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Description for Beach Huts
Paperback. The beach hut is an integral part of the British seaside, and is no less popular now than it has ever been. This is the story of these quirky buildings. Num Pages: 64 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; ACX; AMK; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
The humble and colourful beach hut can be seen up and down Britain's coastline. Now something of an architectural icon, the beach hut seems as though it has been around forever although it is an invention of the twentieth century. From the eighteenth century the beach changed from a place for fishermen and smugglers to a fashionable place where the wealthy could recover from illness. In the nineteenth century the coming of the railways and the introduction of holidays for workers made the coast increasingly popular. A growing demand for entertainment and accommodation led to the birth ... Read more
The humble and colourful beach hut can be seen up and down Britain's coastline. Now something of an architectural icon, the beach hut seems as though it has been around forever although it is an invention of the twentieth century. From the eighteenth century the beach changed from a place for fishermen and smugglers to a fashionable place where the wealthy could recover from illness. In the nineteenth century the coming of the railways and the introduction of holidays for workers made the coast increasingly popular. A growing demand for entertainment and accommodation led to the birth ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445665740
SKU
V9781445665740
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Karen Averby
Karen Averby is an independent architectural historian and heritage research consultant specialising in the architectural and social history of buildings. An enduring curiosity for the past explains her eclectic background in archaeology, archives and architectural history. Her passion for history is surpassed only by that for the British coast.
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