Nostalgic memories of Hornsea'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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Displaying Memories 11 - 20 of 27 in total

Hi, I lived at ravenswood children's home from 1972 till 1981 when I turned 16
My grandparents lived in Hornsea and my parents and I would always spend our summer holidays with them. Meeting up with many of my parents friends, we had a big changing tent on the beach, all the adults sat in a massive circle surrounded by windbreaks, while us kids had fun. When the tide went out, my dad and the other men would build a big pool using the large stones, we’d fill the gaps with sand and use our buckets ...see more
staying in the home has left me scarred for life. me and my brother who was 2 and i was 6, were taken there and left for what seemed like months. no contact with our parents, the regime was hard and cruel. we were made to strip and make up the bed if we wet it in the night, we were smacked hard on the top of the legs if you did wet ...see more
I was at the children's convalescent home in 1960, when I was 11. Dad had passed away when I was 8 and I was diagnosed with a nervous breakdown 3 years later. So off I was sent to convalesce at Hornsea. The regime was brutally cruel and the matron in charge seemed to enjoy this. I can remember one day coming back after a lovely day in the sun. We were accompanied by a nurse who ...see more
I was in the kids home with my brother & sister that place scarred me for life truly horrible place run buy evil ppl
I was at the home 1963 that place scared me for life awful place just awful
I was at the home with my brother & sister we wer Ther cos our mam had just died I was 7 they put me in a strait jacket cos I was crying for my mam , I remember that play room with the black chimney sometimes it was lit n we got warm , I remember the nit lotion 2 boys with hardly any hair got doused in it Ther scalps got burnt , I hated the place I remember one nice nurse she was nurse Williams , a black boy named Claude ...see more
I was in there at least twice. I was about 11yrs old. I was in for bed wetting. Don't know why it was necessary? I have some bad memories but I also met some nice people as well. I recall a nurse called sister Hartley. When she entered the dining room at breakfast time we all had to stand up and say good morning sister Hartley. She was a tyrant, a Miss Trunchbowl. I remember when the place was inspected she ...see more
I was there with my sister 1964-65 for around 2 month, then after we went home 2 more members of my family were in there. I remember all the children were taking into the school room, to the right of the massive staircase. Every child was doused with nit lotion weather they had nits or not, it ran down your face. The TV/games room was on the left side of the staircase also the dining room, ...see more
Hell yes! still haunts me to this day, the cruelty and memories (locked away) horrific time as a 7 year old in the 60's, with psoriasis... being so very cruelly treated by certain staff here.. place from hell!