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Baglan A Wartime Paradise
My Dad did his army training adjacent to Baglan during WW2. The hastily built barracks did not have enough bathroom facilities and asked local residents for permission for soldiers to have a bath in their houses. A super-kind ...Read more
A memory of Baglan
Boyhood Memories Of Lymington
My parents, Edward (Jack) and Mavis Byard and myself and German Shepherd Dog Julie, moved from Poole, in Dorset, to live in a de-commissioned British Power Boat Motor Torpedo Boat, 451, in November 1947. My father ...Read more
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Happy Days.
Looking at the photos brought back so many happy memories, I lived at Homefield Gardens across the Heath & went to the Methodist School from 1956 to 1963. Miss Fletcher was the headmistress & I think Miss Watts was my teacher ...Read more
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This Used To Be The Highlight Of Our Day Out.
As a child in the early 1950's I can remember that the best part of our day out was the boat rides on this lake. I can still remember the smell from the engines. I grew up in Hornchurch and if I ...Read more
A memory of Southend-on-Sea in 1952 by
Bridgewater Canal
My younger brother Russell and I grew up on Coniston Road in Stretford and one of my earliest memories was of going down to the canal armed with pickle jars that had breathing holes stabbed into the lid (a fork from mums kitchen ...Read more
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Swimming?
It was approximately 1960 that whilst bathing in the 'pool' as a child of about 3, I held onto the rail at the edge of the 'boardwalk' and became stuck as my legs were pulled underneath where the water poured in (not being strong enough ...Read more
A memory of Pontypridd in 1960 by
The Old Outdoor Swimming Pool
During the summer holidays we would visit the outdoor swimming pool in Bath Road. The first indication when near to the entrance was the strong smell of chlorine and the sound of the two water fountains. No matter what ...Read more
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Another Place In Time
My family lived in Ellesmere Port since 1892 - or even earlier. I know this as when I was young my great great grandma was still alive. Don't know if anyone remembers author AVE. I used to live at no 28 - it was an old ...Read more
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Edgecoombe, Selsdon 1957 61
I remember Selsdon well as my family lived at 68 Edgecoombe, the long road on the opposite side of the wood at Selsdon not to be confused with Selsdon Woods. We had two ways to get to Selsdon shops. Through the woods ...Read more
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Clements Hall
I must have been about six when I stayed at Clements Hall with my brothers Edwin and Terry in the 1950s. Christine story brought back memories. I also remember the geese, the matron often made me sit on the step to shell the peas. ...Read more
A memory of Hockley in 1956 by
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A classic view of the Stamford skyline from the water meadows.
Cleanliness in the 12th and 13th centuries was certainly next to Godliness.
Bognor, further east along the coast beyond Selsey Bill, grew up from a small fishing village and is one of the earliest Sussex sea-bathing resorts.
Further west the shore bulges out round the promontory of the Wish Tower, in fact a Martello tower or fortlet built in large numbers to defend the coast from Napoleon.
Further west the shore bulges out round the promontory of the Wish Tower, in fact a Martello tower or fortlet built in large numbers to defend the coast from Napoleon.
Cleanliness in the 12th and 13th centuries was certainly next to Godliness.
The Royal Infirmary, with its high dome and clock face, lords it over Piccadilly.
Records show that St Lawrence stands on the site of a Christian church dating back to at least 1108.
Mixed bathing (even for children) was forbidden.
Bathing machines, tents and cabins were rented out by George Johnson & Son until 1912.
The huge carriage works (right) have long since gone, to be replaced in the 1980s by the entrance to the Tesco supermarket development.
We are looking back from Bath Square, with the General Post Office on the right.
This used to be the path where fishermen carried pilchards and herrings to trade for local produce.
A charming view showing Huntcliffe with the pier in front.
The High Street used to be the main Norwich to London road.
Langford's tents have now taken the place of Dendy's bathing machines.
Robert Louis Stevenson was a frequent visitor to Bridge of Allan when the town was a popular Victorian spa complete with pump room and baths.
Bathing machines are lined up near the sea wall.
The buildings in the foreground are part of the recently completed Spa complex.
Bathing machines can be seen in abundance in this view.
Children play with their toy yachts in the dedicated Children's Corner at Ventnor.
Children bathe in a brook on a hot day in Stanwell.
By the late 1920s, not a bathing machine graces the water's edge in this view of the crowded Margate Sands, looking towards the Harbour with the Pierhead Lighthouse.
It never happened, because of the limited suitability of the sea bathing available.
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