
A 1950s Holiday in Bognor Regis
The History Press Ltd
Published on 1. April 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-0-7524-9912-3 (ISBN)
Description
Bognor Regis is situated on the south coast of Britain, overlooking the English Channel. On 18 January 1787 the resort's founder, Sir Richard Hotham, laid the first stone marking the town as a 'public bathing place', a description that Bognor Regis has enjoyed ever since. The lure of the sea and the town's regular appearance at the top of the national sunshine league continues to draw people from towns and cities. Throughout the decades, seaside holidays have changed to reflect current fashions. Bognor Regis has been no different; rather like the ebb and flow of the tide, visitor numbers have risen, fallen and risen again according to the various fashions of the day. Accessibility by train from London was a major contributor to the number of visitors in the resort's early years. Coaches and Sunday school outings then came into prominence, followed eventually by the arrival of the car. As leisure time and money became more plentiful, a Sunday outing was replaced by a week at the seaside, then a fortnight's break. Recalling Macari's delicious ice cream, the divers leaping off the pier, and children building sandcastles as their parents sat in deckchairs in suits and summer dresses, this book relives the glory days of 1950s Bognor Regis. With many pictures published here for the first time, this book is sure to bring back happy memories for both visitors and residents of this popular seaside town.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
100 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
286 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7524-9912-3 (9780752499123)
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Sylvia Endacott | Shirley Lewis
A 1950s Holiday in Bognor Regis
E-Book
04/2014
The History Press Ltd
€9.99
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Persons
Sylvia Endacott gives over forty talks about various aspects of local history all over West Sussex, every year. She has written a wide range of books over the last twenty years, as well as writing a weekly feature in the local press. She is also currently group organizer for the newly formed Bognor Regis U3A. Shirley Lewishas been involved in local history research and exhibitions within the town.