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New Parks Boys,
I remember well the tennis courts . We were a secondary modern and our tennis courts were very secondary. Holes and gravel with a perimeter fence that had so many holes in it that about 20% of the balls sailed through it only to be ...Read more
A memory of New Parks in 1967 by
Childhood Memories Of Penrhyn Bay
My grandmother and grandfather lived at "Oaklands", in Maesgwyn Road, opposite a corrugated iron church. The road was unmade and beyond the church to the sea was a large meadow where cattle and sheep grazed. On the ...Read more
A memory of Penrhyn in 1930
Birchington & Minnis Bay
I was partly raised in Birchington during the 1950's, my Nan & Grandad and Aunts & Uncles also lived there, I would spend all my summer holidays there at my Nan's house in Park Avenue ...happy days, I still think ...Read more
A memory of Birchington in 1950
Summer Holidays
Does anyone remember Woodchurch caravan park? We used to go every year from 1969 until its closure in 1973. My aunt and uncle had a caravan there. If you came up from the village it was past the windmill over the crossroads and then ...Read more
A memory of Woodchurch in 1973 by
A Day At Alum Chine In The 1960s
It's a few minutes before 8.30am, and I've just returned with the newspaper for Dad bought from the Riviera Hotel next door. I have to rush downstairs again in time to ring the gong for breakfast - Mr Lacey, ...Read more
A memory of Westbourne in 1966 by
Pwll Y Crochan Woods
My late father was born in Colwyn Bay and his father and some of his relatives resided in Grove Park. Every year my parents and my siblings had to visit the relatives, especially one we called Aunty Polly who I think was ...Read more
A memory of Colwyn Bay in 1947 by
Howe's Garage, Longfield
Rather than Longfield Hill, this looks more like Longfield itself with Howe's Garage in the centre foreground. My Dad worked here from the late 1930s to when he retired in 1973; it was run by his uncle Frank Howe and ...Read more
A memory of Longfield Hill in 1960 by
Fair Oak As It Was
My first day of school was September 1965 at Fair Oak Infants. It wasn't too bad the first day as my Mum was allowed to stay at the back of the classroom, but after that I was left on my own. I became very ...Read more
A memory of Fair Oak in 1965 by
Chapmans Dairy.
This building was Chapmans Dairy and belonged to my family. It was originally two houses, numbers 22 and 23, with a stable at the rear for the ponies. The door now remaining led into the shop and the downstairs windows were bay windows. The whole building was painted white! How it has changed!
A memory of Hastings in 1940
Kennack
I have been coming to Kennack since I was a toddler. But 1972 was the first of many years that stand out to me. My family met another family and we are still in touch now, 36 years and more later. My memories are so many, borrowing ...Read more
A memory of Kennack Sands in 1972
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The spectacular rock formation of Filey Brigg at the north end of the bay.
Fleetwood became England's principal fishing port on the west coast with a fleet to rival those of Hull and Grimsby.
A view of one of the beaches which look out over Galway Bay to County Clare and the limestone landscape of the Burren.
The original timber building, dating from c1580, has two gables; the brick extension to the right is 19th-century.
Fleetwood's other principal hotel was the Mount.
Lyme Regis harbour, or the Cobb, was once a seafaring settlement separate from the old town.
Rothesay is the county town on the eastern side of the Island of Bute, in an ideal location in the sheltered 'sweet Rothesay Bay', to quote the popular song.
The low white cliffs at Broadstairs shelter this bay, and people are making use of the tents on the beach to change for a dip in the sea.
Here we have a wonderful picture of this peaceful seaside resort; the distinctive large hotel on the left is still there.
Its buildings range from Bay Cottage (near left), the Royal Standard, Sunnyholme, the Bonded Store, and the Coastguard Station to the old Cobb Arms (right).
The Old Bonded Store and Bay Cottage (centre) can be clearly seen.
The Wye has long been famous for its salmon fishing, as records going back to the 10th century show.
Fleetwood became England's principal fishing port on the west coast with a fleet to rival those of Hull and Grimsby.
Fleetwood was founded in 1836 by Sir Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, and laid out to the designs of Decimus Burton, who designed the North Euston Hotel, Queen's Terrace and both lighthouses.
Another fine view of the bay, showing the town crowding down to the waterfront and the townsfolk taking a stroll.
On a clear day, Eastbourne may be seen to the west across Pevensey Bay from Hastings Pier and the sea front.
Rock-pooling has always been one of the joys of a seaside holiday, and these children are obviously enjoying themselves.
This is St Mary's Parish Church, seen from the north-west, showing the two bays of the nave and aisles extended in 1860 (right).
On this southern arm of the Haven, Angle Bay boasts fine views right across the Milford Haven.
A view looking south round the sweep of the bay to the little harbour, once used by the mail boats to Portpatrick in Wigtownshire.
The front of this charming Georgian house, with its bay windows and portico at the front door, is now obscured by the addition of a single-storey annexe which provides a riverside eating area for customers
Local people believe that Flookburgh got its name from the fluke, a fish caught in Morecambe Bay, and a representation of one is on the weather vane.
Instead of horses and carts, cars now clog the pavement outside the Black Bull.
Taken from the junction of Market Street and Upper Market Street looking down towards the High Street.
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