Sea Side Collection (page 8)

Donkey rides on the beach
People You See. From Teddy Bear (8 August 1964)

Surfing

Castles in the Sand. Poem by Marie Cleeve Dainton

A Christmas picnic on the beach

Horse riding in the surf

Clacton Pier (2)
The skirts are shorter, but otherwise little has changed from our pre-war view of the same scene - Clackton is as popular as ever ! Date: circa 1920

Boy on Beach
A boy on a rock-strewn beach discovers the wonders of the mighty deep : perhaps he will grow up to be a marine biologist ? Date: 1910

Donkey Ride / France
Two very smart children about to set off on a donkey ride. The little girl rides side- saddle. Date: circa 1900

Lady on Beach 1894
By the Sea: an elegant lady goes for a walk along the beach in the sunshine. Date: 1894

Margate 1930s
Margate, Clock Tower and sands, Kent 1930s Date: 1930s

Bathers in Scarborough
Bathers at North Bay, Scarborough, 1911 Date: 1911

Four girls on the beach, Devon, 1907 Date: 1907

Boys at the seaside
St Ives, Cornwall boys on rocks 1900 Date: 1900

Nice, France - Jetee Promenade
Nice - the the Jetee Promenade, which was dismantled by the Germans during WW2 for scrap iron because it blocked free fire from gun-batteries on the Promenade des Anglais

Promotional Poster for Llandudno in North Wales
Promotional Poster for the Seaside Resort of Llandudno in North Wales. circa 1960s

The Amphibians, 1927 by Peter
A somewhat sybaritic seaside scene showing a young, fashionable men and women having fun at the Lido, buying fruit from a seller. Date: 1927

Blackpool Pleasure Beach - South Shore Date: circa 1920s

The Bathing Plage at Nice by Howard K. Elcock
A November study in the sunshine at Nice where blue skies, warm sun and gleaming water attract smart society away from the drab British weather for a holiday

Home Chat front cover by H. L. Oakley
Front cover of Home Chat magazine featuring a lovely image by silhouette artist H. L. Oakley of a group of children holding hands as they skip along a beach, buckets and spades at the ready

Under the pier at Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1903
Crowds lounging on and around the pier at Atlantic City, New Jersey, favoured resort of Philadelphians, in 1903. Date: 1903

Humorist front cover featuring Bonzo
Lovely front cover of the Humorist magazine, featuring Bonzo, the canine creation of artist George Studdy enjoying some tanning time of the beach. Date: 1934

As a Duck to Water by Lindsay Cable
A lone female bather in a fetching red and yellow bathing suit sits on the end of a pier or jetty and gazes into the water below. Date: 1927

Bathing on the beach at Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1903
The crowded beach at Atlantic City, New Jersey, favoured resort of the Philadelphians. Almost everyone on the sand is wearing some form of swimwear

Sea Urchins by Charles Robinson
Lovely illustration showing two girls in pretty swimsuits finding a small baby in a rock pool. Date: 1927

A Pretty Penny by Batcherlor
A glamorous bathing belle with a fashionable paper parasol poses elegantly on a penny coin. Date: 1927

Avoiding the Crush by Reginald Higgins
A man smoking a pipe and a young woman with a fashionable eton crop, studiously ignore each other and sit as far apart as possible on a row of deckchairs at a smart seaside resort

The Trooping of the Colour by Norman Keene
A group of young women in an array of rainbow bright swimwear skip and run along a beach. Date: 1927

A Study in Contrasts at La Plage by Laurie Tayler
A young woman in a fashionable, sporty green swimsuit emerges from the sea at Le Touquet to be met by her elderly maid with a towel. Date: 1927

Art deco sketch of a bathing beauty by Jean Gabriel Domargue, 1921 to accompany a feature about the pleasure of Deauville Date: 1922

Little Bo Peep carnival costume, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Sea Fishing Festival, Southend-on-Sea, Essex
The winner of the Southend-on-Sea Fishing Festival serving refreshments to a lady competitor on Southend pier. circa 1911

Watercolour sketch of Pegwell Bay, Kent
A delightful watercolour sketch of Pegwell Bay, Kent, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s

Two lifeboat coxswains, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Retiring lifeboat coxswain John Byford (left) and new coxswain Thomas Bloom, pictured at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. John Byford had been cox from 1929 and Thomas Bloom, known locally as Puggy

Second pier at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
View of the second pier at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, built in 1869. An earlier pier built further up the coastline was destroyed by a winter storm in 1881

Honourable Artillery Company lifeboat, Walton, Essex
The first National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, donated by and named after The Honourable Artillery Company whose Drama Club sponsored it, was launched in 1884

View of cliffs near Brighton, Sussex
Watercolour sketch of a view of cliffs near Brighton, Sussex, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. April 1844

Boy Scouts in Lifeboat Day parade, Walton-on-the-Naze
Some of the first Boy Scouts in the UK taking part in the Annual Lifeboat Day parade through the seaside town of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. circa 1910

A Sly Dig by William Heath Robinson
Humorous illustration showing the unfortunate sequence of events due to the energetic trench digging by a little boy on a beach, or, as the captions reads

Wartime Lifeboat Crew after a dramatic rescue, Walton
Eight members of the lifeboat crew at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, pictured on the day they rescued three men from the barge Martha

Camels on seashore, Tel Aviv, Israel
Three camels on the seashore at Tel Aviv, Israel. Date: early 20th century

Sur La Plage de Deauville by Peter, 1927
A scene at Deauville, a French resort particularly popular with the well-heeled and fashionable during the 1920s. Image depicts various glamorous bathing belles with colourful parasols

VE Day street party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
To celebrate Victory in Europe Day, the children of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, were given a street party with food and cakes which had been in very short supply during the war years

View of Brighton, Sussex
A watercolour view of Brighton, Sussex, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s

Erdington Cottage Homes Holiday - Boys Band at Rhyl, North

Holidaymakers at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
This large crowd of regular August visitors to Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, gathered together for a group photo. They organised beach games and various events each year

A Seaside Snap Shot by William Heath Robinson
Ingenious method of overcoming the difficulty of taking ones own photograph by bathing devised by the gadget king, and master of silly ideas, William Heath Robinson. Date: 1927

Musical Terms Up To Date - Pianissimo - Very Soft Two feeble characters at the seaside, not quite sure what to do when their attention is caught by a pretty passing lady... Date: circa 1903

Newspaper delivery boys and girls, Walton, Essex
The girls and boys who delivered newspapers for Mark James & Son, newsagents of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. They were given a treat on 2 September 1953 when they were all taken to Wembley to see Tex

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