Twentieth century seaside architecture : txt pools, piers and pleasure around Britain's coast. /
Ferry, Kathryn
Twentieth century seaside architecture : pools, piers and pleasure around Britain's coast. / txt - 232 p. : ill. ; portraits ; col. ; 20 cm. book
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction 6 --
Chapter 1 Interwar Classical 10 --
Chapter 2 Deco, Modern, Moderne 54 --
Chapter 3 Festival Style at the Seaside 108 --
Chapter 4 The British Costas 156 --
Chapter 5 Decline and New Hope 198 --
Threats and Restoration by Catherine Croft, Director of C20 Society 2016 --
Notes 224 --
Further Reading 226 --
Acknowledgements 227 --
Postcard Publishers 228 --
Index 229 --
About the Author 232 --
Figures:
Leas Cliff Concert Hall and Beach 12 --
Three Promenades, N.S. Blackpool 12 --
Barry Beach 15 --
New Shelter and Clock Tower, Herne Bay 17 --
East View of New Pavilion, Sandbanks 18 --
Crescent Shelter, Kings Gardens, Southport 19 --
Marine Bathing Pavilion, Margate 21 --
Open air Bath Blackpool 22 --
Children’s Paddling Pool, New Promenade, S.S. Blackpool 24 --
Open Air Bath, S.S. Blackpool 25 --
Orchestral Piazza & Bathing Pool, Skegness 28 --
The Band Promenade, Hastings 30 --
Bandstand and Lake, Stanley Park, Blackpool 31 --
St. Lawrence Cliff Bandstand, Ramsgate 33 --
Pier Entrance and Bandstand, Worthing 35 --
The Pier Pavilion, Worthing 36 --
Interior Pier Pavilion, Worthing 38 --
The Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen 39 --
Pavilion and Winter Gardens, Weston Super Mare 41 --
Grand Pavilion, showing Entrance to Gardens Porthcawl 42 --
Leas Cliff Hal and Beach, Folkestone 44 --
Spa Bandstand and Ballroom, Scarborough 47 --
The Aquarium, Brighton 48 --
Gardens and Pavilion, entrance, Bournemouth 49 --
The Pier Approach, Bournemouth 51 --
White Rock Music Pavilion, Hastings 53 --
De La Warr Pavilion and Colonnade, Bexhill on Sea 56 --
The new Parade looking East Hastings 59 --
Winter Gardens and Cascade, Ventnor, L.W. 60 --
Ashton & Pavilion, Gourock, from the water 62 --
The Marine Hall, Fleetwood 63 --
Lee on Solent, the Tower Entrance to the Pier 66 --
South Pier, Blackpool, S.S. 68 --
Pier from the Bridge, Clacton on Sea 69 --
Victoria Gardens, New Brighton 74 --
The Marine Lake from Pleasure Beach, Southport 75 --
Blackpool Pleasure Beach 79 --
The Casino and Pleasure Beach, Blackpool 80 --
Nardini Lounge, Café and Restaurant, Largs 82 --
The Moorings, Largs 84 --
Morecambe, Central Promenade 85 --
The Lido, Saltdean 90 --
The Lido Saltdean 91 --
Swimming Pool, Penzance 93 --
Physical drill at the Bathing Pool St. Leonardo on Sea 94 --
Hastings, Lower Promenade 95 --
Midland Hotel, Morecambe 96 --
Embassy Court Brighton Best Position on Sea Front 98 --
Palace Court Hotel, Bournemouth 99 --
Grand Hotel, Sandown, Isle of Wight 101 --
Bowleaze from the road 102 --
Marine Court, St. Leonards on Sea 103 --
Prestatyn Holiday Camp 105 --
Prestatyn Holiday Camp, Barnacle Beach 106 --
The New Fountain and Pier, Cleethorpes 111 --
South Bank Exhibition Festival of Britain 1951 115 --
Guinness Clock, GT, Yarmouth 117 --
The Pier, Boscombe 124 --
Lowestoft, South Pier and Tower 128 --
Sea Terminal, Douglas, Isle of Man 132 --
Festival Hall, Paignton 142 --
Paignton Festival Hall 143 --
Royal Floral Hall Gardens, Rhyl 144 --
The Festival Pavilion and Gardens, Skegness 147 --
The Promenade, Seaburn, Sunderland 148 --
Rhos on Sea, North Wales 149 --
The Chalets South end Mablethorpe 151 --
St. Lawrence Beach, Ramsgate 153 --
Penarth Esplanade 159 --
The Leas, Folkestone 163 --
Bedford Hotel and Sea Front, Brighton 164 --
Cavendish Hotel 166 --
Cavendish Hotel 167 --
The Harbour and Hotel Burstin, Folkestone 169 --
The Clock Tower and Beach, Margate 174 --
Central Pier, Blackpool 176 --
The Pier Southport 178 --
The Golden Mile Beach and Tower, Blackpool 181 --
