The 1930s saw a great diversity of architectural styles: from Neo-Georgian for town halls and mock Tudor for suburban semis, to ‘anything goes’ for the latest cinemas. But the seaside was the setting for some of Britain’s first and finest ventures into Modernism, a new movement that espoused the benefits of sunshine, simplicity and space. Here are six of the finest examples of Modernism at the English seaside: 1. The Midland hotel, Morecambe Designed by Oliver Hill, one of the England’sRead more
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How English Beach Holidays Have Changed Over Time
We take a look through our archive to illustrate how beach holidays have changed over the centuries.Read more
English seaside resorts through the Aerofilms lens
Regina Papachlimitzou is the Activity Team Support Officer for Britain from Above. The project is a four year Heritage Lottery Fund supported project run by English Heritage and the Royal Commissions on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland and Wales, and involves the conservation, digitisation and cataloguing of 95,000 negatives from the Aerofilms collection. Click on images for a larger view – the original (even larger) images can be seen on the Britain from Above website. Stranded in the waterRead more