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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 · 2h
Hurrah!
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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 10h
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 · 10h
Toad?! Euch
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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 13h
They are due a comeback to be fair
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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 13h
It's quite odd isn't it?
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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 14h
How very Versailles
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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 14h
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 · 14h
Hmmm, I wonder why not 🤔
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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 14h
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 · 14h
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 · 1d
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 · 1d
That's an attractive looking block
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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 1d
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 · 1d
Yay!
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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 2d
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 · 5d
😍
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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 5d
It was one of several scarves on show - serious collectors!
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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 5d
Yay! Hope you enjoy it 😊
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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 5d
Lovely to talk about the Seaside Section of the Festival of Britain just metres away from where it was located in 1951. Here's a pic of the site today and some souvenirs belonging to members of the Festival of Britain Society
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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 5d
This morning I'm at the Royal Festival Hall to give a talk for the Festival of Britain Society all about how the 1951 exhibition was influenced by, and in its turn influenced, the British seaside.
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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 6d
The Garrick Theatre in #southport is a glorious essay in #artdeco styling that will hopefully be brought back to life soon. Designed by local architect George Tonge in 1932, it has more recently been a bingo hall and is now scheduled to become a classy hotel 🤞
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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 6d
From my pre-breakfast mooch around #southport Marine Lake, an area replete with ornamental shelters. The iron ones feature #artnouveau motifs and were cast by David King & Sons of #glasgow
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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 6d
Lovely audience for my talk last night so big thank you to #TheAtkinson #Southport for having me and to Waterstones for setting up the bookstall
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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 7d
Keeping my fingers crossed 🤞
www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/artic...
The beloved Dorset hotel 'in disrepair' set to finally make a comeback
A hotel in a popular seaside town in the UK is set to make a comeback. The building, one of the area's most recognisable coastal landmarks, fell into disrepair in 2022.
www.dailymail.co.uk
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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 7d
On my way to #Southport to give a talk this evening at The Atkinson. Going to be talking about piers, bandstands, lidos (with and without pools!) cinemas and leisure centres. Basically the whole 20th century seaside schbang ☺️
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