Parkgate, The Beach c.1939
Photo ref: P255007
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Photo ref: P255007
Photo of Parkgate, The Beach c.1939

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This is one of the final stretches of golden sand that once graced the foreshore at Parkgate before the estuary totally silted up and salt marsh encroached. Parkgate was a popular yachting centre. Some of the boys on the beach were probably from Mostyn House School in the town; the yacht in the foreground is a typical 12ft vessel favoured by the school.

Memories of Parkgate, the Beach c1939

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 Parkgate, The Beach c.1939

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DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE ALL THE SAND AT PARKGATE AND HESWALL WENT TO? and does anyone have any memories of how the Salt Marsh has changed since the first land/salt marsh reclamation scheme was launched (so I've been told) in the 1930s? Does anyone remember the building of Connah's Quay Power Station in 1950, does anyone remember seeing the sand dredger being used to ...see more