Beachley, The Severn Bridge c.1966
Photo ref:
B38038
Photo ref:
B38038
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The £8 million suspension bridge was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in September 1966 to carry the new M4 motorway from England across the Severn Estuary to South Wales. Also at the ceremony were Prince Philip, the Duke of Beaufort, the Archbishop of Wales, the Secretary of State for Wales and the Bishop of Bristol.
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A Selection of Memories from Beachley
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Beachley
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My aunt, Ida Fletcher, was in the WRAF in 1941. She was on leave visitng my grandmother who had a dress shop at 28 High St in Chepstow called "Cristofar" (it is now a wedding dress shop). They were having a picnic at Beachley when a woman and her son got into difficulties while paddling. My grandmother called on Ida "you can swim" and, because she was in uniform, she went into the water and pulled out the child. ...see more
The person on the right, on the pier, is myself, Ron Stokes. As I wrote in my memory previous, I worked on Beachley and Aust Piers, weekends, school holidays, until I joined the merchant navy in 1958. If you wish to know the history of Pier House [behind ferry office] and lighthouse keepers, and lighthouse of Beachley see www.gloucesterharbou trustees.org, very interesting, history of Batchford family, my mother's ...see more
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