All Decked Out

The deck chair stripe, or more traditionally named, the Awning stripe, has been a feature of the English summertime since the Romans landed here. Their villas from Colchester to Tadcaster were festooned with elaborate awnings to shield the owners from the sun (perhaps the summers were more reliable two millennia ago) and sailmakers were shipped over from the Mediterranean to guide their construction in striped sailcloth and timber. Strange to think that pebbly beaches the length and breadth of Britain are filled with wooden deck chairs donning the same thick striped patterns to this day. A glorious beacon to nostalgic holidays.