We will be carrying out our art lessons this term at the beach. We will be using the skills we have developed over the year to sketch a modern-day beach scene and making comparisons with that of a Victorian beach. We will finish our topic by creating a comparative picture using pastels. In Iolanthe, the Lord Chancellor's "Nightmare Song" describes a passenger ship as not much larger than a bathing machine. It is impossible to imagine a prettier spot,' said Queen Victoria of Osborne, her beloved home on the Isle of Wight. The bathing machines in use in Margate, Kent, were described by Walley Chamberlain Oulton in 1805 as:

This provided a large reception or dining room on the ground floor, known as the Durbar Room. It also housed a private suite for the queen’s youngest daughter, Princess Beatrice (1857–1944), and her family, on the first floor. [6] It was partly to meet the extra demands of this young family that a dormitory for housemaids was built in 1894.Scathach – The Shadowy One – Legendary Martial Arts Teacher Who Trained Cuchulainn And Other Warriors Chapter 24 in Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë describes the morning preparations on a beach in a bathing town, including the mention bathing machines. Use this description of the house and gardens to discover how every aspect of Osborne reflects Victoria and Albert’s tastes and style.

According to some sources, the bathing machine was developed in 1750 in Margate, Kent. That version was probably intended to conceal the user until they were mostly submerged in the water because, at the time, bathing costumes were not yet common and most people bathed nude. "Mr. Benjamin Beale, a Quaker, was the inventor of the Bath Machine. Their structure is simple, but quite convenient; and by means of the umbrella, the pleasures of bathing may be enjoyed in so private a manner, as to be consistent with the strictest delicacy." [7] In the Scarborough Public Library, there is an engraving by John Setterington dated 1736 which shows people bathing and is popularly believed to be first evidence for bathing machines; however Devon claims this was a year earlier in 1735. [8] Woman in bathing suit, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, 1893 Membership gives you unlimited access to castles and gardens, historic houses and abbeys, and kids go free ...Oulton, W. C. (1805). The Traveller's Guide; or, English Itinerary. Vol.II. Ivy-Lane, London: James Cundee. p.245. Bathing machines remained in active use on English beaches until the 1890s, when they began to be parked on the beach. Legal segregation of bathing areas in Britain ended in 1901, and the use of bathing machines declined rapidly. They were then used as stationary changing rooms for a number of years. [13] Most of them had disappeared in the United Kingdom by 1914, [14] and, by the start of the 1920s they were almost extinct, even on beaches catering to an older clientele. [13] However, in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, Eric Ravilious was able to paint bathing machines on wheels with winches still in use as late as 1938. [15] In many places around the world they have survived to this day as stationary bathing boxes.

In maths this term we will be looking at money. Firstly we will be focusing on making exact amounts in a variety of ways and then moving on to making an amount using the fewest coins, for example: In The Hunting of the Snark a Snark's fondness for bathing machines is listed as the fourth "unmistakable mark" that Snark hunters should consider.Queen Victoria was crowned when she was just 18, and her reign lasted 63 years. Find out more about her life and reign.

Outside, wander among flower-filled gardens, discover the quirky museum in the Swiss Cottage and relax on the beach where the royal children learnt to swim.Remarkably Well-Preserved 2,000-Year-Old ‘Tomb Of Cerberus’ With Amazing Frescoes Discovered In Italy When Queen Victoria died at Osborne in 1901 it left a vacuum arguably much more dramatic in its consequences for the estate than that of its creator, Prince Albert. Osborne was the private property of the royal family but Victoria’s successor, Edward VII (1841–1910), did not need it. No other member of the royal family wanted to take on the upkeep of Osborne, and on Coronation Day 1902 the king gave the estate to the nation. [7] Additions were made to the estate, however, as the royal family’s needs changed. In 1862 a museum was added near the Swiss Cottage to house the children’s growing collections. In 1866 a smoking room was built near the household wing.