Pensarn Beach, Wales, UK, 1870s

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Beach-goers relaxing on Pensarn Beach in Abergele, Wales in the 1870s. Bathing machines are seen in the distance. These huts on wheels were developed in the Victorian era to allow bathers to change and be wheeled down to the sea for private and secluded bathing.

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