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Alverstoke, the Village c1960
Alverstoke, the Village c1960 Ref: A42033
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 Lee-On-The-Solent, Lee Tower c1955 (ref: L461005) |
Year: 1950
The Tower & The Blue Bird Cafe A memory of Lee-On-The-Solent, Hampshire I remember the Tower Cinema in the late 1940s, the Saturday afternoon kids' show. Later in the early 1950s I went three times a week, as there were three programes each week, Monday to Wednesday then Thursday to Saturday and old films on a Sunday. We did not have a TV until the mid 1950s. Once I had left school I went to the Tower Ballroom on a Saturday night and to Bert Sharp, also once a month on a Thursday there would be a special dance with Art & The Band Wagoners, this band did all the American air bases and played all the latest music and featured the song that was top of the hit parade. The one I remeber was 'Diana' (must have been September 1957). The Blue Bird Cafe I remember way back when it had just opened in the late 1940s or early 1950s. It was styled on an American Ice Cream Parlor, in the summer then it had tables and bright coloured sun shades. In the end of the 1950s it became a haunt of the motorcycle and scooter riders. Last edited: 29/10/2008 10:32 by Bob Davis |
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 Lee-On-The-Solent, the Children's Swimming Pool c1965 (ref: L461083) |
Year: 1965
Lee Pool A memory of Lee-On-The-Solent, Hampshire Although I used to take my two children to the pool from Stubbington when we lived there in the 1960s my memory is of the 1940s when it was an adult pool with a high diving board. A swimming gala was put on by the Navy and we sat on the bank facing the sea. At one point a uniformed Navy chap stood on the end of the diving board and made some sort of announcement. To my horror he suddenly pitched forward and fell into the pool! Whether it was part of the entertainment or not I never found out and wasn't really old enough to appreciate it if that was the case. I thought he was drowning. In the event he was 'saved' by another serviceman - much to my relief. I can still picture it today over 60 years later. Last edited: 24/06/2008 09:32 by Gaynor Boyd |
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 Lee-On-The-Solent, view from Lee Tower c1960 (ref: L461025) |
Up the Tower A memory of Lee-On-The-Solent, Hampshire I went up the Tower sometime in the '50s I think. I paid all of sixpence at the little kiosk just inside the entrance. A lift whisked us up to the top. I am so glad now that I did as I have a wonderful memory of the view from the top. It was a beautiful day so you could see for miles. What an attraction it would be today. Posted: 15/06/2008 11:45 by Gaynor Boyd |
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 Lee-On-The-Solent, The Pier Hotel c1965 (ref: L461093) |
Year: 1965
Change of use A memory of Lee-On-The-Solent, Hampshire I can't remember when Pier Hotel ceased to be an hotel but in 1965 it was already a Residential Care Home run by Hampshire social Services. When we moved from Stubbington to Lee in 1977 I went to work in Pier House and stayed for 20 years retiring in 1997. The site hasn't changed much although it had many alterations to the inside over the 20 years I worked there. Posted: 15/06/2008 11:37 by Gaynor Boyd |
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Lee-On-The-Solent, Lee Tower c1955 (ref: L461005) |
Year: 1940s
Tower Cinema A memory of Lee-On-The-Solent, Hampshire I was born in Lee-on-the-Solent and so was quite young when I first went to the cinema. I loved going down the sloping floor to the auditorium. It was almost underground, although we went up steps at the end of the slope. Every Saturday afternoon saw us queuing to get in. The only film I can remember seeing though was a war film after the V E Day street party. My eldest brother was so disgusted (he was all of 9) that he made us come out before it was finished! We had been let in free too! All I can recall of that film was Japanese soldiers and motorcycles! Even when we moved to Gosport we still came to Lee, where my grandparent lived. to go to the pictures every Saturday. The last time I went to see a film there was in 1959 with a boyfriend. Posted: 15/06/2008 11:30 by Gaynor Boyd |
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