Beach Cabin

From the collection of

Screen Archive South East at the University of Brighton
Screen Archive South East at the University of Brighton collects, preserves, catalogues and provides public access to its collection of films and magic lantern slides. The collection charts the rise of screen culture in the region and the nation and captures many aspects of life, work and creativity in the South East from the late 19th century to the present day. It is available for research, screenings, creative re-use and commercial access.

Beach Cabin


Harry Guermonprez' remarkable short film starts with a woman exiting one of Bognor Regis' elevated beach huts. Unusually for the time, the woman, who may have been Harry's wife 'Tuki', is wearing trousers over her swimsuit and smokes a cigarette. She is also seen with a small child. Walking along the beach, still smoking, she jumps over a groyne. She is then seen, without trousers, walking into the sea for a paddle and posing on a groyne.


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