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The Great British Seaside Collection (page 4)

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: Fun At The Beach

Fun At The Beach
16th April 1927: A male bather carries a female friend over the shingle on the beach at Brighton. (Photo by Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Southend Carnval

Southend Carnval
29th August 1928: Masked figures taking part in the Southend Carnival which features a baby show, torchlight procession, battle of the flowers and three-mile procession

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Phil Scot

Phil Scot
20th August 1925: British Heavyweight Champion Phil Scott gives a hand at the mangle on Brighton beach. (Photo by E. Bacon/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Motorcycle Crash

Motorcycle Crash
5th March 1926: A motorcycle and side-car wrapped around a lamppost in Southend, Essex, after it was flung across the road by the impact of colliding with a car

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Southend Carnival

Southend Carnival
28th August 1929: In aid of the new General Hospital, a float depicting a HM Hospital ship parades through the streets during the Southend Carnival which features a baby show, torchlight procession

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Police Walk

Police Walk
21st May 1925: Some of the competitors in Policemans Barking to Southend walk. (Photo by Davis Jr/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Cricket On Beach

Cricket On Beach
20th April 1925: Mrs Jack Hobbs playing cricket on the beach at Margate. (Photo by Brooke/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Seasons First Dip

Seasons First Dip
10th March 1929: A girl prepares to take the plunge during a heatwave in Brighton. (Photo by H. F. Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Brighton Girls

Brighton Girls
10th March 1929: Young girls waving from the waters edge on Brighton beach. (Photo by H. F. Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Shingle-Free

Shingle-Free
16th April 1927: Two young men helping a woman across the shingle on the beach at Brighton during the Easter Holiday. (Photo by Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Whitby

Whitby
circa 1880: The tide out in the harbour at Whitby, with boats moored up. (Photo by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: The Mudlarks

The Mudlarks
Mudlarks, children who beachcomb for waste materials to resell, on Tate Hill Sands, Whitby, North Yorkshire. (Photo by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Crest Of A Wave

Crest Of A Wave
An albumen print of a wave breaking in an atmospheric seascape from the series Views Around Whitby And Eskdale, North Yorkshire. (Photo by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Fishing Boats

Fishing Boats
circa 1880: Small fishing boats about to set sail from Whitby harbour. (Photo by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Regent Terrace

Regent Terrace
circa 1893: Regent Terrace, with the Blackpool Tower in the background, on the seafront at Blackpool, Lancashire. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Brighton Aquarium

Brighton Aquarium
1900: A view of Brighton with the clock tower of Brighton Aquarium. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: South Shore

South Shore
circa 1893: The south shore at Blackpool, Lancashire, from the South Pier. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Murmuration over the ruins of Brightons West Pier

Murmuration over the ruins of Brightons West Pier on the south coast of England. A flock of starlings swoops in a unified mass over the pier at sunset

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Seaside Lights

Seaside Lights
16th September 1933: Blackpool illuminations. (Photo by Fred Morley/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Stormy Weather

Stormy Weather
December 1928: Rough seas at Brighton. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Lifeboat Landing

Lifeboat Landing
A lifeboat coming in to shore after a practice exercise off Brighton

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Blackpool Fairies

Blackpool Fairies
Workmen preparing one of the new set pieces, depicting fairies, for Blackpools famous illuminations in Lancashire. 300, 000 bulbs will be used in various set-pieces and the display will cost ?13, 000

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Well Lit

Well Lit
Visitors admiring the windmill, one of the illuminations at Blackpool, Lancashire

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Sports Enthusiasts

Sports Enthusiasts
Crowds gather on the sea front at Brighton, to watch the scoreboard for the England V Australia cricket test match

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Bag Ladies

Bag Ladies
Contestants in a Neatest Figure contest at Margate, Kent wear bags over their heads

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Human Ants

Human Ants
A birds eye view of a crowded shore at Blackpool, Lancashire

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Bird Samaritan

Bird Samaritan
A member of the Blackpool lifeboat crew takes it upon himself to feed the local seagulls during the winter months

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Illuminated Fish

Illuminated Fish
Illuminated Southend Pier, with a large tropical fish on display

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Fishermans Rest

Fishermans Rest
Whitby fishermen looking out over the harbour

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Campsite

Campsite
A campsite near Southend over a Bank Holiday weekend

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Beach Training

Beach Training
Carman Pomies balances Jeannette Brataux on the beach at Blackpool, during a training session for their French Ladies Football Team

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Swallow Dives

Swallow Dives
16th August 1939: Swallow diving at an outdoor swimming pool in Blackpool, Lancashire. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: White Windmill

White Windmill
circa 1950: The windmill at the south end of Blackpool. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Blackpool Beach

Blackpool Beach
17th September 1934: A team of horses hauling pleasure boats down to the sea on Blackpool beach at dawn. (Photo by Fred Morley/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Town and Headland of Whitby

Town and Headland of Whitby
Vintage engraving from 1884 of the Town and Headland of Whitby, North Yorkshire, England

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Whitby Pier, England

Whitby Pier, England
View from Whitby Abbey looking over the town

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: View of Whitby, Yorkshire (Victorian engraving)

View of Whitby, Yorkshire (Victorian engraving)
A view of Whitby in Yorkshire, England, seen from the harbour. On the top of the cliffs is the famous Whitby Abbey. Could Dracula be lurking, waiting for darknessaŠ

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Whitby Harbour Entrance

Whitby Harbour Entrance
Whitby, North Yorkshire. Whitby Harbour Entrance with the Abbey in the background

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Whitby, Yorkshire

Whitby, Yorkshire
Panorama of Yorkshire fishing port

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Promenade and pier in Penarth town outside Cardiff in South Wales

Promenade and pier in Penarth town outside Cardiff in South Wales
Penarth, Wales

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Beachy Head and lighthouse

Beachy Head and lighthouse
Beachy Head near Eastbourne is a dramatic and beautiful headline extending 535 feet above sea level

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: West pier Brighton and surf

West pier Brighton and surf
A view of the deteriorating west pier at Brighton. Surf is seen lapping onto the beach and the remains of three old pier supports seem to be standing guard over the abandoned pier remains

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: The Old West Pier, Brighton

The Old West Pier, Brighton
A view of the ruins of the west pier including three of the supporting struts that used to form part of the structure. A long exposure has reduced the sea to a milky appearance further concentrating

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: The Bandstand, Brighton

The Bandstand, Brighton
A low level view of the bandstand on the promenade at Brighton. This bandstand was originally built in the late Victorian period and was renovated in recent years

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Southwold Pier and Beach

Southwold Pier and Beach
The surf is lapping at the beach and the pier and rocks are set back against a blue sky

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Beachy Head, 19th Century

Beachy Head, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of Beachy Head is a chalk headland in East Sussex, England. It is situated close to Eastbourne, immediately east of the Seven Sisters

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Beachy Head, East Sussex, United Kingdom

Beachy Head, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Beachy Head is a chalk headland located in east sussex, United Kingdom. Its one of the most popular suicide spots in the world

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Beachy Head Lighthouse

Beachy Head Lighthouse
Seven Sisters cliffs and lighthouse in Sussex, England



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