The Pleasure Beach, Blackpool 185 --
Summerland, Douglass, Isle of Man 187 --
Summerland Douglass I.O.M. 188 --
Coral Island, Torquay 190 --
Oasis Pool, Hunstaton 191 --
Rhyl Sun Centre 192 --
The Leisure Centre, Cleethorpes 196 --
The Brighton Centre 200 --
Bournemouth International Centre 203 --
English Riviera Centre & Gardens Torquay 204 --
The Three Shells, Western Esplanade, Southend on Sea 205 --
"A nostalgic exploration of Britain's distinctive and architecturally significant seafront buildings from the 1920s to the new millennium. British seaside resorts enjoyed phenomenal popularity for much of the twentieth century and as climate change strikes in the modern era, domestic travel has witnessed a renewed popularity. Told chronologically, this book is the first look at how resort architecture around the UK coast kept pace with changing fashions and the increasing competition of foreign destinations. Using vintage postcards, Kathryn Ferry showcases the inherent playfulness of seaside architecture as it evolved from interwar classicism, through art deco and international modernism, to Festival of Britain-inspired mid-century style, then later to seafront tower blocks and the artificial beaches of 1970s leisure centers. Featuring a wide range of building types, Twentieth-Century Seaside Architecture explores everything from beach huts and bandstands to lidos, piers, theatres, hotels, and amusement arcades and offers a compelling reassessment of domestic tourism that will appeal to architecture and design fans who love to reside by the sea." --Amazon.
9781837330478 1837330476
Seaside architecture--Great Britain--20th century
Piers--History--Great Britain
Architecture--History--Great Britain --20th century
Outdoor swimming pools--History--Great Britain--20th century
Amusement parks--History--Great Britain--20th century
Modern movement Architecture--Great Britain
Great Britain
NA971 / F47 2025
720.9410914 / F399
Twentieth century seaside architecture : pools, piers and pleasure around Britain's coast. / txt - 232 p. : ill. ; portraits ; col. ; 20 cm. book
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction 6 --
Chapter 1 Interwar Classical 10 --
Chapter 2 Deco, Modern, Moderne 54 --
Chapter 3 Festival Style at the Seaside 108 --
Chapter 4 The British Costas 156 --
Chapter 5 Decline and New Hope 198 --
Threats and Restoration by Catherine Croft, Director of C20 Society 2016 --
Notes 224 --
Further Reading 226 --
Acknowledgements 227 --
Postcard Publishers 228 --
Index 229 --
About the Author 232 --
Figures:
Leas Cliff Concert Hall and Beach 12 --
Three Promenades, N.S. Blackpool 12 --
Barry Beach 15 --
New Shelter and Clock Tower, Herne Bay 17 --
East View of New Pavilion, Sandbanks 18 --
Crescent Shelter, Kings Gardens, Southport 19 --
Marine Bathing Pavilion, Margate 21 --
Open air Bath Blackpool 22 --
Children’s Paddling Pool, New Promenade, S.S. Blackpool 24 --
Open Air Bath, S.S. Blackpool 25 --
Orchestral Piazza & Bathing Pool, Skegness 28 --
The Band Promenade, Hastings 30 --
Bandstand and Lake, Stanley Park, Blackpool 31 --
St. Lawrence Cliff Bandstand, Ramsgate 33 --
Pier Entrance and Bandstand, Worthing 35 --
The Pier Pavilion, Worthing 36 --
Interior Pier Pavilion, Worthing 38 --
The Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen 39 --
Pavilion and Winter Gardens, Weston Super Mare 41 --
Grand Pavilion, showing Entrance to Gardens Porthcawl 42 --
Leas Cliff Hal and Beach, Folkestone 44 --
Spa Bandstand and Ballroom, Scarborough 47 --
The Aquarium, Brighton 48 --
Gardens and Pavilion, entrance, Bournemouth 49 --
The Pier Approach, Bournemouth 51 --
White Rock Music Pavilion, Hastings 53 --
De La Warr Pavilion and Colonnade, Bexhill on Sea 56 --
The new Parade looking East Hastings 59 --
Winter Gardens and Cascade, Ventnor, L.W. 60 --
