Nostalgic memories of Alnmouth's local history

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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lived in Alnmouth for 2 years until August 1965 went to school when Mr Smart was Head Teacher and then on to Dukes before moving to Singapore memories of the golf course and caddying at Foxton for pocket money. Mrs Callum ran the local shop the Schooner Hotel and my fist girl friend was Joanna Percy we lived at Riverside Road or Northumberland Avenue not quite sure oh such a long time ago hope to go up again for a holiday soon
I lived and went the junior school from 1964 to August 1965, the school's headmaster was Mr Smart, he was a fantastic teacher. I then went to Alnwick Secondary Modern, the name I can't recall. I have such fantastic memories of Alnmouth; earning pocket money, caddying at Foxton golf course. I recall living in Riverside Road, my parents used the Sun Inn as their local. Few names I remember; Joanna Percy and a Mrs ...see more
I lived in Alnwick and went to school at Alnwick County Secondary Modern and left in 1965. Have great memories of Alnwick as I grew up there and made regular visits until about ten years ago
SUMMER HOLIDAYS IN THE WAR I have just spent a very pleasant time looking though some photos on FLICKR, my! It did bring back memories, Alnemouth in the war time Dad used to run 16MM mobile cinema in the church hall and I saw Charles Loughton in Henry the Eighth there in a very early black and white film. We used to stay at the Schooner Hotel. I found an incendiary bomb on the sands and took it back to the hotel ...see more
I remember being at Nethergrange with Jean Newbigin, and remember when she met her husband to be, and the building of their boat. In fact later , when we moved to Ravenslaw in Alnwich (in our third year) Jean and I shared a room as I was also a student at Alnwick Teacher Training College, living at Nethergrange in Alnmouth for our first two years. Like Jean I also met my husband to be in the village. He lived at ...see more
We built our 60ft catamaran at the farm at the bottom of this lane. I met my husband in the Schooner Hotel on the 13th November 1970. I was attending Alnwick College and we lived in Nether Grange as opposed to the castle. Wonderful village, friendly people.