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1910-1920?

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Summary: postcard, sepia, Grand Marine Hotel at Barton on Sea, New Milton, Hampshire, published by Novello and Co, New Milton, probably 1910's or 1920's, not postedIdentification note: Built around the turn of the 19th and 20th century, the Grand Marine was later renamed the Barton Chase Hotel and was bought in the 1960s by the...

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Summary: postcard, sepia, Grand Marine Hotel at Barton on Sea, New Milton, Hampshire, published by Novello and Co, New Milton, probably 1910's or 1920's, not posted

Identification note: Built around the turn of the 19th and 20th century, the Grand Marine was later renamed the Barton Chase Hotel and was bought in the 1960s by the Countrywide Holidays Association, which developed out of the Co-operative Holidays Association. The Co-operative Holidays Association was founded in 1893 by Rev TA Leonard, a pioneer of the outdoor movement and a major influence in the development of countryside holidays. The CHA’s aim was to provide organised holidays in the countryside for working-class people as an affordable alternative to commercial seaside resorts. While in theory the countryside was available to everyone, in fact holidays there were mainly restricted to the higher social classes, before the founding of the CHA rural holidays. A typical holiday lasted for one week and consisted of daily rambles, accompanied by a lecturer, who gave talks on natural history and literary associations of the area. Other entertainment consisted of recitals, country dancing and concerts. Alcohol was forbidden and lights out was at 10.30 p.m. For the women, who formed a large proportion of the membership, country holidays were a liberating and radical experience. They wore walking boots, short woollen skirts and woollen underwear, left jewellery at home and joined in a wide range of mixed-gender activities.

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