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an assortment of vintage children's books on display in a bookcase at a store

A rack of quintessentially English 'saucy postcards' are on display in Scarborough, the northern seaside town. Telling jokes to send back to friends and family, they using cartoon characters of buxom women, hen-pecked husbands or sexually-frustrated young men, the humour is bawdy and cheeky - the epitome of seaside holiday kitsch. The best-known saucy seaside postcards were created by Bamforths (founded 1870) and despite the decline in popularity of postcards that are overtly tacky…

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a poster that says, you'll never be cool enough to laugh about brighton

“I grew up in rubbish seaside towns. Here’s my tribute to the glorious British coast…” writes Loudribs over on Reddit. Loudribs has made 15 of them and they are so good. 1. Leeds 2. Margate 3. Brighton 4. Southsea 5. Grimsby 6. Blackpool 7. Cleethorpes 8. Morecambe

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a poster with the words black pool don't and two people walking their dog

Sage like advice for anyone contemplating a trip to the Vegas of the North: Just don’t. Printed on 300gsm recycled heavyweight white board and signed + dated by the artist, this A3 Rubbish Seaside print is an ideal way to settle some scores for ruined summers and dashed childhood dreams. Comes packed in a cello bag and rolled in a massive 10.5cm diameter heavy duty postage tube for extra breathing room/ruggedness (please note that these prints are unframed).

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an old postcard shows two women on the beach, one pointing at the water

Collection: Caley Postcards Filename: 9015-028-000-04857.jpg State: Delaware County: Sussex County City/Town: Rehoboth Beach Color/BW: Color Image Type: Publisher: C. T. American Art Stamp: Postmark year: Size: 5.5 x 3.5 Comments:

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