Kathryn: Up until the First World War, generally, you would go by train. So if you were in Sheffield, for instance, the train would take you to the resorts of Lincolnshire on that East coast. And the train network is such that it sort of evolved out of urban centres connecting to their nearest resorts. It isn’t just artists and writers who can end up in conflict with other inhabitants – these books are full of wealthy, upper class out of towners like judges, architects and aristocrats who come to the seaside looking for a relaxing getaway and find the reverse. CARAVANS – Perfect for a fun time away with the family and available at all the parks they are a classic choice for a coastal getaway. The different kinds of people who are drawn to the seaside offer opportunities to the crime novelist too. There’s a strong presence for artists in the golden age seaside mystery, often people of a higher social class who live a more bohemian lifestyle and move to the coast for a cheaper existence and the benefits of being close to the sea. The sea can also be the means of introducing a body to the novel in the first place, as in Freeman Wills Crofts’ aptly titled The Sea Mystery, also from 1928, in which a crate that washes up on a beach in South Wales is found to contain the body of a murdered man.
It features a body found lying at the edge of the waves on a beach in Kent, and a confusion over whether it was murder, suicide or accident that placed it there. These restricted points of entry allow her to treat the whole place as a closed circle for her murder, with the pub as the centre point of it all. This idea of a whole swathe of new people coming into the prospect of holiday time, and then in 1938, for the first time, there is legislation that actually gives people paid holidays, because prior to that, it was at the discretion of your employer. Static caravans give your whole family a place to go away. I was worried about the wood texture appearance but nobody noticed after everything else was put in place. This is not the place to come for round-the-clock entertainment or children’s clubs, and facilities are fairly low-key: there’s a pool (swimming caps compulsory), tennis and volleyball courts, a supermarket, bar and restaurant. “represent the feedback Parkdean gets from its customers, as review scores are the best they’ve ever been”. This holiday park is one of Haven’s largest parks, making it one of the best caravan sites UK soil has to offer to visitors from all over the country and abroad.
And so this is a really profound change and it comes just right at the beginning of the 1930s, it filters through to the seaside, and some of the best sort of art deco and modernist buildings are actually at the seaside because there was a demand. However, assembled caravans are so big that it remains cheaper to make them in the UK. When the proposed 20% VAT tax on static caravans comes into force in October this year, Brits will either have to cancel their caravan holidays altogether or look for things they can save on. With over 55 parks offering ownership opportunities, you’re sure to find the perfect caravan for your needs and budget. The first decision any family has to make about their future holiday plans is whether they’d prefer to invest in a static caravan or a touring one, each of which boasts pros and cons, and, ultimately, depends on the unique needs of the family unit. Mike I’m sure will be deeply missed by his Atari colleagues, who speak very highly of him as a designer, but also a friend and person; and based on my interactions with him, I would absolutely echo those sentiments here and send condolences to his family and friends.
Even if you are camping all by yourself or with your friends that will contribute for a bigger tent, there are several festival tents to meet your budget. Aidan Davies dance act will surely leave most children and perhaps some impressionable adults up in their feet dancing to their tunes. But there’s another reason why it crops up so much in books from the interwar years. The first years after the end of the First World War, the architecture there seems to be wedded to our past. There were a few different factors that lead to the rise in popularity of the seaside holiday in the interwar period, she says, and one of the main ones was that more people were just able to take holidays. And the interwar period is very vibrant. Allan: What’s interesting is that if you take the period between the two wars, they almost. And there is this sense by the time you get to the mid thirties of what’s dubbed in the architectural press as ‘new leisure’. Kathryn: Despite the depression in traditional manufacturing industries, living standards are going up for a lot of people, particularly in new manufacturing industries and people are being able to afford more leisure time.