Sepia Saturday 160 - vintage postcards of piers

Thanks for the suggestion of piers as an option for this week's Sepia Saturday. I would have been struggling to stay on theme otherwise. Unsurprisingly piers do feature quite frequently on vintage postcards, or any postcards for that matter, so I had quite a few to choose from. These are some of my favourites and they vary from the very basic Eastham pier, to the grand piers of Brighton and Blackpool, and a few that fit in between.

Vintage postcard of Eastham Pier, Lancashire

Vintage postcard of North Pier, Blackpool, Lancashire, c.1938

Vintage postcard of Palace Pier, Brighton, Sussex

Vintage postcard of the pier, Skegness, Lincolnshire

Vintage postcard of Clarence Pier and Esplanade, Southsea, Hampshire

Vintage postcard of the Central Pier, Morecombe, Lancashire, c.1905

Many more vintage postcards can be found in my online shop

    

Moonlit vintage postcard of Brighton

I've always enjoyed moonlit postcards, and blogged about them a few months ago. I recently came across this fantastic one of Brighton which makes a nice addition to my collection.

The Beach, Brighton

As usual, 100's more vintage postcards on my web site, and also my new(ish) In Search of Space blog may be of interest

Vintage postcards of Brighton

Given the popularity of Brighton as a seaside resort in the Victorian, Edwardian and Georgian eras, it not surprising it generated are 1000's of postcards. Whilst many are relatively ordinary, featuring perhaps the pavilion or the rockery, every so often I come across one or two which don't quite fit that mould. I'm, sharing a few of these below.

The Dome, Brighton, c.1910

King's Road, Brighton, c.1925

Palace Pier, Brighton, c.1910

Loads more vintage postcards on my web site