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The Great British Seaside Collection (page 7)

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: Beach Scene

Beach Scene
circa 1925: Holidaymakers on the beach at Brighton, Sussex. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Sun Bathers

Sun Bathers
circa 1935: Jill Davis and her mother sunbathing at Brighton, East Sussex. (Photo by William Davis/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Clacton Pier

Clacton Pier
Daytrippers on the pier at the seaside resort town of Clacton-on-Sea in Essex. (Photo by Francis Frith/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Young Beach Belles

Young Beach Belles
circa 1910: Two young girls on Brighton beach, about to have a cigarette. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Beach Study

Beach Study
June 1905: A lady photographer taking portraits on Southend beach. (Photo by Paul Martin/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Seaside Tower

Seaside Tower
circa 1895: Blackpool tower. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Brighton Pavilion

Brighton Pavilion
circa 1875: The Royal Pavilion in Brighton, the residence of the Prince of Wales (later George IV). The building was designed in the early 19th century by John Nash

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Chain Pier

Chain Pier
circa 1890: Chain Pier at Brighton in Sussex. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Blackpool Terrace

Blackpool Terrace
circa 1893: Regent Terrace at Blackpool, Lancashire. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Seaside Fish Market

Seaside Fish Market
circa 1895: The fish market on the beach at Brighton, Sussex. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Blackpool Beach

Blackpool Beach
1903: A general view of the beach at Blackpool South Shore, with Blakpool Tower in the background. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Brighton Beach 1902

Brighton Beach 1902
1902: People gathered on Brighton beach and along the promenade. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Winter Gardens

Winter Gardens
1903: The entrance to Winter Gardens pavilion in Blackpool. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Blackpool North Pier

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)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Blackpool Beach 1903

Blackpool Beach 1903
1903: Families enjoy the beach at Blackpool with the North Pier visible in the background. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Blackpools Wheel

Blackpools Wheel
1903: The entrance to Blackpools Great Wheel. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Blackpool 1903

Blackpool 1903
1903: A scene on Talbot Road in Blackpool. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Blackpool Town Hall

Blackpool Town Hall
circa 1900: A child with a pram on the streets of Blackpool with the Town Hall in the background. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Blackpool Tower

Blackpool Tower
1903: Blackpool Tower and sea front, Lancashire, the fairground ferris wheel visible on the left. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Brighton Clock Tower

Brighton Clock Tower
1894: The clock tower in Brighton. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Southend

Southend
circa 1900: The bathing beach at Southend. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Brighton Seafront

Brighton Seafront
circa 1903: Crowds strolling along the seafront at Brighton, Sussex (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Margate Trippers

Margate Trippers
circa 1900: Crowded beach and promenade at Margate. Bathing machines are drawn up on the sands. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Seaside Sideshow

Seaside Sideshow
circa 1895: A crowd lines the promenade and stands on the sands to watch a Punch and Judy show at Margate. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Brighton Seafront

Brighton Seafront
1889: The seafront promenade at Brighton from the beach where several boats are moored. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Hotel Metropole

Hotel Metropole
circa 1893: The Hotel Metropole in Brighton, East Sussex, designed by architect Alfred Waterhouse. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Brighton Parade

Brighton Parade
circa 1910: The Bedford Hotel on the Brighton Parade or seafront in Sussex. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Brighton Pier

Brighton Pier
14th June 1856: Professional pyrotechnist Southby oversees a firework display on the chain pier at Brighton, to celebrate the end of the Crimean War. An engraving by E Evans

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Brighton Palace Pier

Brighton Palace Pier
circa 1900: Palace Pier at Brighton. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Winter Seas

Winter Seas
February 1928: Rough seas breaking on a sea wall by Brighton pier. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Brighton Pier

Brighton Pier
circa 1900: An open top bus and a car passing Brighton pier in East Sussex with a view of the Palace Of Fun and the electric railway. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Sunny Bognor

Sunny Bognor
1929: Crowds on the promenade and beach at Bognor Regis. (Photo by J. B. Helsby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Vanderbilt Coach

Vanderbilt Coach
22nd April 1907: The Vanderbilt coach Meteor drives past the YMCA in Crawley, West Sussex on its first voyage to Brighton. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Drawing Room

Drawing Room
15th July 1948: The south drawing room, with Dolphin furniture loaned by the Admiralty, and presented to Greenwich Hospital in memory of Nelson, at the Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Brooklands Flight

Brooklands Flight
9th May 1911: Gilmours flight from Brooklands to Brighton is seen taking off by spectators. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Bleriot Take Off

Bleriot Take Off
May 1911: A Bleriot monoplane flown by Gustave Hamel leaving Brooklands for Brighton. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Southend Beach

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)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Sand Yachting

Sand Yachting
19th April 1927: A sand yacht at the Easter meeting of the New City Sand Yachting Club at Bognor Regis. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Beachcombers

Beachcombers
19th October 1936: Beachcombers at Brighton diligently searching for anything thrown up by the rough sea. (Photo by E. Dean/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Holiday Crowds

Holiday Crowds
June 1922: Holiday crowds on Pier Hill, Southend. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Bournemouth Regatta

Bournemouth Regatta
July 1924: Three yachts Britannia, Shamrock IV and White Heather at the Bournemouth Yachting Regatta. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Royal Pavilion

Royal Pavilion
15th July 1948: The Banqueting Room of the Royal Pavilion at Brighton, Sussex, added by architect John Nash in 1818, ready for the opening of a Regency exhibition

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Southend Transport

Southend Transport
1907: The laying of wires for the electrification of the Southend-on-Sea trams. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Brighton Pavilion

Brighton Pavilion
15th July 1948: The Music Room at the Royal Pavilion, Brighton bespeaks opulence with many articles in the exhibition having been lent by the King and Queen, Princess Elizabeth

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Whitby Abbey

Whitby Abbey
December 1914: Whitby Abbey after being shelled by German battlecruisers on 16th December. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Bournemouth

Bournemouth
7th February 1928: The pierhead at Bournemouth from the beach. (Photo by Console/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Perched Seagulls & Blackpool Tower

Perched Seagulls & Blackpool Tower
Two seagulls sit perched upon a lamp post beneath the icon Blackpool Tower

Background imageThe Great British Seaside Collection: Vicorian arches in Brighton, Sussex, UK

Vicorian arches in Brighton, Sussex, UK
Colourful turquoise Victorian arches on Madeira Drive, dominate the view of the esplanade of Brighton, in East Sussex, England, in the United Kingdom



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