This week's Sepia Saturday prompt photograph (see at the end of my post) features three girls playing in the sand c.1900 - but it is not all sea, sand and sun, as they are very warmly dressed in coats and hats.
Judging by the clothes, this looks to be taken in winter - My husband's Great Aunt Pat with her husband Frank King, daughter Annette and small son, also Frank - c1920. This could well be Margate beach in Kent.
Another windy day in May 2005 on the Isle of Iona off the west coast of Scotland. Daughter with sunglasses on, but hood up against the elements.
Onto more sunnier climes with family photographs from the 1950s when we holidayed in Bournemouth on the south coast of England.
Digging holes with my brother. You can tell this must be the 1950’s - those were the days before the anti-smoking campaigns and my father is happy to enjoy his cigarette, long before he ditched the habit. Goodness knows why I was I wearing a hated rubber swimming cap, as I could barely swim at this stage? I suppose to keep dry my long hair which was usually in plaits.
Here in my sun hat and gingham summer dress, made by my dressmaker mother.
And if you cannot get to the beach, why not enjoy some sandy moments at home? Granddaughter having fun in her sand pit.
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I really nice collection of family members on various beaches a 'few' years ago. :) And yes, those ugly rubber swim caps! When I was in my teens companies began selling decorated swim caps and since the public pool where I liked to swim required wearing a cap I bought a couple of cute ones to wear - one covered in colorful flowers, the other covered with white sort-of fringy things. That doesn't describe it very well, but it was rather smart-looking - for a swim cap anyway.
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I looked at some pictures of Margate beach and that beach looks very sandy. In the first photo I see a lot of pebble. So maybe it's a different beach? Or did they apply sand to it later (as is done here)?
Nice collection of beach photos :)
ReplyDeleteLovely beach photos. What a smart idea to include winter photos.
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I've visited enough beaches around Britain to know that damp, windy, and cold are the most common qualities shared by seaside resorts there. I also know that slippery shingle stone beaches are more common than sandy shores which makes digging a hole much more challenging. Getting buried in pebbles and stones would not be a pleasant experience but worth a picture! :—)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mike, for your comment, but I disagree about shingle stone beaches are more common here than sandy beaches. I have yet to be on a shingle beach, though I think the most famous one is at Brighton on the south coast. In my experience, beaches I have been on on both the west and east coasts of England and Scotland, and English south coast around Bournemouth and in Cornwall have all been sandy - and just right for fun play and digging holes! .
DeleteI'm happy to see your photos of family outings at different "beaches". It's great to see the outfits you all wore also!
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