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Oh I do Like to Be Beside the Seaside; for decades British holidaymakers have flocked to the coast.

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Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Penarth Pier Dusk View

Penarth Pier Dusk View
Penarth Pier is one of the last remaining Victorian piers in Wales. Building of the pier, which was privately owned by the Penarth Promenade & Landing Pier Company, commenced in April 1894

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Penarth Pier, a fine example of Victorian engineering

Penarth Pier, a fine example of Victorian engineering
Penarth Pier is a fine example of Victorian engineering. It stretches out into the Bristol Channel from the Welsh coast near Cardiff. This is a desaturated image with blue graduated filters applied

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Penarth Pier Sunrise

Penarth Pier Sunrise
A glorious morning at Penarth Pier in the Vale of Glamorgan, a fully restored Victorian pier in all its glory with the intense red sunrise glowing in the distance over the Bristol channel

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Penarth Pier, Wales

Penarth Pier, Wales
Penarth pier opened in 1898 in Victorian era when pleasure steamers operated from the pier. It is owned by the vale of Glamorgan Council

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Black and white beach with rocks and wood

Black and white beach with rocks and wood
Beach at Spurn Point, East Riding of West Yorkshire, UK

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Vivid coloured beach huts at sunset

Vivid coloured beach huts at sunset
Wooden beach huts painted bold vivid colours against a dynamic colourful sunset. The long exposure captures the movement of the clouds creating a serene, calm, warm, bold image

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Remains of Brighton's West Pier destroyed by fire

Remains of Brighton's West Pier destroyed by fire
Image of the remains of Brighton's West Pier which was ruined by fire in 2003. Only the skeletal frame of the structure at the end of the pier, and some support legs now remain

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Antique photograph of Rhyl

Antique photograph of Rhyl
Historic photography of people endjoying Rhyl, a seaside town in Denbighshire, northern Wales, which lies on the coast of the Irish Sea at the mouth of the River Clwyd

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Rhyl Sunset, Denbighshire, Wales

Rhyl Sunset, Denbighshire, Wales
Rhyl is a seaside town in Denbighshire, northern Wales. It lies on the coast of the Irish Sea at the mouth of the River Clwyd

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Broadstairs Beach

Broadstairs Beach
A group of brave holiday makers sitting in the rain on Broadstairs Beach. (Photo by Chris Ware/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Westcliff Heatwave

Westcliff Heatwave
20th May 1925: Sunbathing on the beach at Westcliff. (Photo by MacGregor/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Westcliff Swimmer

Westcliff Swimmer
15th May 1925: A child swimming at Westcliff. (Photo by MacGregor/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Whitby Pier at sunrise

Whitby Pier at sunrise
Long exposure of Whitby pier at sunrise showing movement in the water

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Brighton Holiday Beach 1928

Brighton Holiday Beach 1928
9th April 1928: Warmly dressed Easter holidaymakers on Brighton beach. Row boats are pulled up on the steep shingle. (Photo by Walter Bellamy/London Express/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Beach Curiosity

Beach Curiosity
A curious toddler tries to get between two wicker deckchairs on the beach at Rhyl, north Wales

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Worthing Pier Sunset

Worthing Pier Sunset
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Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Love On The Beach

Love On The Beach
Couples getting to know each other on the beach at Yarmouth. (Photo by Paul Martin/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Isle Of Thanet

Isle Of Thanet
July 1927: Children walking at the waters edge on the beach at Dumpton Gap, Isle of Thanet, carrying their buckets and spades. (Photo by Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Cooling Down

Cooling Down
June 1925: A group of children paddling in the River Thames in London. (Photo by Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Beach Huts at Southwold

Beach Huts at Southwold
A colourful row of beach huts seen through a fence on the beach at southwold in Suffolk

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Clevedon Pier Sunset

Clevedon Pier Sunset
A 3 second shot showing Clevedon Pier on the SW coast of the UK at Sunset. The official opening of Clevedon pier was held on Easter Monday, 29th March 1869

