Leysdown On Sea, Station Road c.1955
Photo ref:
L326029
Photo ref:
L326029
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Leysdown is the most easterly village of the Isle of Sheppey. On the left is the Leysdown post office with a post box outside, while on the right is a motor-cycle with a side-car, which was a very common mode of transport at that time.
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Memories of Leysdown-on-Sea, Station Road c1955
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. These memories are of Leysdown On Sea, Station Road c.1955
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I spent the school holidays at my grandparents' bungalow 'Cartref' in Eastern Road just off the high street during the 1960s. They were Sid and Gert Burton and knew a lot of the local characters like Kipper Tom. I had wonderful times down there running wild around the Island and trying to win a few pence on the machines to buy chips. Happy memories.
My Aunt Maggie lived at 1 Easton Road (Halfway down the High Street towards the beach, turn left at the newsagent into Easton Road). Sadly, it appears the road is no longer there according to maps. Surely the road featured in the photograph is called The Promenade? I was born there in 1945, and mum and I spent our summer holidays at Aunt Maggie's bungalow. I have so many fond memories of Leysdown before it became ...see more
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