Figure 1.--This girl and her brother were photographed with their collie dog about 1910 st Skegness. The potographer was J.W. Thompson, Alexandria Studio Skegness. You just know that the pooch was a wonderful playmate for the children. |
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Skegness is a beach resort in Lincolnshire along the eastcoast. It was until the 19th century a virtually unknown coastal village where fishing in the North Sea was the major economic activity. The development of the railroad in the mid-19th century was key factor in making Slegness and other coastal towns important beach resorts. The rilroads meant that working people could inexpesively travel to the coast for a seaside vacation. The railroad put workers from the industrial Midlands within esy traveling distance of Skegness. It was a very popular beach resort by the turn of the 20th century and at the height of its popularity in the 1920s and 1930s. After World War II more English families acquired cars opening a wider range of vacation trips. This affected the popularity of Skegness.
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