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Holiday Snaps

Holiday Snaps
5th July 1927: A woman taking a photograph of a fellow bather at the beach on the Isle of Thanet. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Canvey Island

Canvey Island
1925: The crowded beach at Canvey Island on the River Thames, London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Beach Belles

Beach Belles
7th May 1928: Two bathers sitting on the rocks at Broadstairs beach under a parasol. (Photo by Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Smile

Smile
circa 1912: A seaside photographer taking a photograph of a crowd of mob-hatted bathing belles. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Piggy Back

Piggy Back
circa 1936: Children get a lift down to the waters edge on the shoulders of the adults, in order to conserve their energy for swimming in the sea around the Isle of Wight

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Beach Hut

Beach Hut
circa 1930: Two women and a child sunbathing outside their hut on the beach. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Worthing, Sussex evening view, sun behind the pier

Worthing, Sussex evening view, sun behind the pier
Viewpoint showing Worthing Victorian pier and beach at sunset - dramatic sky behind

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Lyme Regis

Lyme Regis
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Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Wells-next-the-Sea

Wells-next-the-Sea
Beautiful coloured beach huts on the beach at Wells-next-the-Sea on the Norfolk coast

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Seven Sisters

Seven Sisters
The Seven Sisters cliffs viewed from Birling Gap in Sussex

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Destruction iminent

Destruction iminent
Hastings pier taken on June 20th 2010 just four months before a devastating fire destroyed it

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: View From A Pier

View From A Pier
Circa 1950: A man standing on a pier looking out over the sea off the coast of Peter Port in Guernsey toward warships entering the area. (Photo by Dennis Barnard/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Beach Yo-Yo

Beach Yo-Yo
circa 1930: A small child watching a man playing with a yo-yo on a beach. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Collecting Sand

Collecting Sand
Tourists collecting coloured sand at Alum Bay on the Isle of Wight

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Young Paddlers

Young Paddlers
5th July 1927: Two young holidaymakers at Viking Bay, Broadstairs, on the Isle of Thanet. (Photo by Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Safe Harbour

Safe Harbour
The harbour at Newquay in Cornwall

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Fat Head

Fat Head
circa 1929: A big-headed policeman at the Rhyl Carnival and Fete. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Sunrise over Bognor Regis Pier

Sunrise over Bognor Regis Pier
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Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Dusk colours over Worthing towns Victorian Pier

Dusk colours over Worthing towns Victorian Pier
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Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Sunset over the Victorian Pier, Worthing town

Sunset over the Victorian Pier, Worthing town, West Sussex County, England, UK

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Seaside Prom

Seaside Prom
circa 1910: People taking the air on the seafront at Bangor in County Down. (Photo by Alfred Hind Robinson/A H Robinson/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Bridlington Beach

Bridlington Beach
1912: Children playing in the sand on Bridlington beach in north Yorkshire. (Photo by Alfred Hind Robinson/A H Robinson/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Seaside Pool

Seaside Pool
July 1925: Holidaymakers in the bathing pool at Dunbar, Lothian. Dunbar Castle, built in the 9th century, was destroyed by Cromwell in 1650

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Sunrise over Bognor Regis Pier

Sunrise over Bognor Regis Pier
The original Bognor Regis pier took 18 months to build and was opened on the 4th May 1865. It was build by the Bognor Promenade Company at a cost of £ 5000

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Bognor Sea Front 1963

Bognor Sea Front 1963
4th March 1963: The beach at Bognor Regis, Sussex. (Photo by George Freston/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Bognor Pier 1963

Bognor Pier 1963
4th March 1963: The pier at Bognor Regis, Sussex. (Photo by George Freston/Fox Photos/Getty Images) Built by the Bognor Promenade Company

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Bognor Regis Beach, 1963

Bognor Regis Beach, 1963
4th March 1963: The beach at Bognor Regis, Sussex, with the pier in the background. (Photo by George Freston/Fox Photos/Getty Images)



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