Edwardian bathing costume
In Britain in the early 1900s, men and women were usually segregated when swimming, so that people of the opposite sex should not see them in their bathing suits, which (although extremely modest by modern standards) were not considered proper clothing in which to be seen in public.
In the early 1900s even these extremely modest bathing suits by modern standards were not considered suitable in which to be seen in public.
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Edwardian bathing machine rescued from Teignmouth Back Beach and renovated
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A piece of atmospheric railway tubing used by Brunel in his Atmospheric Railway between Exeter and Newton Abbot 1847.
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Portrait of Admiral Pellew Viscount Exmouth by the famous portrait painter Sir Thomas Lawrence 1818.
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A pier machine from Teignmouth Pier owned by the Brenner family
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Simon Burton in 2011 with the minion gun on display from the Church Rocks
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This bicycle from the 1800s earnt the name boneshaker by providing an extremely uncomfortable ride on tyres made of iron.
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Collection of Shaldon handmade lace over 100 years old
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First World War Virtual Reality Experience
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29 French Street
Teignmouth
Devon
TQ14 8ST
(opposite the railway station and parking)
Tel: 01626 777041 or email info@teignheritage.org
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