Separation
This scene has little changed although there has of course been the cliff landslip.The white railings on the right hand side of the picture enclose the dinghy maintainance/storage area of the Alexader Yacht Club. Perhaps a more accurate title for the picture would be to call it the WESTERN ESPLANADE. We were married in 1960. I was then in the Navy and we were facing a separation of fifteen months as I had been drafted to an aircraft carrier HMS Albion and she was due to sail for the Far East. We spent our last couple of hours here before I caught the train. Sitting on a bench on the other side of this road holding hands and too frightened at the prospect of being parted to speak to each other. Mind you I must had said something right as we are still married.
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