Former glory
An original prainting of the famous seaside town on Tenby in Wales
Although nowadays many are flourishing again, the 1960s were almost the British seaside resorts’ last hurrah. Their decline began for the very same reason they became successful in the first place – relatively cheap and quick transport. Suddenly foreign holiday destinations, in Greece and Southern Spain in particular became affordable and accessible. Initially it was … Continue reading "Splendid Postcards of British Seaside Resorts in the 1960s"
Southwold in east Suffolk, is one of several English seaside resorts that is famed for its beach huts. The huts form a fringe along the top of the beach in a panoply of colour. They are an essential ingredient of the nostalgic view of the British seaside. In many ways the huts are an evolution of the Victorian bathing machine which were wheeled out to sea to allow ladies and gentlemen to enter the water in their bathing costume, whilst preserving full modesty. Although many huts can also be traced back to converted fishmen's huts that were used to store fishing tackle. Genuine, black tarred, fishermen's huts can still be found a little further down the coast at Southwold harbour. (D0806)
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