by Andrew Gill | Aug 30, 2021 | Gallery, I didn’t expect that!, Places, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus
The first recorded use of a bathing machine was in Margate in 1750 and by 1900 they were considered very old-fashioned and most had disappeared from Britain’s beaches. The concept was simple, you would enter via the rear steps whilst on the beach, change into... 
by Andrew Gill | Jul 16, 2021 | Gallery, Places, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus
This interesting photo of Tenby beach and St. Catherine’s Island was probably taken in the 1890s. The wooden huts on wheels are bathing machines and were to be found at every popular seaside resort. Ladies would hire one, step inside and then be towed into the... 