Mablethorpe, High Street c.1955
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M1055
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The arrival of the railway in 1877 put Mablethorpe on the seaside holiday map, and the town is mainly Victorian or later. The Book in Hand (left) is mentioned in the mid 1800s, but it was badly damaged by fire in 1981 and the two bays have gone. It was classed as a hotel and lodging house in 1856, and is now an indoor market. The Royal Café (extreme left) is now the Café Royale. The Café Regent in the far distance is no more - the whole building has gone in a seafront redevelopment. Note the many people walking towards the front: it looks as though they have just got off the train (there is no longer a station here) or are walking from the bus station (no longer there), which was to the left of the Royal Café. The brick façade on the right has also been demolished, and the snack bar is now the Mablethorpe Rock Co.
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