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Thame Cottage Portmellon
I was born in 1975 and spent nearly every birthday until I was 16 years old at Thame Cottage, Portmellon with my Mum, Dad, younger Brother, Uncle, Auntie and 3 cousins. One day, when I have my own children, I hope to take ...Read more
A memory of Portmellon by
Football Years
I played for the first Sudbrook Cricket Club football team. We came second in the East Gwent 2nd Division and got promoted. I played with: Dave Clements, Mike Keogh, Paul Little, Ivor Baker, Tony Cochrane, Bobby Noade, Darren Noade, ...Read more
A memory of Caldicot in 1980 by
Daneswood Convalescent Home 1958/9
I was a pre - Nursing student at Daneswood for two years. I hailed from Bolton, Lancashire and it was my first time away from home and town. I fell in love with Woburn Sands and enjoyed my time at Daneswood, ...Read more
A memory of Woburn Sands in 1958 by
Barry Island
I was born and bred Barry Island. My mother and father had a fish and chip shop under the Western shelter. I can remember wonderful summer days, playing on the sands and making friends with children from the valleys. They thought ...Read more
A memory of Barry Island in 1958 by
Annual Camp With 39th Signal Regiment At Penhale
Penhale Camp is situated towards the northern end of Penhale Sands and the Ministry of Defence owns this which is used as an army training area. In the summer of 1969 I had just transferrred ...Read more
A memory of Holywell Bay in 1969 by
Holmwood School Pupil.
I have many memories of my time at Holmwood School. I joined as a day boy in 1968, when the Headmaster was David Glass and I left around 1973 when the Headmaster was Johnny Clegg. I remember the trips we had in the old school ...Read more
A memory of Formby in 1968 by
Lands End Hotel
I entered a competition in the 'Lady' magazine, and was fortunate to win a week's stay for my husband and myself at the Lands End Hotel. What luxury! It certainly doesn't look anything like the photos of the 1950s. Our bedroom ...Read more
A memory of Land's End in 1991 by
Good Old Days
I was born in 1946 lived in Lifton until I got married in 1971. I lived in Fore St next door lived Mr Brown he used to repair shoes in his little shed in the garden I used to watch him working. just a few doors away Bill Keast he was ...Read more
A memory of Lifton in 1960 by
Bridley Moor Road.
My Granny Gazey lived at 2, Bridley Moor Road. Because she was crippled with Rheumatoid Arthritis my Mum visited her every weekday morning to prepare food for the day and clean for her. Some of my earliest memories are playing ...Read more
A memory of Redditch in 1951 by
Camber Sands In The 50's And 60's
CAMBER SANDS When we first went to Camber Sands it was on my father’s motorbike and sidecar, it must have been in the middle fifties. It was a surprise for us as we had never been there before. When we arrived my ...Read more
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Sandsend is made up of two sections, each standing on the outflow of fast-flowing streams from high up on the Mulgrave estate - its castle has origins as coastal defence in the days of Charles II.
Sandsend is about three miles from Whitby, situated at the mouth of Sandsend Wyke; the village is almost hidden from view because of the mighty cliffs and Mulgrave Wood nearby.
In the 12th century, Sandsend was recorded as having 53 tenants' cottages belonging to the lord of the manor.
A horse and cart trundles along the road spanning East Beck, one of two streams that meander through the village - the other is Sandsend Beck.
Sandsend was just three miles along the sandy beach from Whitby.
Situated on a steep hill on a road that comes from Sandsend, the village has a Saxon church; here are buried the bodies of seven unidentified sailors that were washed up on the tides.
Sandsend is just three miles along the sandy beach from Whitby.
Sandsend is just three miles along the sandy beach from Whitby.
This was mined locally both at Saltwick and Sandsend, and provided welcome employment for the local menfolk.
Sandsend was just three miles along the sandy beach from Whitby.
Sandsend was once a centre for alum mining, and remains can still be observed along the coast.
Today many of the dwellings in Sandsend are holiday cottages, much to the detriment of village life, since they stand empty for the greater part of the year.
The estuary of the Camel is one of Cornwall's greatest natural features, fringed with golden sands and surrounded by rolling farmland.
It stands above a wide stretch of the Maplin Sands and the fingering estuarine channels of the River Roach.This view looks along the quiet High Street.
Marsden has good sands, and is well known for the grotto on the cliff, which also includes a restaurant and a haunted pub.
The Hall was originally built in the early 17th century, and is in a beautiful position, overlooking the Cartmel Sands and backed by the Furness Fells.
Weymouth's beach has gently sloping sands and is mostly sheltered from the storms and swells of the English Channel, making it suitable for the youngest and most inexperienced of bathers.
Here in 1913/14 Ramsgate Corporation added steps to the sands and built Ramsgate Bathing Station.
Eastwards is Lulworth Cove (centre), caused by the sea breaching through the Purbeck-Portland formations into softer Wealden sands and Cretaceous chalk in the dip beyond, in far more recent
Its miles of long sandy beaches, gently sloping sands, and safe bathing offer all that is needed for a perfect seaside holiday.
The row of houses on the left-hand side are known as Cliff Terrace; they look across the sands and coastline towards Saltburn.
St Ann's chapel was known as the 'Chapel in the Sands' and measured a mere 14 feet 6 inches by 12 feet.
The Hall is in a beautiful position, overlooking the Cartmel Sands and backed by the Furness Fells.
This uninterrupted view out over the lower Gannel estuary and the golden sands and dunes of Crantock confirms why Pentire became popular in the early days of housing development on the western outskirts
