The Frith Blog
Articles, news and opinions from The Francis Frith Collection.
We are always looking at old photographs and quite often we come across fascinating stories, facts and scenes and we want to share these with you. This is why we created the Frith Blog - it could be a set of photographs connected with the current season, upcoming events or a theme. We hope you enjoy browsing what we've found and if you have any ideas of articles we could create in the future, please let us know.
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As the country and world mourn the loss of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II we are reminded of the many memories of the Queen that you have added to our website over the years.
Continue reading 'Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: 1926-2022'...
Smiles all around in this selection of favourite photographs from The Francis Frith Collection of traditional donkey rides on our nation's beaches from 1906-1963.
To celebrate the summer holiday season, here is a selection of nostalgic seaside photographs from The Francis Frith Collection showing that most iconic feature of beach scenes from the 19th and early 20th centuries – the bathing machine.
We send Her Majesty our sincere congratulations on her Jubilee, and grateful thanks for her incredible seventy years of service to our nation.
We mark St George’s Day with a selection of nostalgic Frith photographs of pubs and inns named after St George and the Dragon, some of which are sadly no longer in business.
In hopeful anticipation of a long, hot summer, we bring you a selection of nostalgic Frith photographs featuring bonnets and boaters galore!
Are you a keen gardener? We hope you enjoy this hand-picked selection of our images celebrating Britain's love of gardens.
We celebrate St David's Day - 1st March - with some of our staff's favourite photographs of Wales and the Welsh people from The Francis Frith Collection.
The 1921 UK Census information will be published online on 6th January 2022. This will be the first time that this information will be available for anyone to search it, either online or in an archive, and is an event eagerly awaited by genealogists, historians and everyone compiling their own family history.
Will we have snow this Christmas? Perhaps... but if not, here is a seasonal selection of snow-scene photographs from The Francis Frith Collection to remind us what a frozen winter wonderland looks like in all its pristine glory!
Some weird and wonderful vintage photographs of clocks and clock towers from The Francis Frith Collection, with some fascinating history to help tell their stories. Some hand-coloured, but most in black and white, it's worth taking the time to read this one!
Remember, remember, the 5th of November! Archive photos, some history and your memories about Bonfire Night.