Seaside

A selection of images based on the theme of seaside including images from Victorian times and the 1950s. Check out our Teaching Activity Seaside Past: Punch and Judy

Add to My Favourites Copyright English Heritage.NMR Ice cream kiosk, Fleetwood, Lancashire A wooden ice cream kiosk on the seafront at Fleetwood is closed as it is out of season.	Add to My Favourites Copyright English Heritage.NMR Punch and Judy show, Lowestoft, Suffolk Children watching a Punch and Judy show on the beach at Lowestoft at a charge of 3d. Lowestoft Pier can be seen in the background, beyond the holidaymakers, showing temporary repairs following World War II.
Add to My Favourites Reproduced by permission of English Heritage.NMR The beach, Weymouth, Dorset Weymouth was a popular seaside resort. Here, the beach can be seen busy with holiday makers, while bathing machines are for hire to allow the more adventurous to swim in the sea.	Add to My Favourites Reproduced by permission of English Heritage.NMR Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire A busy street view looking north along Blackpool promenade towards Blackpool Tower. The tower was built in 1891-4 by Maxwell and Tuke. A few sailing boats can be seen taking holidaymakers on rides from the shore.
Add to My Favourites Reproduced by permission of English Heritage.NMR Bandstand, Marine Park, South Shields, Tyne and Wear View from the terrace looking towards the bandstand and the coast.	Add to My Favourites Reproduced by permission of English Heritage.NMR Broadstairs, Kent Holidaymakers on the beach at Broadstairs with a line of bathing machines drawn up onto the shore.
Add to My Favourites Reproduced by permission of English Heritage.NMR Picnic at Kennack Sands, St Keverne, Cornwall A group having a picnic on the beach at Kennack.	Add to My Favourites Reproduced by permission of English Heritage.NMR Promenade Gardens, Grange Over Sands, Cumbria General view of flower beds and paths. On the lower, shoreside path is a man with wheelbarrow.
Add to My Favourites Reproduced by permission of English Heritage.NMR Children playing at New Brighton, Merseyside Boys playing in a peddle boat in the boating pool on the beach.	Add to My Favourites Copyright English Heritage.NMR Punch and Judy on the beach at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk A cluster of children sit watching Uncle Lew's Punch & Judy Show. The Britannia Pier in Great Yarmouth can be seen in the background across the beach.
Add to My Favourites Copyright English Heritage.NMR Miniature Train on Hunstanton Pier, Norfolk Hunstanton Pier was built in 1870-71. Here, a miniature railway carries holidaymakers along the pier.	Add to My Favourites Copyright English Heritage.NMR Donkey rides on Bridlington Beach, East Yorkshire Children sitting on donkeys on Bridlington Beach in East Yorkshire.
Add to My Favourites Copyright English Heritage.NMR Blackpool, Lancashire The Salvation Army runs a children's beach mission on the sand. The song on the board is 'All things bright and beautiful'.	Add to My Favourites Copyright Crown copyright.NMR The beach, Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset Donkeys for hire as well as a horse-drawn 'fire engine' on the beach at Weston-Super-Mare. The town can be seen in the distance on the wooded slopes.
Add to My Favourites Copyright Crown copyright.NMR Surfing at Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall A view of surfers on the beach at Perranporth with two lifeguards watching from the roof of their landrover. The red and yellow flag designates a lifeguarded area while the black and white flag designates a surfing area (i.e. no swimming allowed).	Add to My Favourites Copyright Crown copyright.NMR Wellington Pier, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Wellington Pier was built in 1853 by Peter Ashcroft, engineer of the Eastern Counties Railway and largely rebuilt in 1900 when the Borough bought it. The railways provided the first chance for many people to visit the seaside and there is often a strong link between to the two.
Add to My Favourites Copyright English Heritage.NMR Blackpool Tower, Blackpool, Lancashire Blackpool Tower was inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris and opened on the 14th May, 1894.