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Falling Off The Harbour Wall Onto The Deck Of A Fishing Boat
A favourite family story is how my father took charge of us children for the morning and brought us to Seahouses from our cottage in Beadnell. On this occasion, age 5 or so, while ...Read more
A memory of Seahouses in 1966 by
Family Recollection.
My grandmother Elizabeth Keeler was born at Knights Bottom Ringwould in May 1899. Her father George Keeler was a diver working on building the extension to the Admiralty Pier in Dover. He was killed in 1906 when he was ...Read more
A memory of Knights Bottom by
Fishing At Craufurdland Lake.
I was born in Armour Street in Kilmarnock in 1959. Around 1963 we moved to Onthank. I went to Onthank School. My friend Bryce Herbert and I from about the age of 10 onwards used to go to Craufurdland Lake to fish ...Read more
A memory of Kilmarnock in 1969 by
Fishing In The Harbour
We use to fish in the Quay by going down to the water by the little jetty shown in the picture. I fished with a small wined up fishing line. Must have been about 9/10m years old. The only fish I court I couldn't take of the hook because it wriggled to much, never fished since!!
A memory of Gorleston-on-Sea by
Fond Memories Of Old Friends In Nairn
My wife Carol was a Highland lassie by birth and when we split up she left Leeds. She lived at Trades Park and eventualy married again up there. I visited Nairn a lot on trips to see my four kids, it was an 800 ...Read more
A memory of Nairn in 1987 by
Fun On The Ferry
Around about l956/57 we would all go to dances or parties in Southampton and of course, from memory, the last bus home to Hythe/Holbury/Fawley/Calshot was about 10.30p.m. Inevitably we girls missed it so there was a mad ...Read more
A memory of Hythe in 1956 by
Grand Dad Jabez Johnson
Family legend has it that Grandad took a small party of friends for a pint or two in Oakengates. At the end of the evening for a lark he undid the traces and when they set off the horses went and the cart tipped up, to ...Read more
A memory of Oakengates in 1940 by
Grape Vine Inn/Ring Of Bells Albert Holley
Transcribed from the Central Somerset Gazette of 1891: 16 May 1891 - Meare - "The Friendly and Benefit Society established last 9th Sep, held its first general church parade…After the service, the men ...Read more
A memory of Meare in 1890 by
Growing Up In Ramsgate
I was born in Ramsgate in 1947. An only child, I lived with my parents in Grove Road. I have many happy memories of the town. Each night, as a young child, I used to go out with my father for "a little walk around" and we covered a ...Read more
A memory of Ramsgate by
Harbour Memories
I have very dear memories of Portrush in the 60's. My mum was born there. She lived with her Mum and Dad and two brothers and one sister in Harbour Road. Mum and her sister came over to England in the 50's. We used to go to ...Read more
A memory of Portrush in 1962 by
Captions
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The bay marks the natural harbour of this spot.
Note the mooring chains on the harbour bed.
A turn of the century view of the promenade, showing Holy Trinity Church, Bleak House and the harbour.
Children enjoy playing in the harbour whilst the huge mass of the Nab behind them gives a fascinating reflection into the water.
A few sailing fishing boats remain in the harbour at this date, while two fishermen display part of their catch on the quay.
Its major attraction is the Oldersfleet Castle ruins, near Curran Point and the harbour.
With its fine views across the harbour, Poole Park became a popular gathering ground for tourists who wanted to walk, row boats or just sit in the sunshine.
The big building by the harbour is Slaters, who exported many cargoes of lime at that time.
The island forms a natural breakwater to the harbour.
Lines of Cornish 'luggers', the characteristic sail-powered vessels of the St Ives fishing industry, lie in packed tiers on the harbour sand.
John Askew, who was at one time Liverpool's harbour master, founded the Egremont ferry service.
This tower escaped demolition during the Dissolution because it was a prominent landmark for ships entering the harbour.
Boscastle's slate-built cottages cling to the side of the beautiful valley of the River Valency, an important route inland down which came the slate and grain that were shipped from the harbour.
Again the Nab dominates the harbour and, at first glance, resembles the shape of a whale.
Port Isaac is one of Cornwall's least spoilt fishing villages; it grew up around the head of the sheltered harbour.
Another low-tide photograph of Margate harbour.
Cowes harbour is a fine natural anchorage which has been appreciated by sailors for centuries.
Urban Fortuneswell has spread upwards from Portland Harbour to the houses beside New Road.
A view looking south round the sweep of the bay to the little harbour, once used by the mail boats to Portpatrick in Wigtownshire.
A prominent monument inside commemorates Wedgwood Allen of the Royal Flying Corps as a knight in armour.
Campers drift back to their caravans after watching one of Poole Harbour's famous sunsets.
Brownsea is the largest island in Poole Harbour, and now belongs to the National Trust.
Once a thriving port and Westmorland's only link to the sea, Arnside eventually lost its trade to better placed harbours.
Horses and carts were still the best way of loading and off-loading in a tidal harbour.
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