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Dr Kathryn Ferry

@seasideferry.bsky.social

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Historian specialising in seaside, architecture & design. I write books, give talks and do a bit of telly. Founder member @seasidenetwork.bsky.social Fellow @royalhistsoc.bsky.social Rep'd by @pastpreservers.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/kathrynferry

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 1h

Some bow windows in #Lewes. I like the tenty shape of the one painted black. Incidentally the building is for sale if anyone would like to own it (me, me, me!)

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 1h

Thanks Annie, hope you enjoyed it ☺️

Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 1h

I think the juxtapositions make it all more interesting

Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 1h

Yes, it is sad that the last surviving Kursaal is in such a sorry state

Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 8h

I have a couple of sets of those in my collection of bonkers seaside souvenirs ☺️

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow I'm speaking at a conference about Victorian and Edwardian Sussex which gives me the chance to talk about #piers and Kursaals - a form of entertainment pavilion inspired by Continental spa towns. Here are the Kursaals at Bognor, Bexhill & Worthing
www.sussexarchaeology.org/victorianedw...

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 1d

Fab! Do you know when the details for that are going to be published? I've got some people in Great Yarmouth who might like to sign up...

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 1d

Did you see the recent coverage of the Weymouth Riviera suggesting that the current owners do mean to fix it up? Think it was in the Daily Express

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 1d

Hurrah!

Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 1d

Pretty sure there were coloured enamel baths in the 1930s, in a sort of eau de nil colour...

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 1d

Toad?! Euch

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 1d

They are due a comeback to be fair

Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 1d

It's quite odd isn't it?

Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 1d

How very Versailles

Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 1d

Avocado was a very fashionable fruit? Though on that basis, green baths really ought to be back in vogue now 🥑🥑🥑

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 1d

Hmmm, I wonder why not 🤔

Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 1d

That looks distinctly like the bathroom that was still in my house when I moved in. Even the tiles.

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 1d

Should you be looking for bathroom design inspiration here are some colorful ideas from the late 70s. Couldn't resist picking up a catalogue of sanitary ware from a local bus stop/ book swap. I mean, just look at the colour chart 😍

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 2d

Went to a really good talk this evening by Roger Morgan-Grenville at #EastGrinstead Bookshop. Lots of what he said resonates with my experience so I'm looking forward to reading the book #RestlessCoast

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 3d

That's an attractive looking block

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 3d

Hard to imagine now but the #Brighton Grand Hotel must have looked like a skyscraper when it was first built in 1864. Designed by John Whichcord Jr. it towered over the rest of the seafront

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 3d

Yay!

Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 4d

My next book talk is coming up this weekend when I'll be in #sheffield for #offtheshelf Festival of Words. I'm speaking on Sunday at 6pm - here's the info
offtheshelf.org.uk/events/twent...

A nostalgic exploration of Britain’s distinctive and architecturally significant seafront buildings from the 1920s to the new millennium. This book takes the first look at how resort architecture around the UK coast kept pace with changing fashions and competition of foreign destinations.

offtheshelf.org.uk

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 7d

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 7d

It was one of several scarves on show - serious collectors!