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70s Thoughts
I came from the north to work in Margate from 70 to 72--at what was then called the Isle of Thanet District Hospital, Margate Wing. For my first 2 months I lived in staff accommodation at the Royal Sea Bathing Hospital. I'm sure that ...Read more
A memory of Margate in 1970 by
My First Job
I worked at the Pier Hotel in the summer of 1960. It was my first job. I was a commis waiter ..didn't really like it at all...but I was billeted out at a nearby village. I had my first drunk drinking scrumpy mixed with cheap red wine ...Read more
A memory of Seaview in 1960 by
Pilots In The 50s
I have been told that Jim Mollison (pilot), husband of Amy Johnson (also pilot), used to frequent the Starboard Club. Can anyone remember where he stayed in Seaview?
A memory of Seaview by
My Mum And Dad's Shop
Sea View Stores from 1961 to 1967 at Reighton Gap was owned by my Mum and Dad Gladys and Terry Robinson. the original shop was burnt down due to a problem in the fish and chip shop which was located at the side, (we had a ...Read more
A memory of Reighton in 1961 by
My Life In Wonderful Saltfleet...
We started on Sunnydale after leaving Sea View, thank you Peter Scott,It was the start of 35yrs of magic in my life. Cockles, eels, fishing, canooing and many memories of female company. Followed on with more wonderful times with my wife and 3 boys. Such wonderful times will live with me forever,,
A memory of Saltfleet by
Shoreside Revisited
I too remember holidaying here with my family in the late 60s, early 70s. In fact I have just revisited the island and paid homage to Seaview. Nothing has changed much, except the old hotel at the end of Pier Rd has gone. The house looks remarkably the same. Great memories!
A memory of Seaview by
A Week To Remember
It was always a sense of adventure searching for new place to visit on our holidays - and certainly we found an idyllic spot just a mile or so outside the town of Cemaes Bay. Mother had been staying with my younger sister ...Read more
A memory of Cemaes Bay in 1976 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
Bembridge My Home
I was born in Seaview but my mother and grandparents lived at "erndene' Steyne rd. I went to the Bembridge villiage school and attended the villiage church. I was free to roam the villiage aand beaches at will as the villiage ...Read more
A memory of Bembridge in 1952 by
Mr And Mrs Harris And Brent Knoll Farm
I have such happy memories of Brent Knoll Farm which we "accidentally" stayed at. We live in Lancashire and, think it was c1989. We had been to Weston super Mare for our holidays, staying in a lovely ...Read more
A memory of Brent Knoll in 1990 by
Captions
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These cottages probably stand on the site of the original settlement at Seaview.
Overlooking the Cliff Gardens, many of its rooms had excellent sea views. It underwent extensive renovation in the 1980s.
North Shore, or more correctly Sea View, is hardly recognisable in this photograph. The Derbyshire Miners' Convalescent Home can still just be seen in the far distance.
High Street 1918 A view of Seaview's High Street during the final summer of the First World War.The lady on the right demonstrates the changing fashions caused by the shortage of materials.
These cottages probably stand on the site of the origi- nal settlement at Seaview.
A view of Seaview's High Street during the final summer of the First World War.
In the late 1940s and early 50s caravan and camping sites saw the village embrace the holiday trade with an amusement arcade and new shops like Sea View Café, which were conveniently sited
On the left are two small shops owned by Mr Bushell and Mr Ruddock and, in the distance, the Seaview Hotel.
Overlooking the Cliff Gardens, many of its rooms had excellent sea views. It underwent extensive renovation in the 1980s.
The chain suspension bridge at the appropriately named Seaview leads out to the steamer landing stage. From here boats would arrive and depart on a daily basis to the mainland at Southsea.
This is a splendid view of the terraces and their fine sea view. A sign in the centre left of the picture reads - 'Jones's Hotels and Cafés'.
Note the beach café and swings on the beach and, on the bottom right of the picture the glazed fronted café, designed to take full advantage of the sea views but to protect from the unpredictable
A holidaying family does a bit of window shopping at the Sea View Stores on the front at Reighton, while a dog watches curiously on to the left.
On the left is the old Sea View Hotel, which was replaced in the 1970s by the dismal tower of the Transport and General Workers Union Holiday and Conference Centre.
It is on an extremely windswept location with not a tree or bush in sight, but no doubt the sea views and bracing air were deemed beneficial to guests.
It offers fine sea views round Gerrans Bay to Nare Head.
On the right is the Sea View Hotel and the Figure 8.
Seaview developed as a watering place in Victorian times. These tents enabled the modest to change with dignity.
Seaview shows off a huge variety of architecture, as this photograph demonstrates.
Magnificent sea views are afforded from the Promenade, down the north coast in the direction of Hartlepool and beyond, hence the name of these gardens.
Lancaster's beautiful canal, with its magnificent sea views of Morecambe Bay, was originally the vision of the factory owners of the locality, who were eager to connect their mills with the national canal
The distant sand hills and Sea View Walk are still there, and look exactly the same.
Fortunately, the station was saved; it is now a private residence with stunning sea views.
Fine sea views can be obtained from the regular summer open-top bus service which runs from Brighton to Rottingdean, a picturesque village situated in a dene, or valley in the downs.