Dr Kathryn Ferry

I'm doing more online talks over the coming months looking at the social and architectural history of the British seaside. Pretend it's still summer and join me for a dip into the seaside past www.ticketsource.com/kathryn-ferry 🏖️🌊👙🏖️

Our next *free* seminar looks at the saucy side of seaside holidays. Join our three speakers to explore the sexual undertones of #georgian #scarborough, liminality and permissiveness on the coast and the postcard humour of Donald McGill. Full details at seasideheritage.org.uk/events/upcom...

How has spending a day at the beach changed? There's always been plenty of lazing around but we wear less clothes these days! Paddling and sandcastle building remain perennial favourites 😊 Join me for more seaside holiday history online this Friday 23 Oct www.ticketsource.com/kathryn-ferry

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This is exactly what we feared @seasidenetwork.bsky.social @artdecosocuk.bsky.social! An overscaled proposal for the site of the 1930 lido at #gorleston www.thesun.co.uk/travel/40549...

This time last week I was on my way to #Llandudno for @thevicsoc.bsky.social AGM weekend. My lecture about resort development in North Wales was well received and it was great to see so many familiar faces. Went on the #pier and up the Great Orme - it's a lovely place!

after a couple of hair-pulling-out days, the IHN website is BACK! it looks a little different (but not much) but most excitingly, our Members Only resources are now online too! Members will receive an email shortly on how to access it. FOMO? sign up! independenthistorians.org

This was my Saturday morning. What have you been up to?

Such a privilege to make these awards and share all the lovely things that voters said about their favourite #seaside places.

You can knock the #GrandHotel but you can't knock the views across #scarborough South Bay This is what I can see to north and south of my bedroom - with a lot of sea in between 🌊🌊🌊😍

Made it to #york, definitely one of my fave stations 😍 Next stop sunny #scarborough ready for @seasidenetwork.bsky.social Big Day Out tomorrow

Best find at today's collector's fair - a postcard of the short-lived #monorail at #rhyl. It only ran for a few weeks in 1980 - read more at theleisurehistorian.com/rhyl-monorail/

Skegness may be bracing but - Bridlington will make you jump for joy! The wonderful cover to the Yorkshire coastal resort's Official Guide for 1934. #seaside #holidays #design #yorkshire @seasideferry.bsky.social ↘️ flic.kr/p/2sAWUoW

I LOVE vintage #seaside souvenirs so really want to go and see the current exhibition #Southend Central Museum www.southendmuseums.co.uk/exhibitions/...

In my past life I would have looked at the houses. Since getting a whippet all I see are the whippets!

Really fascinating day at the #DelaWarrPavilion #bexhill taking part in #BeingModern. A great selection of talks and I had my own dressing room!

‘September’ Artist: Eppo Doeve (Not a Ladybird artist - but what a striking image)

THIS THURSDAY! Join @seasideferry.bsky.social on 10 Sept, 2pm, for Sir Billy Butlin: The Holiday Maker From travelling showman to holiday-camp pioneer, Butlin's rags-to-riches story made him a household name. But behind the brand, family life was far less happy portal.sog.org.uk/event/book/2...

My first time staying at The Grand Hotel... It hasn't managed to maintain its original reputation for grandeur but I think it's important to put your money where your mouth is. Seaside resorts need inward investment and Scarborough needs The Grand - can you imagine South Bay without it?

Here are a few of my favourite examples of #seaside #streetart - ice creams at #cleethorpes, two massive murals from #westonsupermare and a fading #banksy at #cromer

Swanage cutealism

An interesting mix of buildings and boats around #portsmouthharbour

Been in #portsmouth this afternoon to speak @agragenealogy.bsky.social meeting. We were in the #maryrosemuseum which was designed to look like an oyster shell but made me think of a whale's mouth

The Billy Butlin story is full of myths but his biography was an incredible one and I'm looking forward to sharing it with @sogorg.bsky.social Open to non-members and Butlin's fans 😊

I've got a couple of talks coming up so thought I'd share the details in case anyone fancies joining me... On 12th September I'm taking part in #BeingModern at the De la Warr Pavilion in #bexhill Amazing venue to talk about #seaside #modernism and sign copies of my book www.dlwp.com/event/being-...

