Beside the sea : Britain's lost seaside heritage
Freeman, Sarah2015
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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 - this book 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.
Main title:
Beside the sea : Britain's lost seaside heritage / Sarah Freeman.
Author:
Freeman, Sarah, author
Imprint:
London : Aurum Press, 2015.
Collation:
191 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 29 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781781313053 (hbk)
Dewey class:
941'.00946941.009
Local class:
941.009
Language:
English
Subject:
Seaside resorts -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centurySeaside resorts -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th centuryVacations -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryVacations -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th centuryHistoryGreat Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th centuryGreat Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
BRN:
1717093
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