Holidaymakers on The Sands in Margate. The town was the home of the inventor of the bathing hut, Benjamin Beale, who invented a hut on wheels in 1753 allowing swimmers to enter the water in relative privacy. Some of these machines can be seen here.

Date:
1890 - 1910
Location:
Margate, Thanet, Kent
Reference:
OP00622
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Content

This is part of the Collection: WCO01 W And Company (W & Co.)

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Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Seaside, People, Leisure And Recreation