Nostalgic memories of Jaywick'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 11 - 20 of 29 in total
We (me and older brother and sister), stayed in a relatives bungalow really close to the sea several years.. disjointed but strong memories :-
- pebble dashed walls
- those garden walls made of preformed concrete blocks with patterned holes in
- the sea wall with waves crashing over.. for some reason we took the cat (to show her) and she leapt over my dad's back
- taking the cat and kittens with us on holiday and ...see more
My sister and, I have such fond memories of 'our' bungalow in Lake Way- Happy Returns. Its door was painted purple. Our week in Jaywick was the highlight of our year. We were so excited to go there. I was only eight when we stopped going, but I remember Tony's Bingo. A bottle of sherry used to be passed at the top of each place at the bingo- if you got a line or a row when it was in front of you, you won ...see more
I came from a family that lived in Eltham, South East London, and we spent many a happy year at Jaywick. We did not have much money and my aunt used to treat us every year to a holiday. Me, my mum, my cousin Debbie and my aunt would pack up our case and off to Jaywick we would go. I remember getting so excited as we drove down the beach road, the journey at the time seemed so long. We would book in and then run to ...see more
Gosh, this takes me back! Our family of six used to stay in one of these 'chalets on stilts' in the late 40's. We used to buzz around on hired 'side by side' twin tricycles.
I worked for a season on the skating rink and had the pleasure of teaching many young ladies how to roller skate, but when it rained it was ahrd work because I had to squegee it dry. We called the cart that empties the Elsan toilets 'Nelson Eddy' (after the actor) and it was an ex-RAF fuel tanker.
This brings back memories of 1953-55. The large building in the foreground was Robertsons Cafe and both my parents worked there in the summertime, I also helped out by peeling potatoes in a shed at the back, I was 12. Next to the cafe was a children's theatre, does anybody remember Uncle Ken? Then Uncle Jack did a season (maybe it was Jack Douglas). The building behind it is the Palladium Amusements, run by Curly ...see more
Year after year my family had our summer holidays in Jaywick Sands, we used to stay in the same small chalet in Meadow Way, Jaywick Sands. How we all used to fit in there I'll never know. It had tiny windows, an outside toilet, a small front garden with double gates at the front leading out to the long road, Meadow Way. Across the road about 300 yards away was the sea and the beach, and just about 100 ...see more
Not sure of the year, but I went there as a child. I remember the roller skating rink, which was I believe opposite my family's chalet, and every now and then this vehicle came round which was named by locals as the 'The Jaywick Bluebottle'. as the toilets were outside, and this contrapsion used to come round and empty the Nelson toilets, wow! the smell was unbelievable. Does anybody else remember it? Also I ...see more
I can remember as a child staying in Tower caravan park, and also in the little roads leading up to the park which were all named after cars.
The big old carts coming round couple of times a week to empty the toilets as at the time there was no plumbing at all, hahahah, and the smell, omg, we used to gag, hahahaha.
My children now have memories of it too as we took them there when they were small, they now have ...see more
Hi,
I remember falling in love for the very first time while holidaying at Tower caravan park at Jaywick in 1972. I thought the girl looked like Brigit Bardot at the time. Her name was Elaine from Battersea. It was the first time I ever kissed a girl!
I was heartbroken when the holiday was over. I imagine she went on to great things, being so pretty.