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From the Victorian era to the early years of the 1960s, Summer in Britain meant a mass exodus, as millions of Britons boarded steam locomotives and charabancs to swap the drudgery of life in the country's industrial heartlands for the fleeting pleasures of the coast.
Through the stories of the most popular destinations - from Brighton and Margate to Scarborough and Blackpool - Beside the Sea steps back in time to relive the heyday of the Great British seaside.
What it discovers is a cultural and architectural golden age. A time when the grand hotels, ballrooms, holiday camps, piers and amusements were thronged with visitors during high season. An era when the variety acts who packed out the theatres and music halls were among the most famous names in the land. And a world in which the beach meant fish and chips, donkey rides and bathing suits, not palm trees, bikinis and white sands.
Combining stunning archive photography with memories from people who worked, or holidayed, at these resorts, Wish You Were Here celebrates a forgotten time and place in British life, and offers a lament for the magical beachfronts that have since fallen into decay, or been wiped away by developers.
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The building of the railways made seaside holidays a possibility for workers in Britain's industrial cities and transformed a host of small coastal towns into glamorous entertainment centres. Using archive photographs and ephemera and the memories of people who worked and holidayed in places such as Margate, Scarborough and Blackpool, this nostalgic history recalls the culture of donkey rides, lidos and variety shows that was the pleasure of millions until air travel drew people away from the traditional resorts.
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'A picture book that delves inot yesteryear's seaside resorts.'
'Celebrating Britain's lost seaside heritage and packed with wonderfully nostalgic pictures, this book tells the story of 19 of the most popular destinations.'
'Celebrating Britain's lost seaside heritage and packed with wonderfully nostalgic pictures, this book tells the story of 19 of the most popular destinations.'
'A picture book that delves inot yesteryear's seaside resorts.'
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- PublisherAurum
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 1781313059
- ISBN 13 9781781313053
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages192
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