East Front Road In The Sixties
A Memory of Pagham.
My Grandparents, George and Ella Ashford, had retired to Pagham in 1958. They lived at number 12 East Front Road. Their bungalow was very comfortable with a great view out over the channel. The original railway carriage houses were still all intact, and Pagham Beach had a quiet secluded charm, with a mixed population of holidaymakers and retirees.
There was a boatman, Eric, who ran the "Pagham Queen' on pleasure cruises. There was also an older fisherman on the beach, I believe his name was Ted. My Grandad took me for my first pint at the Kings Beach Hotel. He also took me to the harbour to fish with an Otter Board in the fast incoming tides.
The beach was a huge sloping shingle drop to the high tide mark, and in winter the storms would hurl pebbles at the bungalows. My Nanna somehow maintained a beautiful garden in spite of salt spray and winds.
The Pagham Store was run by Ted Buswell, and there were cafes on the corners as well. Southdown Buses came down to the sealed roundabout near the beach.
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