Dr Kathryn Ferry
@seasideferry.bsky.social
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
Founder member @seasidenetwork.bsky.social
Fellow @royalhistsoc.bsky.social Rep'd by @pastpreservers.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/kathrynferry
Next talk on Sunday at Brighton, on seaside architecture and postcard messages. Still a few tickets left I think...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Next talk on Sunday at Brighton, on seaside architecture and postcard messages. Still a few tickets left I think...
catalystclub.co.uk
catalystclub.co.uk
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Seductive Scarborough, Yorkshire, "The Glory of the English Coast" : seen here in an advert on the covers of a 1930 London & North Eastern Railway holiday guide; artwork of the castle rising above the town & bay, is by Picking. #yorkshire #holidays #graphicdesign #seaside
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↘️ flic.kr/p/2rFSut2
![Holiday Guide to North Eastern England : booklet No. 3 : London & North Eastern Railway : nd [1930] : back cover : Scarborough by Picking. For several years the London & North Eastern Railway re-issued the relevant pages from their many "Holiday Guide", a vast annual tome, inserted into regional covers such as this; the Holiday Guide to North East England that covers Yorkshire, Co. Durham, Northumberland, Tynedale, Teesdale & the Eden Valley and the Lake District.
The colourful back cover is of Scarborough, from the bay, and is by the artist "Picking"; some one I can find little about but who was commissioned by the LNER and the London Midland & Scottish Railway for handful of posters. This would have been an advert paid for by the Borough's Corporation to attract tourists to "The Glory of the English Coast". The artwork covers the top two-thirds of the page and shows in shades of purple, black for the bulk of the castle hill topped by the stylised castle in gold/yellow and with reflections of the lights of the town on the water in the same colour. The lettering is in a sans serif, similar to the Gill Sans typeface that the LNER was starting to use about that year.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yqh2atawixxlb6ncx2fh73r6/bafkreieppxc5wp6vdsnc5bvtxl6mdhjr6tj76apgtdcaqa42nvepysmzca@jpeg)
November 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Seductive Scarborough, Yorkshire, "The Glory of the English Coast" : seen here in an advert on the covers of a 1930 London & North Eastern Railway holiday guide; artwork of the castle rising above the town & bay, is by Picking. #yorkshire #holidays #graphicdesign #seaside
↘️ flic.kr/p/2rFSut2
↘️ flic.kr/p/2rFSut2
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Really looking forward to hearing @seasideferry.bsky.social talking at the Folkestone Book Festival on Wednesday. A seaside town steeped in history, always keen to hear new interpretations.
www.creativefolkestone.org.uk/whats-on/the...
www.creativefolkestone.org.uk/whats-on/the...
The Buildings that Shaped Folkestone with Dr Kathryn Ferry - Creative Folkestone
www.creativefolkestone.org.uk
November 16, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Really looking forward to hearing @seasideferry.bsky.social talking at the Folkestone Book Festival on Wednesday. A seaside town steeped in history, always keen to hear new interpretations.
www.creativefolkestone.org.uk/whats-on/the...
www.creativefolkestone.org.uk/whats-on/the...
So glad you like it @richmurkin.bsky.social 😊 Love the stripey background you've chosen, a bit like deckchair fabric!
I went to @batsfordbooks.bsky.social shop today to buy this by @seasideferry.bsky.social and it’s great! A bittersweet reminder of 80s holidays in run-down North Sea seaside towns
November 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
So glad you like it @richmurkin.bsky.social 😊 Love the stripey background you've chosen, a bit like deckchair fabric!
