Boscombe, The Pier c.1955
Photo ref: B151013
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Photo ref: B151013
Photo of Boscombe, The Pier c.1955

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Boscombe Pier is a favourite place for a stroll for those on holiday. The structure was severely damaged during the Second World War, though it had been sympathetically restored by the time this photograph was taken during the following decade.

Memories of Boscombe, the Pier c1955

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I moved to Bournemouth in 1954 when my dad got a job there with Williams Deacons Bank. He bought a house at 84 Petersfield Road, Boscombe. I went to Southbourne Junior School which was about two miles away so most of my friends were the ones I met in the cub pack at the St Saviour's church hall - the 14th Bournemouth. It was great fun - I was just 8 when I started so they taught me to catch ...see more