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Wearing coats and berets against the chill of an English summer three children have brought their buckets and spades to the beach at Whitby in Yorkshire, 1930

Wearing coats and berets against the chill of an English summer three children have brought their buckets and spades to the beach at Whitby in Yorkshire. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). June 1930




Bashful bathers take to the waters at Southend-on-Sea, 1919

Bashful bathers take to the waters at Southend-on-Sea, Essex. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). August 1919




Two bathers enjoy a cigarette on the beach, 1926

Two bathers enjoy a cigarette on the beach at Lowestoft. (Photo by E. Bacon/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 2nd July 1926




Marianne Brauns jumping a breakwater on the beach, 1950

Marianne Brauns jumping a breakwater on the beach, wearing a structured blue swimsuit with white trim. (Photo by Carl Sutton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1950




Two women changing discreetly on a beach in Skreenette bathing tents, 1929

Two women changing discreetly on a beach in “Skreenette” bathing tents. (Photo by H. F. Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 12th April 1929




An ice cream vendor wearing waders sells Bailey's ice cream to two women bathing in the sea at Brighton, 1939

An ice cream vendor wearing waders sells Bailey's ice cream to two women bathing in the sea at Brighton. (Photo by George W. Hales/Fox Photos/Getty Images). 7th August 1939




A couple on holiday in Le Touquet, France, 1947

A couple on holiday in Le Touquet, France. (Photo by Fred Ramage/Keystone Features/Getty Images). 1947




Holiday-makers creating their own enjoyment on the beach, by leaping over strands of seaweed, 1935

British holiday-makers creating their own enjoyment on the beach, by leaping over strands of seaweed. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1935




Boys doing handstands on the beach at a holiday camp, 1936

Dr. Barnardo's boys doing handstands on the beach at a holiday camp in Kent. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Getty Images). 1st September 1936




A couple relax in their deckchairs on the beac, 1913

A couple relax in their deckchairs on the beach at Great Yarmouth. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 1st August 1913




Bathing beauties cluster round a fisherman as he regales them with his fishy tales, 1939

Bathing beauties cluster round a fisherman as he regales them with his fishy tales. (Photo by Arthur Tanner/Fox Photos/Getty Images). 15th April 1939




A little boy waves his bucket and spade at the waves as he watches the sea on the beach, 1927

A little boy waves his bucket and spade at the waves as he watches the sea on the beach at Clacton-on-Sea. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). August 1927




Michele Karsteus (left) paddles with some older holidaymakers at the water's edge, 1951

French visitor Michele Karsteus (left) paddles with some older holidaymakers at the water's edge. (Photo by George Douglas/Picture Post/Getty Images). 25th August 1951




Three young girls enjoy one of the first rides of the donkey season on the beach, 1934

Three young girls enjoy one of the first rides of the donkey season on the beach at Ramsgate, England. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 7th April 1934




A young child with his dog on the beach, 1926

A young child with his dog on the beach at Lowestoft. (Photo by E. Bacon/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 2nd July 1926




A man rolls up the legs of his suit, paddles into the water

A man rolls up the legs of his suit, paddles into the water to turn his back on the world and stare out to sea. (Photo by Vagn Hansen/BIPs/Getty Images). 1955




Girls on a beach in Japan, 1925

Girls on a beach in Japan. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). Circa 1925




Kiss on the beach

Newly weds, honeymooning in Jersey, kiss on the beach. (Photo by Haywood Magee/Picture Post/Getty Images). 25th April 1953




Two girls enjoy ice creams on the sands, 1958)



Two holidaymakers enjoying a donkey ride on the beach, 1950

Two holidaymakers enjoying a donkey ride on the beach at Blackpool, circa 1950. Blackpool Tower is in the background. (Photo by John Chillingworth/Picture Post/Getty Images)
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