Brilliant archival work here! The way these images capture not just scenery but the ritualof people gathering by the water really shows somthing we forget now. Those packed beach scenes from 1949 reflect a time when public access to coastal spaces was the main leisure outlet for working folks. It's intersting how photography can preserve not just what a place looked like, but the cultural memory of how communities actually used and experienced these environments.
Thank goodness our fir the kind comment. I just had to do it for the late Stan Bewick who started it. A labour of love.
A bit of gibberish there from auto correct. Thank you for the kind comment - sorry
Brilliant archival work here! The way these images capture not just scenery but the ritualof people gathering by the water really shows somthing we forget now. Those packed beach scenes from 1949 reflect a time when public access to coastal spaces was the main leisure outlet for working folks. It's intersting how photography can preserve not just what a place looked like, but the cultural memory of how communities actually used and experienced these environments.