An original postcard featuring a monochrome sepia view of the South Beach and Parade in Deal, Kent. The front captures a busy coastal scene showing numerous traditional fishing boats pulled up on the wide shingle beach, beachgoers relaxing on the shore, and horse-drawn carriages alongside buildings on the parade, including the "Beach House Temperance Hotel". Published as part of Raphael Tuck & Sons' "Sepia Plate-marked" series (Postcard No. 2483), It includes a handwritten French message dated 18 August addressed to Madame Marion in Étampes, France.
Deal is a historic coastal town in Kent, situated on the English Channel close to the famous Goodwin Sands, making its seafront a hive of activity for maritime and fishing trades during the Edwardian period. The "Beach House Temperance Hotel" on the parade catered to visitors participating in the popular 19th and early 20th-century temperance movement, which abstained from alcohol. Raphael Tuck & Sons, established in London, was one of the world's most successful and prolific postcard publishers, known for receiving a Royal Warrant from Queen Victoria and subsequent monarchs for their high-quality printing production.
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