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Beside the Sea Sarah Freeman

Beside the Sea By Sarah Freeman

Beside the Sea by Sarah Freeman


$36.99
Condition - Very Good
5 in stock

Summary

A notalgic illustrated history of the British seasidde, in the vein of Aurum's own Britain's Lost Cricket Grounds and Britain's Lost Railways.

Beside the Sea Summary

Beside the Sea: Britain's Lost Seaside Heritage by Sarah Freeman

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.

Beside the Sea Reviews

'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.'

About Sarah Freeman

Author and journalist Sarah Freeman is currently features editor of the Yorkshire Post newspaper. While born and brought up in landlocked Leeds, she spent much of her childhood in a cagoule, eating egg sandwiches on a beach in Scarborough and to this day still has an unhealthy obsession with two-penny slot machines.

Additional information

GOR007819996
9781781313053
1781313059
Beside the Sea: Britain's Lost Seaside Heritage by Sarah Freeman
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Quarto Publishing PLC
20150507
192
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - Beside the Sea