Thank you for the reminder @kentmapsonline.bsky.social FINAL day of voting TODAY so fans of #hernebay pier and #margate #shellgrotto can show their support at seasideheritage.org.uk/bucket-spade...

Picked up some bright and colourful #seaside ephemera from the collector's fair this morning. #morecambe winter garden programme from 1955, cruising brochure from 1960 (flag-waving nautical seal 💙) and 1963 #broadstairs pavilion programme

Edwardian #Brighton as seen on the cover of the 1909 "Book of Brighton" & official guide by artist Val. Prince. With details of attractions & amenities for holiday visitors & potential residents the guide offers health & pleasure all year round. @seasideferry.bsky.social ↘️ flic.kr/p/2sxqJkg

I'm preparing a new #socialhistory / #geneaology talk about the #BritishSeaside which is fun except that there is so much to put in! 300 years distilled into 45 minutes. These pics are going in anyway

@leedstours.bsky.social and other indy historians in the Leeds area, this one is for you!

Have you voted in this year's #bucketandspadelist yet? The list is always a quirky mixture of places and attractions nominated by the public and compiled by @seasidenetwork.bsky.social Voting is a great way to support some of our lesser-known seaside treasures seasideheritage.org.uk/bucket-spade...

Thanks @lucigosling.bsky.social Love how Tenby is as fashionable as Ostend! And those children's costumes are gorgeous

Had a great time talking to comedians Isy Suttie and Dan Skinner for the @gwr.com Great Escapes podcast. Lots of chat about seaside history and the charms of #Torquay. Listen via podfollow.com/great-escape... Goal for next time is to get in on the fudge making gig!

If you're an independent historian this is the place for you! Check out @indyhistnetwork.bsky.social and come and meet your fellow freelancers for a drink and a chat. Membership is a snip at £10 a year

Really excited to be taking part in 'Being Modern' at the De la Warr Pavilion on 12 September. I'm going to be looking at how the building helped shape seaside architecture in the 1930s and signing copies of my book. Full details of all the talks, tours & workshops www.dlwp.com/event/being-...

Great piece about the founding and development of a beautiful seaside spa, by @seasideferry.bsky.social:

Now on YouTube youtu.be/7dn_IAibCfI?...

Filming yesterday for a European documentary about seaside development here and on the Continent. Fantastic location at Kings Weston House, Bristol designed by Sir John Vanbrugh. I had an audience of aristocratic portraits watching me!

Thank you @pastpreservers.bsky.social 🥳

On Channel 5 now, the #victorian railway boom from rich and poor perspectives. I chat with Ruth Goodman about excursions at a very snowy Scarborough

Britain celebrates its cities and regions – but forgets its shores. From Cornwall to Northumberland, coastal communities want recognition and results. North Norfolk MP, Steff Aquarone, suggests how. #ShortRead

My favourite colour combination 😍

We'll be welcoming best-selling author Andrew Martin to our #BigDayOut in #Scarborough to talk about his latest book 'To The Sea By Train'. In a Q&A session Andrew will be sharing his favourite #seaside rail routes and the history behind them. Tickets from seasideheritage.org.uk/events/upcom...

For those of you that ever wondered what scares the shit out of him: #FabFord

Took my Whippet to the vet this morning for her sixth annual check up then found this photo of her back in 2020 just after we got her as a puppy. Never thought a dog would win me over so completely as Juno has!!

We can't wait for our annual #BigDayOut which is happening in #Scarborough on 18 September📣 Join us to celebrate the #Scarborough400 anniversary at the Grand Hotel. We've got walking tours, talks, an author Q&A plus the big #BucketandSpadeList announcement. seasideheritage.org.uk/events/upcom...

The mineral spring that started Scarborough's journey from a historic port to a spa town, and then the world's first modern seaside resort, was discovered 400 years ago in 1626. In this week's Country Life magazine I uncover the architectural history of the famous #ScarboroughSpa

Ahh, Pontins!