Beach Collection

Railway poster, c1908
Poster used to promote the Selsey Tram which ran from Chichester to Selsey from 1897 to 1935 Additional Manuscript Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Add Mss 13773

Group of swimmers on Bognor beach, August 1920
Photographic Collection West Sussex Record Office, Ref No: PH 25961/1

On the sand dunes, Littlehampton, 1920s
Three young women taking tea George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N69

Beach and Marine Parade, Worthing c.1895. View from the pier looking north west. On the right is a three-storey terrace with a canopied balcony on the first floor

Beach at Aldwick, 1890. Photographer W. P. Marsh. Photographic Collection, West Sussex Record Office, Ref. PH 3967

Children on Worthing Beach
Children build a sandcastle on the beach, Worthing c1896. Walter Gardiner Photography collection PP/WSL/WGNG000025. WSCC Library Service Photograph and Picture Collections

Comic postcard: How we are enjoying ourselves at Bognor
Colour picture showing couple embracing sitting on a fence by the sea, c1908 Prints and Drawings Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: PD 1552

Old Chain Pier Brighton
Postcard showing the pier early 20th century Photographic Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No:PH 22406

High tide at Bosham, 1903
John Fletcher Collection West Sussex Record Office, Ref No PH 26114/29

Marine Drive at Bognor. aka East Parade
Legend " East Parade, Bognor" Photographer Valentine. Photographic Collection, West Sussex Record Office, Ref. PH 4091

The Pier, Worthing, 1920s
Looking southwards towards pier head Photographic Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: PH 1184

A view of Bosham Harbour and its buildings, 18 May 1891
Shows Holy Trinity Church in the background and people around the stone bridge. Boats drawn up on the shore (low tide). People on shore and fishing nets have been hung out to dry

Comic Postcard: Mixed bathing at Bognor
Colour drawing depicting a beach scene at Bognor Regis with a variety of bathers in the sea

Gun Crew on the Esplanade, Bognor Regis 1940
Taken at the eastern end of the Esplanade in the Summer of 1940 L Alouette Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: L Alouette A/1/2/31

Bosham: Boats and Shore, 6 June 1892
Boats docked in the harbour at low tide, by the wooden boat house. Photographic Collection West Sussex Record Office, Ref No PH/26113/63

Beach Looking East, Worthing
A crowded beach at Worthing, to the east of the pier. Shows crowds on the beach, with barely any space left. The Dome Cinema is in the background

A dog sitting on wing of downed Junkers 88 in Pagham Harbour
While soldiers are inspecting the aircraft, 9 Sep 1940 Fank L Alouette Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No: L Alouette/A/1/3/36

Rough seas at Bognor, 1900
A view of the town from the pier, looking west John Fletcher Collection West Sussex Record Office, Ref No PH/26114/6

Bognor Pier and Beach in Winter, 1963
Bognor: [Winter] Photographic Collection, West Sussex Record Office, Ref. PH 4025

Prince Edward of Kent and Princess Alexandra of Kent, Bognor Regis, February - March 1945
L Alouette Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: L Alouette/A/1/19/4

West Esplanade at Bognor, 1895
Bognor: Esplanade (West), 1895. Photographer Marsh, W. P. Photographic Collection, West Sussex Record Office, Ref. PH 4099

Sangers Circus at Bognor, c 1890. Photographer Marsh, W. P. Photographic Collection, West Sussex Record Office, Ref. PH 4032

Comic postcard: Renewing their youth at Bognor
Colour drawing of plump, middle aged, husband and wife dressed as children with buckets and spade, c1908 Prints and Drawings Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: PD 1551

Engraving of Bognor viewed from the Sea
View of Bognor published 9 July 1841 by J & E Harwood of London Prints and Drawings Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: PD 852

RSR 2 / 6th Battalion, Scene from R. Indus, on North Bank, 1917
Royal Sussex Regiment Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: RSR Uncat Acc 3284 Vol 2 2/6th Batt/174 1917 Photograph

Jeanette and Pamela L Alouette, [Nov 1940]
On the Esplanade at Bognor Regis

Seafront shops and pubs in Hastings, 6 November 1890
General Photographic Collection West Sussex Record Office, Ref No PH 26113/26

Pier

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