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Lovely Memories Of Streatham
Lived at the Crown & Sceptre pub on Streatham Hill. First real memory I have is being in a push chair in Pratts while mum had coffee with friends. Went to Rosemead school in Atkins Road and then Streatham High. ...Read more
A memory of Streatham in 1962 by
The Donkey Path To The Beach
Does anyone remember the `Donkey Path`? The fairy glen looks vaguely familiar but I was very young and can`t remember details. My aunt and family lived in one of the beautiful houses overlooking the beach in Old ...Read more
A memory of Old Colwyn in 1962 by
Happy Holidays In Woodingdean
From the age of 6 to 13 (1962-1969), I spent just about every summer holiday staying with two of my aunts in Woodingdean and what very happy memories I have of those times. Brighton Beach was obviously a favourite ...Read more
A memory of Woodingdean in 1962 by
My Time At The Children's Home
I have often wonder why I have this memory of being sent away, as with many I have read, you felt as you were being punish for being ill. Can remember not seeing my parents for nearly three years -I was only just ...Read more
A memory of Broadstairs in 1962 by
Returning To Talacre
I returned with my mother from the United States to Talacre where my grandmother lived. My grandmother's name was Dora Williams, she lived at Beach Cottage, Station Road. Dora Williams during the Second World War owned a bakery ...Read more
A memory of Talacre in 1962
Every Weekend At Severn Beach
I lived in Patchway in the 1960s, every weekend friends and I would catch the train to Severn Beach to go swimming in the pool there, I wonder if it's still there, I guess not. I remember the stinky change area :) and the crowded pool, great times they were !
A memory of Severn Beach in 1962 by
Activity Centre For Children In The 1960s
I can remember stayiing at a camp with wooden huts for children in the 1960s. My father died when I was nine and Notts. Social Services arranged for me and my brother to have a holiday. Although I was ...Read more
A memory of Hythe in 1962
Avenue Club Cafe Workshops In Old Road On Mr Trickers Site 95 Old Road
Anyone remember the Avenue Club and Cafe run by Wally and Grace? I was their daughter-in-law and I lived at 95 Old Road in a yard above a private garage that looked like ...Read more
A memory of Clacton-On-Sea in 1962 by
Busy Holidays At The Coast
On the lead up to the Edinburgh & Glasgow holidays, my friends and I used to prepare by building our own 'bogeys' out of some pram wheels, then on the Saturday`we would arrive at the train station and wait for ...Read more
A memory of Whitley Bay in 1962 by
Captions
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Seaplanes from the newly-formed Royal Air Force are pulled up on the beach - perhaps being used either for recruitment or anti-submarine duties.
The beach was used once a year by farmers from Llechryd for a feast.
At the foot of the ladder today, there is a short promenade with beach huts.
The walk along the fern-fringed lane to the rocky beach is unforgettable. The Newlyn artists were enthusiastic visitors here.
Its picturesque position on the cliffs of one of the noblest bays on the east coast of England, and its fine beach, along with its splendid hotels and handsome private houses, make Filey one of the most
Its own beach is sandless and full of large pebbles, which seem to sing as the tides play across them. It gets its name from the salterns, or salt pans, used by the monks of nearby Otterton Priory.
Situated at the southern end of Filey's long beach, the outcrop of Flamborough Head can be seen in the distance.
Such were the number of visitors navigating the overgrown and makeshift route from the town centre to the beach that the Windsor estate prioritised the construction of a more permanent path.
Its own beach is sandless and full of large pebbles, which seem to sing as the tides play across them.
There are plenty of changing tents on this beach, where a group of boys wave at the camera (centre foreground).
In this picture, guests are returning from the beach and are processing up to the hotel in order to get changed in time for their evening meal, which was often accompanied by soothing live music.
Street furniture is changing with the introduction of the ugly concrete street lamp post outside the timber-framed building that was Beach's bookshop.
More Americans died training here than were killed on Utah Beach on D-Day.
Here a lady can be seen trying to coax a child down the steps to the beach.
One Victorian dress would provide enough material for a dozen or more outfits today, when bikinis rule the beach.
The edge of the beach is lined with bathing machines in this view.
It was more popular with the locals, because it was away from the main beach. The prominent building on the cliff was part of Victoria Gardens.
These days, happily, the only active defences to be found at the resort are sand castles on the beach.
It deliberately provided fewer mass entertainment facilities than Brighton, which presumably accounts for the nearly deserted promenade and beach we see in this picture.
The beach is a clutter of boats and fishing paraphernalia. On the right is the lifeboat house and in the centre a sizeable boat shed, the home of the 'Marianna'. Crabbing is a local industry.
The full length of Grand Parade can be seen, as well as the central beach.
A change in sea level and erosion have combined to produce a fascinating effect off this beach, as documented by Giraldus Cambrensis: 'We then passed over Niwegal sands, at which place (during the winter
At this time, close to the end of the Victorian era, staying fully clothed on the beach was very much the norm, with sand castles and donkey rides the prime amusements for the children; the adults relax
Here we see National Trust shingle and cliffs at the end of Beach Road, with the buildings (top right) comprising the Burton Cliff Hotel.
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