In 1871, the British Government proclaimed the Bank Holidays act, throughout the year there were official vacations allowing people time far from their tasks. While the wealthier family members commonly stayed for a week in the summer season, the wonderful renovations made to the train system some thirty years before enabled the functioning classes to flee on field trip for some healthy fresh air at seaside towns. This fantastic increase of site visitors led business owners to develop lodging and new attractions to capitalise and kick begun economic growth in the coastal towns.This is component
4 of a 4-part series on British Seaside Posters:
 |
c1952 Newquay on the Cornish Coast British Railways Harry Arthur Riley
 |
1953 Teignmouth is Devon, Travel by Train Western Region artist not located
 |
1953 Roker and Seaburn British Railways
Alfred Lambart< img alt="" data-original-height="3078"data-original-width="1920"elevation="640"src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEji3klEBLKpmMFRiDdlg-HhWKf-O5Fg4qQtOzEFrKfGsqW3P7nReWh2FhUW6-evCPWj-z0ls_k-MVrTvfb41wGWr_jNcQI8mlJgDG-sKOwHs-dduncup9PLfVmm1k-qsVcKgT_bN2mVIrOnSzq0VpxME7FelnWfvumHYbRCyySYRSxEHEgLATTfgXdDA8IE=w400-h640"width=" |
| |
 |
| 400″/ > 1954 Ramsgate John Barker c1955 Sunny Rhyl, |
 |
North Wales British Railways
Septimus E. Scott c1956 Paignton South Devon British Railways R.M. Lander< img alt="" data-original-height= "792"data-original-width= |
 |
“495 “elevation= “640”src=
“https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_EzT7pcDAvRT2XgviQnv6T-JUCNU-l4pxi4yaq7-V4a6FxS2IqIx1HyiGerXzjNd1iFoKj-9h7KDMYotvsjxvDZh_mg9d2M1NpVY4-BXxrNF_T-qJ742k0uIqYiHgD-j2ozJ0_rdW28TAiyJV-DJD9HKcBttYB48snY51wP1ukotXPqNSwYFGgNhhuPs2=w400-h640″size=” 400″/ > c1956 Newquay, On the Coast of Cornwall British Railways Jack Merriott |
 |
| 1956 Whitby, British Railways Lance Cattermole R.O.I. 1956 Paignton South Devon British Railways R.M. Lander |
 |
1956 Barmouth North Wales For Mountain, Sand & Sea British Railways Harry Riley
 |
| 1956 Aberystwyth Western Region Harry Riley |
 |
1957 Weymouth, Sun, Sands & Sea
British Railways
Claude Henry Buckle |
 |
1957 Teignmouth is Devon British Railways
Douglas Lionel Mays 1957 Plymouth British Railways Harry Riley 1957 Newquay British Railways Jack Merriott |
1958 Go to Torquay British Railways Jack Merriot
 1958 Cardigan Bay Resorts Travel by Train, Western Region Harry Riley
 1959 Weston-Super-Mare British Railways Harry Arthur Riley
 1959 Broadstairs British Railways associated to Alan Durman
 By 1959 Clacton on Sea Tom Purvis
 1960s Scarborough A Wonderful Place for a Wonderful Holiday Rub Nevin
1961 Southend On Sea On Britain’s Drier And Sunnier Side R.M. Lander
 1961 Cromer, Gem of the Norfolk Coast British Railways Edward Wesson RI
 prior to 1965 Torquay, GWR Leonard Richmond
before 1965 Take the family members to the Lancashire Coast, LMS Septimus E. Scott Keep in mind: Dates were not discovered for the remainder of pictures in this series:
 Bude (Cornwall) Southern Railway Musician not located
 Clacton-on-Sea and Holland-on-Sea British Railways Edmond Vaughan
 Exmouth S. Devon British Railways F.H. Coventry
Scarborough Where the air’s a best tonic!Artist not located
 Scarborough, The Tonic Holiday Clive Uptton
Scarborough The Tonic Hoilday Sunlight & Air Beyond Compare Musician not discovered
 Scarborough, The Tonic Holiday, For all the family members Musician not located
 Scarborough, The Tonic Holiday signed BAN
Scarborough, The Glory Of The English Coast Musician not located
 Southend-on-Sea British Railways Musician not discovered
 Southend & Westcliff-on-Sea For Sea Breezes London-Tilbury & Southend Railway Musician not found
Sunny Rhyl, British Railways Leonard
 Teignmouth is Devon British Railways Norman Howard
|
The Yorkshire Coast North Eastern Railway Frank A. Mason