Our gallery of bather's fashion spans from the 1890's to the 1930's. It looks strange today to see children scrambling over rocks in long dresses, but what would those in the photos make of what we wear today?
7. Too fancy for a paddle? Fashion through the years on Scarborough's beaches
Crowds on the beach at Scarborough, North Yorkshire, with a row of bathing machines at the water's edge, 1890s. Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
8. Too fancy for a paddle? Fashion through the years on Scarborough's beaches
circa 1911: A group of female bathers go for an early morning dip in the sea at Scarborough, Yorkshire. Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
9. Too fancy for a paddle? Fashion through the years on Scarborough's beaches
December 1938. In spite of the temperature being below freezing point, these hardy girls at Scarborough donned bathing costumes and ran down to the sea, but there their courage failed for they only went knee-deep into the water. Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
10. Too fancy for a paddle? Fashion through the years on Scarborough's beaches
1913: Children paddling on the beach at Scarborough in Yorkshire. Photo: Alfred Hind Robinson/A H Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
11. Too fancy for a paddle? Fashion through the years on Scarborough's beaches
circa 1913: Children on the sands at Scarborough. Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
12. Too fancy for a paddle? Fashion through the years on Scarborough's beaches
31st May 1923: Paddling on South Sands, Scarborough, Yorkshire. Photo: Alfred Hind Robinson/A H Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images