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Margate's Seaside Heritage (Paperback)
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Margate's Seaside Heritage (Paperback)
Series: Informed Conservation
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Loot Price R582
Discovery Miles 5 820
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The seaside holiday and the seaside resort are two of England's
greatest exports to the world. Since the early 18th century, when
some of the wealthiest people first sought improved health by
bathing in saltwater, the lure of the sea has been a fundamental
part of the British way of life, and millions of people still head
to the coast each year. Margate has an important place in the story
of seaside holidays. It vies with Scarborough, Whitby and Brighton
for the title of England's first seaside resort, and it was the
first to offer sea-water baths to visitors. Margate can also claim
other firsts, including the first Georgian square built at a
seaside resort (Cecil Square), the first substantial seaside
development outside the footprint of an historic coastal town, the
site of the world's first sea-bathing hospital, and, as a result of
its location along the Thames from London, the first popular resort
frequented by middle- and lower-middle-class holidaymakers. It is
unlikely that Margate will ever attract the vast numbers of
visitors that flocked there in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
However, with growing concerns about the environmental effects of
air travel and a continuing awareness of the threat of excessive
exposure to the sun, the English seaside holiday may enjoy some
form of revival. If Margate finds ways to renew itself while
retaining its historic identity, it may once again become a vibrant
destination for holidays, as well as being an attractive place for
people to live and work.
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