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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Bonnets, parasols, boaters & full-circle skirts! These wonderful vintage trends make an oh-so fashionable statement in many of our photographs.
Shining a light on pedal-power of the past, when a bicycle was the preferred form of transport rather than an environmental statement.
The incomparable hustle & bustle of life on the market! A collection of specially selected nostalgic photos capture the personalities and unique excitement of busy market days of the past.
Since the mid-1800s, the seaside pier has been at the heart of the traditional British family holiday: memories of promenading fashionably along the boardwalk glancing down at the rushing, cold sea below, or playing the slot machines in the pleasure palace; or enjoying the sights and sounds of the funfair, and indulging in sticks of peppermint rock, candy floss and fish and chips. How glorious!
Please enjoy some timeless images from The Francis Frith Collection of the gorgeous locations that are the real star of Winston Graham's tale and the wonderful new BBC series of Poldark.
Sit back and remember the thrill of the silver screen for children in the 1950s - oh the fun to be had at the Saturday children's matinee!
We've added a raft of new local history material previously only available in Frith book titles and which we hope you'll find fascinating. We have commissioned specialist local history authors to bring their knowledge and research to over 1,000 local history books. Some of the 10 million words of text assembled is now published to browse online.
For a while many of our customers have requested we offer a bigger Print for their homes or businesses, so here it is - new for 2015. This larger format works perfectly with the high quality of Frith photos because it draws out extraordinary detail.