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Well done @seasideferry.bsky.social and @allanbrodie.bsky.social for sharing our work and some #artdeco seaside gems at this evening's webinar with @artdecosocuk.bsky.social 👍
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Well done @seasideferry.bsky.social and @allanbrodie.bsky.social for sharing our work and some #artdeco seaside gems at this evening's webinar with @artdecosocuk.bsky.social 👍
#worthing has quite a collection of deckchairs and council initials stamped on the frames suggest some could be almost 100 years old
#seasideheritage
#seasideheritage
November 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
#worthing has quite a collection of deckchairs and council initials stamped on the frames suggest some could be almost 100 years old
#seasideheritage
#seasideheritage
If you missed our seminar on Georgian Women yesterday it will shortly be available to watch via our website
Thanks to our excellent speakers yesterday for another fascinating seminar. We learnt about Jane Austen, Martha Gunn and the delights (not always!) of a trip to the Georgian seaside
November 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
If you missed our seminar on Georgian Women yesterday it will shortly be available to watch via our website
On my way back from North Wales after a flying visit to Clough Williams-Ellis home, Plas Brondanw. 14 hours on trains over 2 days but worth it! Looks beautiful even under grey skies
October 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
On my way back from North Wales after a flying visit to Clough Williams-Ellis home, Plas Brondanw. 14 hours on trains over 2 days but worth it! Looks beautiful even under grey skies
Been researching seaside Floral Halls, a type of concert hall inspired by the Floral Hall next to the Royal Opera House. Designed by EM Barry, it originally combined a concert venue & flower market. Happened to be in Covent Garden today and a lovely volunteer let me see inside
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Been researching seaside Floral Halls, a type of concert hall inspired by the Floral Hall next to the Royal Opera House. Designed by EM Barry, it originally combined a concert venue & flower market. Happened to be in Covent Garden today and a lovely volunteer let me see inside
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We're delighted to be working with our friends @artdecosocuk.bsky.social on this upcoming event featuring talks by @seasideferry.bsky.social @allanbrodie.bsky.social and @karenaverby.bsky.social
www.ticketsource.co.uk/art-deco-soc...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/art-deco-soc...
October 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
We're delighted to be working with our friends @artdecosocuk.bsky.social on this upcoming event featuring talks by @seasideferry.bsky.social @allanbrodie.bsky.social and @karenaverby.bsky.social
www.ticketsource.co.uk/art-deco-soc...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/art-deco-soc...
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Looking forward to this event @seasideferry.bsky.social @seasidenetwork.bsky.social @karenaverby.bsky.social
Join us for this special collaborative event with the Seaside Heritage Network, that brings together four speakers with distinctive insights into preservation, design, and place.
October 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Looking forward to this event @seasideferry.bsky.social @seasidenetwork.bsky.social @karenaverby.bsky.social
This Thursday I'll be in #Brighton talking about my new book at the West Pier Centre. Do pop along if you're in the area 😊
www.westpier.co.uk/news/twentie...
www.westpier.co.uk/news/twentie...
Twentieth Century Seaside Architecture - 23rd October 2025 - West Pier Trust
Based on Kathryn's new book of the same title, this talk explores how seaside buildings changed between 1920 and 2000. Though this period covers both the
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October 20, 2025 at 9:58 AM
This Thursday I'll be in #Brighton talking about my new book at the West Pier Centre. Do pop along if you're in the area 😊
www.westpier.co.uk/news/twentie...
www.westpier.co.uk/news/twentie...
Walked past this building earlier, the Salvation Army Citadel in #Sheffield. It's boarded up now through lack of use but I learnt from a fellow speaker on Saturday that there were riots against the Sally Army in the 1880s! In #worthing all the windows in their HQ were broken
October 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Walked past this building earlier, the Salvation Army Citadel in #Sheffield. It's boarded up now through lack of use but I learnt from a fellow speaker on Saturday that there were riots against the Sally Army in the 1880s! In #worthing all the windows in their HQ were broken
Spent today at the fab National Fairground and Circus Archive @uoscollections.bsky.social
Surprising upshot of browsing through 1932 copies of World's Fair magazine is that I now know who (probably) invented the ice cream cornet - Charles E Menches from Akron, Ohio. Now you know too 🍦🍦🍦
Surprising upshot of browsing through 1932 copies of World's Fair magazine is that I now know who (probably) invented the ice cream cornet - Charles E Menches from Akron, Ohio. Now you know too 🍦🍦🍦
October 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Spent today at the fab National Fairground and Circus Archive @uoscollections.bsky.social
Surprising upshot of browsing through 1932 copies of World's Fair magazine is that I now know who (probably) invented the ice cream cornet - Charles E Menches from Akron, Ohio. Now you know too 🍦🍦🍦
Surprising upshot of browsing through 1932 copies of World's Fair magazine is that I now know who (probably) invented the ice cream cornet - Charles E Menches from Akron, Ohio. Now you know too 🍦🍦🍦
@victurk.bsky.social Saw this and (obviously!) thought of you.
