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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This selection of nostalgic images from The Francis Frith Collection is based around the themes of ‘coal’, ‘coalman’ or ‘coal mine’ as a reminder of the fuel that most people used to heat their homes in the past.
A highlight of the BBC TV series ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ is the episode that takes place at the Tower Ballroom at Blackpool, considered to be the spiritual home of ballroom dancing. To celebrate the return of the Tower Ballroom episode (after a two year break, due to Covid) we’re shining our spotlight on Blackpool with this selection of nostalgic images from The Francis Frith Collection.
Lighthouses around the coast of Britain have long held a fascination for us, and these iconic structures, standing lonely sentinel on craggy headland or razor-sharp rocks, have captured the imaginations of many writers and poets. We hope you enjoy this selection of images of lighthouses from The Francis Frith Collection.
Water is a finite, reliable and potentially very large power source, which was widely exploited throughout Britain in the past. We hope you enjoy this selection of photographs from The Francis Frith Collection of some of Britain's most wonderful watermills.
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.