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Nostalgic memories of Clacton-On-Sea's local history

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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Displaying Memories 21 - 26 of 26 in total

Bedfont Hotel
My husband and I have great memories of Clacton when we worked at the Bedfont Hotel for disabled. We worked as house parents for about 3 years and had a wonderful time looking after many adults and children, it was a very humbling job and very worth it. We returned to Scotland but will never forget our time there. We returned recently but sadly the Bedfont is no longer there, but it was a very nolstalgic visit and rather sad.
Clacton-on-Sea, Royal Hotel 1891
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Added 17 February 2010

Blissful Days On The Amusements!
This picture takes me back! It was around 1962 and I was 11 years old. We travelled down to Clacton from South Harrow on a Valiant Cronshaw coach which we caught outside a pub in Northolt - The Plough, I think it was. A great journey to Clacton, and we stayed at 92 Rosemary Road. Gwen Hawkes and her mum ran the B&B - does anyone remember her? We met some nice people there, Mr O'Keefe was ...see more
Clacton-on-Sea, the Pier and Steel Stella 1958
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Added 16 November 2008

Happy Holidays
For a week each year, in the 1950s, I stayed with my aunt in Clacton during the school holidays. I seem to remember that we, my mum and I stayed at my auntie May's house, I'll always remember the address, 49 Coppins Road, for several years during the 50s and once in 1961 (I think). My clearest memory of Clacton was the pier. I remember the 'racing game' where you had to roll a ball into holes that made the ...see more
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Added 14 October 2008

A Waitress At The Royal
My mother was a waitress at the Royal Hotel from c1945-1952 Does anyone remember her? Her name was Rachel Jacobs k/a Ray
Clacton-on-Sea, Royal Hotel 1891
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Added 18 August 2008

The Geisha Hotel
The Marine Parade East is where the Geisha Hotel is on the corner of Orwell Road.  This photo is of the road in about 1955 and the hotel can just been seen along the road on the left.
Clacton-on-Sea, Marine Parade East c1950
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Added 21 July 2007

The Royal
The Royal Hotel was built in about 1872 and was still a hotel right up to about 1994 when the building became disused and went into a bad and poor building!!!  But in 2007 the building has now been started work on to restore it to how it used to be back in the 1960s and 70s and is going to cost around the £10,000,000 mark.
Clacton-on-Sea, Royal Hotel 1891
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Added 21 July 2007