Evolution of the amusement park

The seaside lido offered safe swimming for holidaymakers irrespective of the vagaries of the tide. Kathryn Ferry looks at the architecture of these remarkable creations

Kathryn Ferry delves into 20th-century holiday habits with the help of her postcard collection

A pub might seem a strange place to begin a history of Britain’s playgrounds. Yet in June 1858, Charles Dickens delivered a speech at the London Tavern in Bishopsgate Street that, he hoped, would tran

This month, we’re focusing on theme parks, and the dangers and joys of these unpredictable amusement spectacles. Whether you’re looking to build a science fiction-fuelled park, where rides fly at the

Who doesn’t love spending time at the seaside? Over the years, I’ve followed the Agatha Christie trail in Torquay, danced the night away in a Brighton discotheque, marvelled at a water-borne circus in

Sometimes it’s good the boss goes away on holiday. Not just for the increased office chat in their absence, but for what happens when they return. About 10 years ago, the managing director in the publ