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 we celebrate Mothering Sunday, we bring you a special selection of photographs of mothers with their children, together with some sweet, sentimental quotes about motherhood.

Continue reading 'A Mother's Love'...

To mark St David's Day we bring you this special selection of photographs of people in traditional Welsh costume from The Francis Frith Collection.

Continue reading 'Traditional Welsh costume'...

Archive photographs tracing the life of Robert Burns, Scotland's "national poet" as we celebrate his birthday on the 25th January. Happy Burns Night!

Continue reading 'Robert Burns'...

A special selection of photographs from our Archive of the War Memorials that connect us with those who fought and perished in the conflicts that have shaped the world we live in today.

Continue reading 'War Memorials'...

Photos and memories of harvest time, that most special time of year in UK countryside communities.

Continue reading 'Bringing in the harvest'...

Join us to celebrate World Photo Day, as we showcase a selection of the many places featured in The Francis Frith Collection over the years, with old black and white historical photos and some modern coloured views documenting the changes that have taken place there.

Continue reading 'World Photo Day'...

Join us in a little indulgent summer nostalgia with this selection of photographs and memories from the Collection of folk having a splashing great time at the lido!

Continue reading 'At the Lido'...

Britain's National Health Service is 75 years old this year. In this feature we bring you archive photographs connected with health and healthcare, dating from c1897 to the 1950s.

Continue reading 'Healthcare'...

Gather round and celebrate the great British beach hut with this special selection of photos from The Francis Frith Collection.

Continue reading 'Beach Huts'...

A selection of favourite photographs from The Francis Frith Collection of wonderful Victorian bandstands, the elegant setting for concerts and popular entertainment for over a century.

Continue reading 'Victorian Bandstands'...

Our photos from 1890 to 1960 show how summer fashions have changed since the demure days of bathing machines!

Continue reading 'A Stylish Summer'...

Dip into this seasonal selection of nostalgic photographs from The Francis Frith Collection of people in the past having fun in the sun, as we celebrate the onset of summer this weekend when British Summer Time begins!

Continue reading 'Here Comes Summer!'...