Dr Kathryn Ferry

I have just bought a vintage #southend souvenir featuring a gnome playing a violin. I think it may be my most kitsch yet!

BEATS BLACKPOOL BUT NOT RHYL.

Just been writing about Elisabeth Scott, the first woman to win a major architectural commission in open competition in 1928. She designed the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in #Stratford then Fawcett Hall @newnhamcollege.bsky.social and #Bournemouth pier theatre

Memory In A Bottle | Podcast Voices from the Lincolnshire Coast share stories, reflections, and memories in this community-focused podcast series.

If you like the #Lincolnsirecoast then you'll like this podcast. I'm in episode 11 talking about #butlins at #skegness
www.memoryinabottle.co.uk/podcast

Love that my book has been used to inspire some #beachhut based crime fiction!

Fabulous 😍

👍

That's a bit mad!!

The Southwold of Wales!

‘Basically a cupboard you can sit in’: What drives people to spend £45,000 on a beach hut Britain is home to around 28,000 seaside shacks, many of which sell for eye-watering sums. What is behind the obsession?

What drives people to spend £45,000 on a beach hut? It's a good question that I help answer in this article
www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/beach-huts/

It is a great image! I think these bathing machines were in Belgium which shows how nerdy I am that I can tell by their design 🤓Thanks @victurk.bsky.social for giving my books a plug

C'est vrais!

Took a trip down the road to #Hartfield yesterday to Pooh Corner cafe and museum before a lovely walk through the #Sussex countryside to Pooh Bridge, the stream below which was inevitably full of sticks!

I used to be on the committee of the Plastics History Society and gave them a talk about the early days of cellophane so I know where you're coming from 😏

Great that you found Skegness buzzing. The COVID staycation did have some effect but not as large or enduring as we'd hoped. Btw the Jolly Fisherman is a candidate in this year's @seasidenetwork.bsky.social #bucketandspadelist if you want to vote for him

Eh oui! 🤦

It is!

Have 2 French teenagers staying this week so what could be more English than a day @amberleymuseum.bsky.social riding trains, playing with vintage telephones and enjoying displays of old light switches and bus signs. Eccentric, us?

Thank you Kim. Absolutely delighted to hear my book is making people smile 😊

Sod war and posh people, this looks like a history book that aligns with my interests

You can have too much war and posh people can't you?

Yes! 1930s Bandstand Pier and 1960s Pavilion are both in there. It covers England, Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Man

20th Century Seaside Architecture: Pools, Piers and Pleasure around Br Author: Dr Kathryn Ferry A nostalgic exploration of Britain’s distinctive and architecturally significant seafront buildings from the 1920s to the new millennium. British seaside resorts enjoyed pheno...

Recommended #summerreading ⛱️😎
If you're going to the #BritishSeaside my new book tells the history of the buildings you'll find along the seafront. Get the book, buy yourself an ice cream and indulge in all the picture postcard illustrations 🍦
shop.c20society.org.uk/products/pre...

Very nice feedback in this week's Country Life magazine about my recent #lidos article. The letter writer 'adored' it 😍
Sadly the #westonsupermare diving stage referred to by the writer was demolished in 1982 but it was originally hailed as the finest in Europe

Parfect!

Quirky is right! But they all have their charms...
#BucketandSpadeList

Usually it would be but this was a special fundraiser so it's only available to those who bought tickets

A really enjoyable seminar - thank you!

Porthcawl Coney Beach fair to close in October after 100 years Coney Beach Amusement Park in Porthcawl is to close in October, the owners announce.

Really sad news that another #seaside amusement park is closing its doors. bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#seasideheritage #wales #porthcawl

Great news! More tickets now available for this evenings @seasidenetwork.bsky.social seminar. I'll be there 😀