The neglected heritage of the English seaside holiday

This paper focuses on the neglect of heritage seaside holiday in England. Many towns feature an idiosyncratic architecture dedicated to entertainment and pleasure which, until recently, was rarely considered terms heritage. The examines why this has long been neglected, arguing that – associated with fun among predominantly working-class tourists misaligned conventional ways defining then changing evaluation recent decades. There is growing popular nostalgia for holiday, along emerging local activism preserving iconic buildings holiday. Furthermore, national policy initiatives have mobilised within economic social regeneration strategies. Consequently, increasingly valorised place promotion, some are repositioning themselves as destinations tourism. illustrates how conceptions can be challenged reshaped by various external political factors. It significant state (both local) its agencies leading way process.