More August seaside fun! My post a few weeks ago about the origins of Floral Clocks proved popular so here’s a follow-up about their heyday in the inter-war years when they became tourist attractions and when seaside towns almost felt they had to have one to keep up with rival resorts.
I’ve been surprised to find that very little has been written about these very popular features and I can’t even find a list of places that had one, so I’ve started to compile one which you’ll find at the end of this post.
Maybe the time is right for a revival of interest? or even a Ph.D thesis? [I’m now an honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Buckingham and would be very happy to supervise one!]
When I was writing last week’s post I discovered a film called “The Attack of the Killer Tomatoes” and thought that would make a good starting point in keeping with August’s traditional media “silly season”. More about this spoof B movie and its sequels later but if you can’t wait 
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