays in Holland and Belgium, Cooks World Travel Service. A young woman in a short green dress stands on the beach waving a handkerchief
Dune Grass - Picture 1 of 2A view toward the dune grass toward the sea. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith
People on holiday in Douglas, Isle of ManPeople on holiday enjoy a walk along the promenade in Douglas, Isle of Man
Blackpool / Pier / Prom 1890Blackpool pier and section of the promanade
Polka Dot Bikini 1950SAn athletic young woman, wearing an itsy bitsy polka dot bikini with spaghetti straps, sinks into the wet sand on a beach
Teignmouth from NessTeignmouth, Devon, England, viewed from The Ness. Date: early 1950s
Teignmouth BayA striking panoramic view of Teignmouth bay, Devonshire, England, seen from Holcombe Down. Date: 1950s
Saucy Postcard - Lady lovers bemoan (?) bad weatherSaucy Seaside Postcard - Two lady lovers bemoan (?) the bad weather, which opens up new opportunities for fun... Date: 1946
Empire Hotel, Lowestoft, SuffolkThe Empire Hotel at Lowestoft, Suffolk, opened in 1900. In 1921 it was acquired by the Metropolitan Asylums Board and reopened the following year as a hospital for tuberculosis patients
RHYL LIDOChildren enjoying themselves in the lido next to the pier at Rhyl, Flintshire, north Wales
Mother and four children on the beachA delightful photograph of a Mother and her four children spending the day on the beach at Palm Bay, Cliftonville, Margate, Kent
Poster advertising holidays in Greece, with an idyllic view of the Bay of Athens. 20th century
Silhouette swimwear advertisement, 1962Jolly advertisement for Silhouette swimwear featuring a number of smiling (and, perhaps a little vacuous-looking) women on a beach wearing some brightly printed swimwear
Five views at Ulrome, near Driffield, East YorkshireFive views of the village and sands of Ulrome, near Driffield, East Yorkshire. Date: 1950s
One Mans Meat- by George StuddyBonzo, the comic canine creation of George Studdy, looks away in horror (or boredom) as his owner peers a little more closely with the help of a pair of binoculars at a bevy of bathing beauties at
Two Puffins and a coastal landscapeTwo puffins set in to the border framing this coastal scene of a rocky coastline with a lighthouse stop the high cliffs. Airbrush and watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Geisha girls at the seaside, JapanTwo Geisha girls in elegant Western-style striped bathing costumes recline on a studio beach set
Comic Card / Fat LadyI don t care twopence what happens. Thats how I feel at Clacton-on-Sea. says a fat woman wearing a red bathing suit paddling in the sea
Brightons Pebbly BeachOn the pebbly beach, Brighton, West Sussex
Nice Beach Postcard / 1920Ingenious machines enable bathers to go a few metres out to where the Baie des Anges is deep enough for plunging or diving
Brighton Promenade 1908Parasols are carried by many holidaymakers on the Promenade at Brighton
Ladies and Bath MachineLadies on a beach beside their bathing machine
Un Bon Coup de Pied by NickA twenties bathing belle in a fetching red swimsuit, energetically kicks a beach ball as she splashes around in the surf. Date: 1927
Corner Shop, Snack Bar, Foyles Library, Walton, EssexThe Corner Shop at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, which sold tobacco, confectionery and all things for an enjoyable day on the beach
Seaside shops at Walton-on-the-Naze, EssexSeaside shops at The Albion corner in Walton-on-the-Naze, on the north Essex coast. 1970
Plymouth - The Hoe viewed from the Grand HotelPlymouth Hoe viewed from the Grand Hotel. The Hoe is adjacent to and above the low limestone cliffs that form the seafront and it commands views of Plymouth Sound, Drakes Island
Sunbeam Talbot advertisementAdvertisement for the Sunbeam Talbot 80 & 90 cars, whose streamlined beauty graces any occasion. A cream model is pictured parked at a quayside
Woman & Dog on BeachA young woman in a red swimsuit, with her white bulldog on the beach. A man with a black poodle looks at them admiringly
The Peachcomber by Rick ElmesA dapper chap in a sharp white suit and cane enjoys the attentions of several young women in bathing suits on a beach. Date: 1927
Horse drawn bus, Walton-on-the-Naze, EssexSudbury Mills, a well-known local whip, reins up his horses for this photo, taken before setting out on a pleasure trip from Walton-on-the-Naze to Clacton-on-Sea and back
Sister and patient, Convalescent Police Seaside Home, HoveA nursing sister and her patient in the surgery of the Convalescent Police Seaside Home at 205 Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex
Bas de Soie by Harold EarnshawAn elegant girl in a swimming costume chases gracefully after a small terrier dog who has run away with her head scarf on the beach, an essential part of the 1920s swimwear look. Date: 1927
Robin Maugham looking at a peep-show in BrightonViscount Maugham (author and traveller Robin Maugham) pictured looking at a Peep-Show machine in Brighton where he lived during the 1960s
Clock Cafe and view of beach, Scarborough, YorkshireThe South Cliff Gardens Cafe (known today as the Clock Cafe), with a view of the beach below, at Scarborough, North Yorkshire
When Great Grandfather Went to Sea by H. L. OakleyA series of charming silhouette cut outs by H. L. Oakley depicting scenes at the seaside during the Victorian era from the journey there by carriage and train to donkey rides
Boy silhouetted against the sky, holding a crabA boy wearing a diving mask stands silhouetted against the sea and sky, holding a crab
Summer Holidays Abroad, Cooks World Travel ServiceCover illustration for Summer Holidays Abroad, with Cooks World Travel Service, showing a Mediterranean beach scene with people sitting under brightly coloured umbrellas
The Jurassic Coast of Lyme Regis, Dorset
Herring boats at St Ives, Cornwall, stored in an open space close to the beach
Surfing championships at Newquay, CornwallA competitor in the surfing championships at Newquay in Cornwall
Bognor Regis - Bathing Huts / WagonsA wonderful photograph by William Pankhurst Marsh of the horse-drawn bathing Wagons at Bognor. The Royal Pier Hotel can be seen
Fishermen by the sea with lobster / crab potsFishermen with their pots and nets. Watercolour Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
New Zealand - Lyall Bay, WellingtonA general panoramic view of Lyall Bay, Wellington, New Zealand
Blackpool Tower and Winter Gardens souvenir programmeRadiating pleasure to the world. Front cover of a Blackpool Tower and Winter Gardens souvenir programme
The Tatler Summer Number front cover 1932Jolly front cover design for the Tatlers Summer Number featuring two cheery beach belles wearing fashionable pyjama suits. One smokes a cigarette while the other grins under a wide brimmed sun hat