Ashton & Pavilion, Gourock, from the water 62 --
The Marine Hall, Fleetwood 63 --
Lee on Solent, the Tower Entrance to the Pier 66 --
South Pier, Blackpool, S.S. 68 --
Pier from the Bridge, Clacton on Sea 69 --
Victoria Gardens, New Brighton 74 --
The Marine Lake from Pleasure Beach, Southport 75 --
Blackpool Pleasure Beach 79 --
The Casino and Pleasure Beach, Blackpool 80 --
Nardini Lounge, Café and Restaurant, Largs 82 --
The Moorings, Largs 84 --
Morecambe, Central Promenade 85 --
The Lido, Saltdean 90 --
The Lido Saltdean 91 --
Swimming Pool, Penzance 93 --
Physical drill at the Bathing Pool St. Leonardo on Sea 94 --
Hastings, Lower Promenade 95 --
Midland Hotel, Morecambe 96 --
Embassy Court Brighton Best Position on Sea Front 98 --
Palace Court Hotel, Bournemouth 99 --
Grand Hotel, Sandown, Isle of Wight 101 --
Bowleaze from the road 102 --
Marine Court, St. Leonards on Sea 103 --
Prestatyn Holiday Camp 105 --
Prestatyn Holiday Camp, Barnacle Beach 106 --
The New Fountain and Pier, Cleethorpes 111 --
South Bank Exhibition Festival of Britain 1951 115 --
Guinness Clock, GT, Yarmouth 117 --
The Pier, Boscombe 124 --
Lowestoft, South Pier and Tower 128 --
Sea Terminal, Douglas, Isle of Man 132 --
Festival Hall, Paignton 142 --
Paignton Festival Hall 143 --
Royal Floral Hall Gardens, Rhyl 144 --
The Festival Pavilion and Gardens, Skegness 147 --
The Promenade, Seaburn, Sunderland 148 --
Rhos on Sea, North Wales 149 --
The Chalets South end Mablethorpe 151 --
St. Lawrence Beach, Ramsgate 153 --
Penarth Esplanade 159 --
The Leas, Folkestone 163 --
Bedford Hotel and Sea Front, Brighton 164 --
Cavendish Hotel 166 --
Cavendish Hotel 167 --
The Harbour and Hotel Burstin, Folkestone 169 --
The Clock Tower and Beach, Margate 174 --
Central Pier, Blackpool 176 --
The Pier Southport 178 --
The Golden Mile Beach and Tower, Blackpool 181 --
The Pleasure Beach, Blackpool 185 --
Summerland, Douglass, Isle of Man 187 --
Summerland Douglass I.O.M. 188 --
Coral Island, Torquay 190 --
Oasis Pool, Hunstaton 191 --
Rhyl Sun Centre 192 --
The Leisure Centre, Cleethorpes 196 --
The Brighton Centre 200 --
Bournemouth International Centre 203 --
English Riviera Centre & Gardens Torquay 204 --
The Three Shells, Western Esplanade, Southend on Sea 205 --
"A nostalgic exploration of Britain's distinctive and architecturally significant seafront buildings from the 1920s to the new millennium. British seaside resorts enjoyed phenomenal popularity for much of the twentieth century and as climate change strikes in the modern era, domestic travel has witnessed a renewed popularity. Told chronologically, this book is the first look at how resort architecture around the UK coast kept pace with changing fashions and the increasing competition of foreign destinations. Using vintage postcards, Kathryn Ferry showcases the inherent playfulness of seaside architecture as it evolved from interwar classicism, through art deco and international modernism, to Festival of Britain-inspired mid-century style, then later to seafront tower blocks and the artificial beaches of 1970s leisure centers. Featuring a wide range of building types, Twentieth-Century Seaside Architecture explores everything from beach huts and bandstands to lidos, piers, theatres, hotels, and amusement arcades and offers a compelling reassessment of domestic tourism that will appeal to architecture and design fans who love to reside by the sea." --Amazon.
9781837330478 1837330476
Seaside architecture--Great Britain--20th century
Piers--History--Great Britain
Architecture--History--Great Britain --20th century
Outdoor swimming pools--History--Great Britain--20th century
Amusement parks--History--Great Britain--20th century
Modern movement Architecture--Great Britain
Great Britain
NA971 / F47 2025
720.9410914 / F399