In 1871, the British Government declared the Bank Holidays act, throughout the year there were official holidays allowing people time away from their jobs. While the wealthier families often stayed for a week in the summer, the great improvements made to the railway system some thirty years before allowed the working classes to get away on day trips for some healthy fresh air at seaside towns. This great influx of visitors led entrepreneurs to build accommodation and new attractions to capitalise and kick started economic growth in the coastal towns.
This is part 4 of a 4-part series on British Seaside Posters:
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| c1952 Newquay on the Cornish Coast British Railways Harry Arthur Riley |
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| 1953 Teignmouth is Devon, Travel by Train Western Region artist not found |
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| 1953 Roker and Seaburn British Railways Alfred Lambart |
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| 1954 Ramsgate John Barker |
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| c1955 Sunny Rhyl, North Wales British Railways Septimus E. Scott |
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| c1956 Paignton South Devon British Railways R.M. Lander |
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| c1956 Newquay, On the Coast of Cornwall British Railways Jack Merriott |
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| 1956 Whitby, British Railways Lance Cattermole R.O.I. |
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| 1956 Paignton South Devon British Railways R.M. Lander |
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| 1956 Barmouth North Wales For Mountain, Sand & Sea British Railways Harry Riley |
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| 1956 Aberystwyth Western Region Harry Riley |
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| 1957 Weymouth, Sun, Sands & Sea British Railways Claude Henry Buckle |
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| 1957 Teignmouth is Devon British Railways Douglas Lionel Mays |
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| 1957 Plymouth British Railways Harry Riley |
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| 1957 Newquay British Railways Jack Merriott |
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| 1958 Go to Torquay British Railways Jack Merriot |
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| 1958 Cardigan Bay Resorts Travel by Train, Western Region Harry Riley |
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| 1959 Weston-Super-Mare British Railways Harry Arthur Riley |
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| 1959 Broadstairs British Railways attributed to Alan Durman |
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| By 1959 Clacton on Sea Tom Purvis |
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| 1960s Scarborough A Wonderful Place for a Wonderful Holiday Pat Nevin |
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| 1961 Southend On Sea On Britain's Drier And Sunnier Side R.M. Lander |
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| 1961 Cromer, Gem of the Norfolk Coast British Railways Edward Wesson RI |
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| before 1965 Torquay, GWR Leonard Richmond |
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| before 1965 Take the family to the Lancashire Coast, LMS Septimus E. Scott |
Note: Dates were not found for the remainder of images in this series:
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| Bude (Cornwall) Southern Railway Artist not found |
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| Clacton-on-Sea and Holland-on-Sea British Railways Edmond Vaughan |
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| Exmouth S. Devon British Railways F.H. Coventry |
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| Scarborough Where the air's a perfect tonic! Artist not found |
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| Scarborough, The Tonic Holiday Clive Uptton |
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| Scarborough The Tonic Hoilday Sun & Air Beyond Compare Artist not found |
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| Scarborough, The Tonic Holiday, For all the family Artist not found |
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| Scarborough, The Tonic Holiday signed BAN |
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| Scarborough, The Glory Of The English Coast Artist not found |
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| Southend-on-Sea British Railways Artist not found |
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| Southend & Westcliff-on-Sea For Sea Breezes London-Tilbury & Southend Railway Artist not found |
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| Sunny Rhyl, British Railways Leonard |
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| Teignmouth is Devon British Railways Norman Howard |
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| The Yorkshire Coast North Eastern Railway Frank A. Mason |
