Skegness, The Pier c.1960

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This Art Deco entrance to the pier replaced the original Gothic archway in 1937. It was again completely reconstructed in 1971, when the steps and ramps were removed. The land end of the pier was roofed over soon after the end of the Second World War, but Miss Blanchard, the Elite Violet Café (centre), a wine bar and other businesses had opened beneath the pier in the late 1930s. In February 1941 a bomb fell just in front of the café, dropped by one of the frequent nuisance raiders that harassed the town. It was lunchtime, and a number of people were inside, but the bomb buried itself in the sand and did not go off!

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I can remember staying at rosemary house for 3 weeks. evey year with my older sisher and to brothers really didnt like the place and never add a understand why we was tuck there .i do now

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Rosberry House

Me and my 3 sisters went here , late 70s early 80 can’t remember exactly, what I do remember was how we had to share baths and be checked for head lice , they wrote with black marker on our underwear , a colour and number , even while we was wearing them ,one of my sisters was next to me on the bottom bunk and her top bunk partner stole her pillar and I remember talking , asking my sister what’s wrong , the girl named ...see more

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60's Walsh's.

Walsh's in the 60s was a very happy time for me and I have great memories of when Mum and Dad,me Grandma and Grandad shared a caravan for a fortnight.The caravan was tucked away in the corner behind the arcade situated next to a ditch. I can always remember laying on the bed/settee listening to the bingo numbers being called and nodding off to the tones of ''top of the shop 90''.It always seemed an adventure fetching ...see more