Tag Archives: seaside

Pulham on the Prom

Posted on 03/09/2022 by The Gardens Trust

The early seaside promenades  I wrote about last week were artificial creations, designed to separate land and sea, and often ornamented or disguised with  gardens and other features. Later in the 19thc another form of artificiality began to make its … Continue reading →

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Oh I do like to stroll along the prom prom prom…

Posted on 27/08/2022 by The Gardens Trust

For the last in my summery seaside related posts I thought I should move on to the next line of the famous song and think about strolling “along the prom prom prom where the brass bands play tiddily-om-pom-pom.”   And … Continue reading →

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Oh I do like to SIT beside the sea-side

Posted on 20/08/2022 by The Gardens Trust

Seaside holidays in Britain conjure up a whole range of images… beaches, sandcastles, piers, amusement arcades, rock and candy-floss, boarding houses and their landladies, rainy days, as well as all those lovely seaside gardens, but maybe the one building that … Continue reading →

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Oh I do like to TICK beside the seaside …

Posted on 13/08/2022 by The Gardens Trust

More August seaside fun! My post a few weeks ago about the origins of Floral Clocks proved popular so here’s a follow-up about their heyday in the inter-war years when they became tourist attractions and when seaside towns almost felt … Continue reading →

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Sun, Sand, Sea…and Tomatoes

Posted on 06/08/2022 by The Gardens Trust

When I was writing last week’s post  I discovered a  film called  “The Attack of the Killer Tomatoes”  and thought that would make a good starting point in keeping with August’s  traditional  media “silly season”.   More about this spoof B … Continue reading →

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