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439 memories found. Showing results 91 to 100.

Working In Clyffe Pypard

I came down from Scotland when I was 16 & was a nanny in Broad Hinton for a year for Mr & Mrs Huddy (can't remember the name of the house), & then I decided that I wanted to work with horses, so I got a ...Read more

A memory of Clyffe Pypard in 1969 by Alison Cloy

Memories

I was born in South Ockendon Cliff Place (Julie Harding) I had 3 sisters Vera, Brenda & Margaret. We are all still living but old age is creeping up. I remember some of the names mentioned. My close friends in Ockendon were ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon by leonard-44

North Star 1949 North Harringay Secondary Boys School 1949

my late uncle mr martin harris left me his magazine about a trip the boys went onto. The boys names are..... form IV R ISSARTEL, K, GREENLAND, L TIMMS, A, BROWN, B, GOWER, J, CLIFFE, ...Read more

A memory of Hornsey by cazmc234

Boarding School For Asthmatics

Hi all, I'm hoping someone can help me. I attended a boarding school in Dumptom Gap, Broardstairs 1965/1966 as I had asthma. I have found the building when I returned to Broardstairs a few years ago but can't seem to ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs by lorbri

Southbourne 1936 To 1948

My grandparents lived in Stourwood Avenue near junction with Stourwood Rd. I visited most years (age 3 to 15). Some houses on the top of the were in danger of falling over the cliff & had to be taken down. Gordon ...Read more

A memory of Southbourne by jwbishop51

Happy Holidays.

I have many happy memories of holidays spent at Dhoon from about 1934 to 1940, when I was under ten years old. My parents had visited the Isle of man for many years before I was born and had discovered Dhoon on those visits. We used to ...Read more

A memory of Dhoon by pandcvenour

Happy Days

My memories of the caravan site go back to the 1940s when my parents had a caravan there. It was situated at the edge of the site where there is an open field and a footpath. I went back last July for the first time in about 60 ...Read more

A memory of Swalecliffe in 1940 by Keri Green

Carshalton Park

My family moved to Park Avenue, near Carshalton Park in about 1955. I was about six or so at the time. I used to roller skate in the park and climb the big chestnut trees when the park keeper was not looking. There were old ...Read more

A memory of Carshalton in 1955 by Janet Ready

13 The Cliff

My Mam and Dad who lived in the town for over 45 years until they moved to Adelaide 16 years ago have recently moved back to Seaton Carew and bought 13a The Cliff (which is the first house you can see from left to right in ...Read more

A memory of Seaton Carew in 2012 by Jon Dixon

Eden Hall School

I was sent to Eden Hall as a 9 year old as my asthma was causing me to miss school. My brother Brett Imray had gone a few years earlier and I have awesome memories of the school and Bacton. I only stayed about 18 months. It was ...Read more

A memory of Bacton in 1974 by Daryll Imray

Captions

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Caption For Sandsend, The Village C1885

During a violent storm in 1829, the cliff fell into the sea, taking most of Kettleness with it.

Caption For Downderry, From The Sands 1930

The long village of Downderry stands precariously on a shelf between the inland hills and a sea-washed cliff edge.

Caption For Hastings, Fishermen's Huts C1955

These tall weatherboarded net 'shops' (net drying sheds) cluster on the foreshore below East Cliff.

Caption For Shiplake, Mill And Lock 1890

Shiplake is situated on a chalk cliff, prettily overhanging one of the loveliest bends of the river.

Caption For Beachy Head, From The Sands 1903

The lighthouse, started in 1899, replaced the Belle Tout on the cliff top further west.

Caption For Bucks Mills, And Clovelly Bay 1930

The cliff has a tendency to crumble, and has blocked the path to the beach several times in recent years.

Caption For Bournemouth, Durley Chine 1925

Many of the chines, the wild ravines which split the cliff line, were quickly adapted as pleasure grounds and scenic walks down to the beach.

Caption For East Quantoxhead, The Cliffs 1929

A path leads from the tiny village across the fields to low cliffs above this quiet beach.

Caption For Eastbourne, Holywell From Above 1894

The grassy sward in the foreground is now the Helen Garden, and the middle distance is dominated by South Cliff Tower, an unfortunate eighteen-storey block of flats built in 1966 that sits ill amid

Caption For Eastbourne, Holywell Retreat 1910

It is here that the sea can be reached, albeit by a steep path, in a break in the cliffs enlarged by quarrying.

Caption For Eastbourne, Holywell C1955

The beach huts of curiously railway style have long gone and are now replaced by modern toilets, but the fine views of the chalk cliffs remain.

Caption For Bath, Wells Way C1965

In the distance behind the school are the trees at the top of Beechen Cliff.

Caption For Arundel, Castle And River 1923

With its fine chalk cliffs at Amberley, this is possibly the most scenic of all the river valleys in Sussex.

Caption For Whitby, West Cliff And Sunken Gardens 1923

here flourished, and the parks department of the local council were rightly proud of the attractive way in which they bloomed throughout the holiday season in these and other flowerbeds along West Cliff

Caption For Woolacombe, The Bay 1911

The hotels on the cliff above look out towards the island of Lundy almost twenty miles away.

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Sands 1930

The remainder of Lyme's seafront continues to Cobb Gate and Church Cliffs (right).

Caption For St Levan, Church 1908

It lies not far from the famous Minack Theatre, cut from the cliffs in the thirties by Rowena Cade.

Caption For Hayle, Towans And The Paddling Pool 1925

Holiday bungalows and chalets line the skyline, and the Cove Café is perched on a shelf halfway down the cliff (centre).

Caption For St Austell, Duporth Beach 1912

We see it here from above Carrickowel Point; the photograph shows that there has been a recent cliff fall onto the lonely beach.

Caption For Atwick, The Cliffs C1960

However, judging by the parked cars and caravans, the visitors are quite happy just to look at the magnificent view over the cliff top.

Caption For Felixstowe, The Gardens And Cliff Hotel 1907

Outside the very grand Cliff Hotel, these subjects are all quite clearly posing for the photographer, and not making a very convincing job of it - even those virtually out of shot!

Caption For Southend On Sea, Westcliff Parade C1955

This path has been built over the Cliffs Shelter, seen in the previous picture.

Caption For South Shields, Marsden Bay C1955

Marsden has good sands, and is well known for the grotto on the cliff, which also includes a restaurant and a haunted pub.

Caption For Fishguard, Dinas Head C1960

Note the buildings perched perilously close to the cliff edge.