Twentieth Century Seaside Architecture: Pools, Piers and Pleasure around Britain's Coast

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Kathryn Ferry

Twentieth Century Seaside Architecture

Pools, Piers and Pleasure around Britain's Coast

Kathryn Ferry

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Batsford
14 May 2025

Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial; Travel & holiday guides

A nostalgic exploration of Britain's distinctive and architecturally significant seafront buildings from the 1920s to the new millennium.

British seaside resorts enjoyed phenomenal popularity for much of the twentieth century. Told chronologically, this book is the first look at how resort architecture around the UK coast kept pace with changing fashions and the increasing competition of foreign destinations.

Using vintage postcard images, Kathryn Ferry showcases the inherent playfulness of seaside architecture as it evolved from interwar classicism, through art deco and international modernism, to Festival of Britain-inspired mid-century style, then later to seafront tower blocks and the artificial beaches of 1970s leisure centres. Featuring a wide range of building types, 20th Century Seaside Architecture explores everything from beach huts and bandstands to lidos, piers, theatres, hotels and amusement arcades.

As climate change and the soaring cost of living provoke changing attitudes to travel, Britain's seaside has witnessed renewed popularity, making now the perfect time to champion our architectural legacy of domestic tourism. Offering a compelling reassessment, 20th Century Seaside Architecture will appeal to fans of architecture and design who love to be beside the sea.

By: Kathryn Ferry
Imprint: Batsford
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 225mm,
ISBN: 9781849949378
ISBN 10: 1849949379
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 14 May 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Chapter 1: Interwar Classical Chapter 2: Deco, Modern, Moderne Chapter 3: Festival Style at the Seaside Chapter 4: The British Costas Chapter 5: Decline and New Hope Threats and Restoration by Catherine Croft, Director of the Twentieth Century Society

Kathryn Ferry is an independent historian, author and broadcaster who specialises in the architecture and culture of the British seaside. She has a PhD in architectural history from the University of Cambridge and is a founding member of the Seaside Heritage Network.