I'm sure you know #Sheffield #turkishbaths but it was great to see it so boldly advertised and still in use
I'm sure you know #Sheffield #turkishbaths but it was great to see it so boldly advertised and still in use
October 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
@victurk.bsky.social Saw this and (obviously!) thought of you.
I'm sure you know #Sheffield #turkishbaths but it was great to see it so boldly advertised and still in use
I'm sure you know #Sheffield #turkishbaths but it was great to see it so boldly advertised and still in use
Really enjoyed my talk at #sheffield Millennium Gallery yesterday. A sell-out crowd which just goes to show that you don't have to be beside the #seaside to appreciate it
October 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Really enjoyed my talk at #sheffield Millennium Gallery yesterday. A sell-out crowd which just goes to show that you don't have to be beside the #seaside to appreciate it
Okay, so I'm not famous enough to appear on the banner but I'm excited to be in such brilliant company! #OffTheShelf #FestivalofWords #Sheffield
October 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Okay, so I'm not famous enough to appear on the banner but I'm excited to be in such brilliant company! #OffTheShelf #FestivalofWords #Sheffield
Stepped out of the train in #sheffield and the sun was in my eyes! But look, there's Park Hill behind the station...
And lots of shiny things on the walk to my hotel
And lots of shiny things on the walk to my hotel
October 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Stepped out of the train in #sheffield and the sun was in my eyes! But look, there's Park Hill behind the station...
And lots of shiny things on the walk to my hotel
And lots of shiny things on the walk to my hotel
On my way to #sheffield to speak at the #OffTheShelf festival and taking a moment to admire the marvellous train shed at St Pancras by William Henry Barlow and Rowland Mason Ordish
October 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
On my way to #sheffield to speak at the #OffTheShelf festival and taking a moment to admire the marvellous train shed at St Pancras by William Henry Barlow and Rowland Mason Ordish
This looks fascinating. I worked as a tour guide in a glass factory when I was a teenager talking visitors through the processes on the floor below. Didn't know the concept started between the wars
Just out: Factory tourism in inter-war Britain: the spectacular construction of social-democratic mass production: academic.oup.com/tcbh/article...
Factory tourism in inter-war Britain: the spectacular construction of social-democratic mass production
Abstract. In the 1920s and 1930s, British mass-manufacturers opened their factories to hundreds of thousands of ordinary consumers. As the market for brand
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October 12, 2025 at 10:21 AM
This looks fascinating. I worked as a tour guide in a glass factory when I was a teenager talking visitors through the processes on the floor below. Didn't know the concept started between the wars
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#onthisday, 12 Oct 1868, the #Brighton #TurkishBaths opened in West Street. The Architect—Horatio Nelson Goulty—secretary, & all original directors of the Brighton Turkish Bath Co Ltd were Freemasons. www.victorianturkishbath.org/_6DIRECTORY/... Closed in 1909, it became the Academy Cinema. 🗃️ #C19th
October 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM
#onthisday, 12 Oct 1868, the #Brighton #TurkishBaths opened in West Street. The Architect—Horatio Nelson Goulty—secretary, & all original directors of the Brighton Turkish Bath Co Ltd were Freemasons. www.victorianturkishbath.org/_6DIRECTORY/... Closed in 1909, it became the Academy Cinema. 🗃️ #C19th
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!)
October 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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!)
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...
www.sussexarchaeology.org/victorianedw...
October 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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...
www.sussexarchaeology.org/victorianedw...
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 😍
October 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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 😍