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Reighton, Gap, Speeton Cliffs c.1955
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The sea looks calm and peaceful in this photograph. But in 1935, a vessel (the 'Skegness') got into difficulties and ran onto the cliffs. The weather conditions were so bad that the would-be rescuers had to stand by helplessly and watch the entire crew die.

An extract from Yorkshire Coastal Memories.

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Memories of Reighton, Gap, Speeton Cliffs 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 Reighton, Gap, Speeton Cliffs c.1955

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Reighton Gap. Speeton Cliffs.
Re this photograph, I recall the scene in 1948 when I lived there. Everything was still wrapped in barbed wire as there were many mines  in the area The life saving hut was restored about 1950 and was very smart with the St Johns Ambulance logo on the side. The part that intrigued me the most was the brass bell used for raising the alarm for a swimmer in trouble, which was from the ship HMS ...see more
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Added 04 September 2007

Speeton Cliffs With Cafe In Foreground
The road down to the shore was built for gravel extraction with the washing plant on the level ground just below where this shot was taken from. The building shown was a cafe. On the other side of the road there was a small hut with lifesaving equipment, blankets and telephone erected by parents of a boy who died in the sea there. It was destroyed by vandals. I remember the gravel being ...see more
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