Seaside

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Definition

The Seaside typically refers to an area on the coast popular with tourists and usually with a beach suitable for bathing and other tourist attractions.

Website Links

http://www.seasidehistory.co.uk/ A site dedicated to seaside history.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/06/uk_british_seaside_history/html/1.stm BBC British Seaside history feature with photographs.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/seaside_01.shtml Detailed BBC article on the Victorians and the Seaside.

Further Reading

Walton, J.K. (2000) The British Seaside: Holidays and Resorts in the Twentieth Century. Manchester University Press.

Gray, F. (2006) Designing the Seaside: Architecture, Society and Nature. Reaktion Books.

Braggs, S.and Harris, D. (2006) Sun, Sea and Sand: The Great British Seaside Holiday. NPI Media Group.

Williams, P. (2006) The English Seaside. English Heritage.

Further Images

1950's illustration of a boy not enjoying the cold sea water

1920's, photograph of a couple on deckchairs at the beach

1946, image of mother and daughter playing in the surf

1960's postcard from Portsmouth and Southsea

1970's, Bognor Regis catalogue showing a family running along the beach