Bathing Machine Collection

Bathing At Southsea
1900: Holidaymakers enjoy mixed bathing at Southsea, in the sea with a line of bathing machines along the shore. (Photo by William Davis/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Young Bather
circa 1905: A young girl poses shyly as she steps out of a bathing machine wearing her bathing costume. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Bathing At Ostende
1st July 1880: Bathers enjoying a splash in the sea at Ostende, Belgium (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Bathing Belle
1894: A Victorian woman dressed for the beach. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Blackpool North Pier
circa 1900: Bathing machines lined up on the beach in front of the North Pier, Blackpool. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Southend Beach
circa 1919: Bathers at Southend enjoying a dip with the security of a rope attatched to their bathing machines. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Bathing Huts
1907: A lone bather heads for the bathing huts. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Sea Bathing
A huddle of bathing machines trundle into the sea at Scarborough, allowing demure tourists to swim in total privacy. Original Artwork

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