Shingle Collection

Fishing boats on the shingle beach at Beer, East Devon. Date: 1960s

Hythe, Kent - The West Parade and Beach. Date: circa 1906

Front Street, Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of Front Street and Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. A group of children stand near the prow of a large ship, moored on the shingle

Fishing Huts at Hastings
Clustered on the shingle of the old town of Hastings, Sussex, are these tall black huts, where the local fishermen dry and mend their nets

Aerial view of the beach and cliffs at Beer, East Devon. Date: 1960s

View along the shingle beach at Beer, East Devon. Date: 1960s

Beach at Deal, Kent - View from the North Date: 1923

Nettuno-Anzio Front, Italy, by G. H. Davis
The battle of the beachhead -- an airmans view of the terrain. A pictorial map of the Nettuno-Anzio Front, showing roads, with the Alban Hills in the background

People on the beach at Salcombe, Devon. circa 1960s

Prams on Brighton Beach
A mother and her young children play on the pebbled beach at Brighton, almost hidden behind three large prams Date: Early 1960s

Advertisement for Players cigarettes
Players please " Its the tobacco that counts" Young elegant lady holding a cigarette in a holder. Date: 1930

St. Margarets Bay, near Dover, Kent. A small bay, with a shingle beach and chalk cliffs, it was for many centuries a smugglers haunt and the scene of many shipwrecks

Woolwich Power Station, SE London, with coal barges on the River Thames. Date: circa 1950s

London, England - Selsea Beach - Shingle beach and boats. Part of Box 186 Boswell Collection - London. Date: circa 1900

Hastings Lifeboat Horses
Lifeboat horses at Hastings used to haul the lifeboat from the beach to the water; two boys watch the scene

The Rape of the Lock by Gerda Wegener
Haircut and shave - new version. Stylised illustration by Gerda Wegener showing three women getting the new fashionable shingled hair cuts. Date: 1925

Womens shingle cap 1929
Shingle cap, made of crocheted silk, with a choice of colours. Date: 1929

Lifeboatman's tales of the sea Date: 1920

View from the beach, South Hayling, Hampshire, England Date: circa 1890s

South Hayling, Hampshire, England Date: circa 1890s

Fishermen shake their nets, Deal, Kent
Fishermen on the beach at Deal in Kent shaking sprats out of their nets. Date: circa 1950s

Crowded beach at Littlehampton, Sussex
Holidaymakers enjoy the sun on a crowded beach at Littlehampton, Sussex. Date: circa 1930s

Busy Bank Holiday, Littlehampton, Sussex
A very busy Bank Holiday at Littlehampton, Sussex with promenade and beach full of visitors. Date: circa 1930s

Boys playing on beach, Sussex
Two boys play in the waves on a beach in Sussex. Date: circa 1950s

Aerial view of the beach and cliffs at Beer, East Devon. Date: 1960s

Lifeboat Horses - Hastings
Lifeboat horses at Hastings used to haul the lifeboat from the beach to the water; two boys watch the scene Date: 1937

Wooden jetty, Arran, Scotland
Silhouette of a man walking towards the sea along a wooden jetty near Blackwaterfoot, Isle of Arran, Scotland.. Dark storm clouds above. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

French Extended Family on the Beach - Le Treport, Normandy
French Extended Family on the Beach at Le Treport, a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in Normandy, France - 10th September 1919. Date: circa 1919

Hastings, East Sussex - 3 brave lady swimmers on a cold day
Hastings, East Sussex - Three brave lady swimmers on a cold day! Date: circa 1920s

Lady Diana Gibb by Madame Yevonde
Lady Diana Gibb (Lady Rosemary Diana King, 1902-1955) by Madame Yevonde. Seen here modelling a shingle haircut, moulded to the line of her head. Date: 1932

Piano Player - Brighton Beach, England
Piano Player on Brighton Beach, England. A lady singer stands in front of an upright piano piano (perched rather precariously on some boards on the shingle), belting out a popular hit of the day

Three children having a paddle - Dover, Kent
Three children having a paddle in the sea by The Esplanade, Dover, Kent. The eldest boy has come straight from school! Dover Castle (back left) and St Mary in Castro Church (back right)

The perennial difficulty of getting changed on the beach when one only has a small wicker handbag and an unhelpful husband for assistance in preserving ones modesty... Date: circa 1950s

Advert for Eugene permanant hair waving 1922
Peggy appeared at our salons, just as you see her in the left-hand photograph, Peggys hair had been the despair of her mother

Shingled bobbed hair by Eugene 1923
Bobbed, tresses by the shingled, by Eugene, Grafton Street, Bond Street, London. 1923

Shingle hairstyle 1940s
Shingle updo combines elegance and practicability. Note the side and back view details, showing how the back hair is taken across horizontally. Date: 1930s

Boys on the beach at Salcombe, Devon
Four boys on the beach at Salcombe, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Boat crew, Isle of Mull, Scotland
Crew of Enngusta, Isle of Mull, Scotland. circa 1893

Welsh Chapel Scene
A busy scene on the Crumbles, a long stretch of shingle, from Eastbourne to Pevensey Bay, formed by the tidal wash of the sea. Date: 1950s

Large Group on the Beach ( New Beach ) - a Whistle photograph incorporating many people (unknown to each other) gathered together to be photographed by a photographers whistle! Date: 1947

Mother and Daughter on a shingle beach near fishing boats
Mother and Daughter on a shingle beach near a groyne and some pulled-up fishing boats. Possibly Hastings? Date: circa 1920s

Two women and a dog on the beach at Seaton, Devon
Two women and a dog on the shingle beach at Seaton, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Men with fishing nets at Seaton, Devon
Men with fishing nets on the beach at Seaton, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Mother and two daughters having lunch near their beach hut
Mother and her two daughters having their lunch near their beach hut on a shingle beach. The neighbouring beach hut bears the rather lovely name Joyette. Date: circa 1920s

Holidaymakers at Beacon Cove, Torquay, Devon
Aerial view of holidaymakers enjoying the sunshine at Beacon Cove, Torquay, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Holidaymakers on the beach, Torquay, Devon
Holidaymakers on the beach, with a view of the pier in the distance, at Torquay, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Two boys with boats on a pebbly beach, Devon
Two boys with boats on a pebbly beach in Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Boats and fishing tackle at Seaton, Devon
Boats and fishing tackle on the beach at Seaton, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

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