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Memories

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Fairfield House

I was at Fairfield house about 1963 i was five I remember mrs fisher.and I remember.that in the summer we used to have an afternoon sleep in the garden.I had such a wonderful time there .I remember we used to go to the beach and eat ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs by Lesley Lamb

Lost At Sea

I spent many of my younger years in the 60s at Ladram bay . One particular afternoonI took out a small Dingey with a Dutch friend and we did not arrive back until dark Only to see many lights on the beach we jumped out of the Dingey and ...Read more

A memory of Ladram Bay by chrisrichardthompson

The 1950s

I well remember what seemed like an age, the summer holidays of the early 1950s. My brother and I would spend all day on the beach or after the harvest playing stage coaches with the bales of hay in the field in Stocks Lane. In 1953 ...Read more

A memory of Bracklesham Bay

St Osyth, Essex Paradise Lost

My Grandmother already lived in St Osyth, so from 1927 to 1939 we always had two weeks vacation at St Osyth. Coming from London this was paradise. Water by the bucket from the hydrant (you had your own key for this). No ...Read more

A memory of St Osyth by dot-frank

Life As A Young Boy In Saltdean

THE LIFE & TIMES OF DONALD CHARLES WILLIAMS Personal recollections from Don Williams from Hailsham who lived in Saltdean from 1937 to 1952 - Many thanks for these wonderful stories & photo's of Saltdean in the ...Read more

A memory of Saltdean in 1940 by Don Williams

Holiday Fellowship At Cliff House, Marske By The Sea Early 1960s

One of my very first memories was of a family holiday spent at the HF Cliff House around 1961 - I would have been 4 years old and my brother Stephen maybe 18 months. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Marske-By-The-Sea by Jane Lester

The Long Walk To Hire A Trike

Millport to me was, as I'm sure it was to most who have visited over the years a place where cars were few and pedal power ruled. All my memories of Millport as a child involved a long walk over the hill from the ferry, ...Read more

A memory of Millport in 1980 by Ronald Andrews

Mum With Kids

The lady in the foreground looks very like my mum with me walking to her left and my sister in the pushchair. We lived locally and went to the beach all the time. It would be interesting to see that part enlarged so I could identify ...Read more

A memory of Newhaven in 1965 by Terrie Leach

Visiting Pontllyfni

I spent two wonderful summers in Pontllyfni in 1974 and 1976. I was a college student from the U.S., visiting Wales with a friend who had a cousin living there. The family owned a small inn just up the road from the beach. ...Read more

A memory of Pontllyfni in 1974 by Julianne Paul

Black Bull

I will always remember nights sat outside the Black Bull with my parents and 2 sisters. Although it was August, the weather was chilly. There was a juke box out back on a sort of covered terrace and every time I hear 'Johnny Remember Me' by ...Read more

A memory of Barmston in 1962 by Sylvia Richardson

Captions

1,130 captions found. Showing results 97 to 120.

Caption For Ilfracombe, From Capstone Parade C1875

Wildersmouth Beach - named after Wilder Brook - was the main beach before the cutting of the tunnels.

Caption For Kessingland, The Sailor's Home C1955

This view looks north along the beach.

Caption For Kessingland, The Beach C1955

This view looks north along the beach.

Caption For Ramsgate, The Beach 1907

Here we see a very busy Ramsgate beach.

Caption For Newquay, Tolcarne Beach 1925

The sands of Tolcarne Beach, or Crigga, are crowded with holidaymakers, whose comforts are catered for by teashops and abundant beach tents.

Caption For Southwold, From The Pier 1906

With its broad greens, its sandy beach, the lighthouse on North Green, and its picturesque buildings, Southwold has long been popular.

Caption For Lancing, Golden Sands Beach Bungalows C1955

The Golden Sands were of course only exposed at low tide beyond the shingle, but as a name for the beach it was a winner, combined with plentiful parking on the greensward behind the beach huts.

Caption For Westgate On Sea, Hotels And Beach 1890

Two of Westgate's leading hotels were the Beach House Hotel on the left, and the large St Mildred's Hotel and Bathing Establishment (centre).

Caption For Newquay, Towan Beach 1901

Hotels and boarding houses stand right on the cliff edge overlooking the beach and harbour area.

Caption For Swanage, The Bay And Highcliffe Steps C1960

Steps from the Highcliffe (right) descend to the beach at North Swanage, beyond the promenade (upper centre) where the cliffs are skirted by beach huts.

Caption For Frinton On Sea, The Beach C1955

The visitor approaching Frinton by road has to pass over a level crossing.

Caption For Langland Bay, The Hotel 1893

This popular bay and beach lies to the west of Mumbles.

Caption For St Ives, Harbour, Cleaning The Fish 1925

Fish being gutted on the harbour beach, long before modern hygiene laws came into play.

Caption For Scarborough, The Sands And Grand Hotel 1890

Another crowded scene on the South Beach close to the Spa, whose ornateness and splendour is clear to see.

Caption For Exmouth, The Sands 1925

Exmouth's sandy beaches might have been made for the traditional 'bucket and spade' holiday.

Caption For Angmering On Sea, The Beach C1960

Angmering-on-Sea is a modern residential area with a quiet beach.

Caption For St Ives, The Putting Green C1960

The putting green lies above Porthminster Beach.

Caption For Isle Of Grain, The Beach C1955

Here on the beach at the Isle of Grain smugglers would land their booty to be transported to London.

Caption For Porthpean, Beach C1955

The beach is packed with visitors and day- trippers from St Austell, while in the foreground children and their parents are model boating and fishing around the rock pools.

Caption For Woolacombe, Shell Beach 1911

Barricane Beach, also known as Shell Beach, is small and difficult to reach.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, The Lower Promenade C1955

This view taken in the mid 1950s shows how popular Saltburn was before the advent of the package holiday abroad.

Caption For Grange Over Sands, The Beach 1896

Paddling in streams and pools on the beach was popular in Victorian times.

Caption For Mablethorpe, The Beach C1950

Here we see the post-1953 sea wall, stepped here to allow access to the beach.

Caption For Heysham, Half Moon Bay C1965

It is a busy beach in the Swinging Sixties: these people are not day trippers to Heysham, but guests of Middleton Towers who have made their way to the beach for a day of free activity and entertainment