The enchanting Mina Maureen Liberoff (1931 – 2016), née Felgate, was born in Kensington and grew up during the Blitz. She became a professional dancer and popular model, and as a favourite of the photographer, Stephen Glass, pictures of her would often feature in the naturist magazine, Health and Efficiency — Continue Reading
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Limited Edition Print
The good folks over at Goliath Books have released a super limited edition print of Pamela Green at Spielplatz by Stephen Glass. Developed on metallic photo paper and limited to 30 copies, it comes from a rare uncensored negative of the young Pamela. It was taken in the early ’50s at Continue Reading
Miss Venus 1950
In the summer of 1950 with the years of wartime austerity behind, Speilplatz held it’s first Miss Venus contest. It was held on the August bank holiday weekend. Pamela Green was visiting the Club at the time and was persuaded to enter. Each contender had to stand on a platform Continue Reading
Nudist Life at Spielplatz
Nudist Life at Spielplatz, the story of a modern experiment in the art of living by Charles Sennet, with an art supplement of photographs taken at the Hertfordshire nudist resort by Stephen Glass, was published by The Naturist Ltd. in 1956. The 56-page booklet is pretty rare so I was Continue Reading
Nudist Beauty Queen of Britain, 1955
Three judges looked carefully at 30 girls filing past them during a contest to choose the Nudist Beauty Queen of Britain. A 23-year-old housewife, Mrs Iseult Kelly, mother of a six-months-old daughter, was chosen the winner. Her parents founded the Spielplatz Nudist Club at Bricket Wood, near Watford, where the Continue Reading
Out of Step (1957) – Spielplatz
Out of Step was a documentary series made by Associated-Rediffusion in 1957. Episodes lasted approximately 15 minutes and were shown on ITV at 10.30 pm on Wednesdays. The series was presented by investigative reporter Dan Farson (who was once patted on the head by Adolf Hitler). In this episode, he Continue Reading
Hex Appeal – Witches’ Brew
In 1949, Pamela Green joined Spielplatz Naturist Club in Bricket Wood, near St. Albans. Another famed member was Ross Nichols (1902-1975), founder of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids. Ross was a committed naturist and joined the utopian Spielplatz community in Hertfordshire in the 1930s. A neighbouring naturist club, The Fiveacres Continue Reading
Naked As Nature Intended Screening at Spielplatz
Spielplatz, the nudist camp featured in Naked As Nature Intended is having a special screening of the film on 20th August 2010. Contact the club if you want to go. Our book Naked As Nature Intended: The Epic Tale of a Nudist Picture is available to purchase from our shop.cx
