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Bliss!

My Aunt Maggie lived at 1 Easton Road (Halfway down the High Street towards the beach, turn left at the newsagent into Easton Road). Sadly, it appears the road is no longer there according to maps. Surely the road featured in the ...Read more

A memory of Leysdown-on-Sea in 1955 by Roy Preston

My Mum Discharged From Sully Hospital

My Mum was discharged from Sully Hospital after a long stay being treated for TB. Mum, Dad, me and my brother stayed here for a period of time to allow my mum to recuperate. I was about 3 yreas old, my ...Read more

A memory of Swanbridge in 1955 by Pat Thomas

Newbridge As A Boy

I recall another Newbridge cinema called the 'Grand' on the way to the Grammar School, down by the river. What a smashing place it was, but it burnt down after a short while - maybe it had something to do with that new ...Read more

A memory of Newbridge on Usk in 1955 by Terry (Tito) Norman

Meeching Court Farm

My father's aunt and uncle lived in Newhaven. Ted Hoskins was his uncle's name, he was injured in the First World War and later worked at the lighthouse at the end of the breakwater before it was automated. His wife's name was May ...Read more

A memory of Newhaven in 1955 by Dorothea Smedley

Grays When It Was A Proper Town.

Despite the cement dust from West Thurrock, if the wind was in the wrong direction, Grays had everything available, from a baking tin to a new car, such a variety of shops. Good bus service, Eastern National, London ...Read more

A memory of Grays in 1955 by Alan Knight

The Happiest Days Of My Life.

I have the fondest memories of Caister on Sea. We used to have a week there every year and my sister and I were the only kids in our street that had a holiday every year. Like most people in the East End of London, ...Read more

A memory of Caister-on-Sea in 1955 by Christopher Bowers

Just Like Yesterday !

Wow.. seeing this awesome photograph transports me back in time because in this year I would have been taking this very ferry over from the Southsea side after taking the trolley bus and regular bus from the North End in ...Read more

A memory of Hayling Island in 1955 by Dylan Rivis

The Copper's Helmet And The Nut Cracker

The ride in the middle of this photograph of the children’s playground on the beach at Southport was known as a ‘copper’s helmet’, and the nearest one on the left was called ‘the nut cracker’. As the ...Read more

A memory of Southport in 1955 by Julia Skinner

Can You Help With Information About A Childrens Home On Epping New Road

Can anybody help with information, memories or photos of a former children's home in Epping New Road, in Buckhurst Hill? I spent part of my childhood in a children's ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill in 1955 by The Frith Memory Archivist

Stephen Holmes

I remember my friends and I found ,on blackhall beach some explosives, one of our group (no names no pack drill) made use of them to blow up one of the most popular caves at the rocks, I can still hear the shouts as the ...Read more

A memory of Blackhall Colliery in 1955 by First Name Last Name

Captions

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Caption For Pentraeth, The Village C1965

By 1965, Pentraeth was a village that began to owe much to tourism, as the beach ware on sale at the shop on the right shows.

Caption For Great Yarmouth, The Beach 1899

It was known for its pleasure beach, and before the days of the scenic railway visitors could get a bird's eye view of the town from the Revolving Tower (left).

Caption For Tenby, The Harbour C1960

The beaches, caves and rock pools around Castle Hill and especially St Catherine's Island have been a favourite haunt of the serious and amateur naturalist for gen- erations.

Caption For Hunstanton, High Street 1907

Then building began in earnest as visitors flocked to enjoy its safe, sandy beach and bracing cliff-top walks.

Caption For Porthcawl, Coney Beach 1938

Coney Beach funfair was built in 1920 on an old ballast tip. The first ride was a figure-of-eight ride, housed in two First World War hangers.

Caption For Lulworth, 1894

fishing boats pictured here, it was also a popular destination for the Victorian paddle steamers from nearby Weymouth, which had specially strengthened bows to enable the vessel to be run up onto the beach

Caption For Gorleston, The Sands 1896

Blessed with a long sandy beach, Gorleston has retained a distinct character of its own.

Caption For Parkgate, C1955

One of these very similar views shows the town on a bright summer day with the road thronged with vehicles and the pavements, benches and sea wall busy with visitors enjoying the Cheshire sunshine and

Caption For Cromer, From The Sea 1902

This dramatic view from the sea is a common but welcome sight to seafarers, especially to lobster and crab fishermen, who congregate at this part of East Beach - it has a slipway.

Caption For Bridport, East Street 1897

Opposite the Old George Hotel is the premises of James Beach, pharmaceutical chemist and maker of the Poor Man`s Friend ointment, with iron merchants and supplier of sewing machines H N Cox

Caption For Egremont, From The Sands 1895

Playing on the sands seems to be an enjoyment forgotten today, but here these youngsters certainly seem to be enjoying themselves on Egremont beach.

Caption For Ainsdale, The Lido C1965

However, a lifeline has recently been thrown in the form of the development of wind- powered sports such as kite surfing, kite flying, landboarding, kite buggies and blokarting on the nearby beach

Caption For Sheringham, West Cliff And Golf Links 1906

On the beach we can just see the primitive self-assembled square tents, which are basically four oars surrounded by canvas; these have taken prime position over the bell tents, which are hired

Caption For Bridport, East Street 1897

Opposite the Old George Hotel is the premises of James Beach, pharmaceutical chemist and maker of the Poor Man`s Friend ointment, with iron merchants and supplier of sewing machines H N Cox and

Caption For Penarth, The Beach And Esplanade C1960

In November 1959 the council gave support for a 'skyscraper block of Continental styled luxury flats' at the bottom of Beach Hill – a 10-storey block heralded as 'the most modern in the country', comparable

Caption For Tenby, Harbour C1925

The town walls date from the 13th century, and Tenby's tight, sheltered harbour and truly golden beach wears a crown of coloured Georgian buildings.

Caption For Worthing, The Moorlands And Clear View Hotels C1965

offered by its owner Miles Stringer to Princess Amelia during her brief visit in 1798, so that she was able to sit in the fresh air when the state of the tide prevented her from being carried to the beach

Caption For Colwyn Bay, On The Sands 1898

This popular seaside resort sits in a wide sweep of bay on the north coast, with wooded hills behind the promenade, which fronts miles of safe sandy beach.

Caption For Morecambe, The Sands 1899

Our late Victorian visitors were presented with a pebbly beach. We can see the stone jetty in the distance: it was still the main anchorage for ships when our photograph was taken.

Caption For Eype, Beach 1930

Below, from Hope Corner to the stream that trickles beside the rowing boat, the beach was also donated to the Trust by playwright Robert Cedric Sherriff in 1966.

Caption For Margate, Marine Parade 1908

This view is looking across a crowded beach towards the harbour, the stone pier and the lighthouse.

Caption For Charmouth, The Queen's Armes Hotel C1960

He was making his first attempt at fleeing to exile in France after defeat at the Battle of Worcester, but Lyme Regis skipper Stephen Limbry failed to turn up as arranged on Charmouth beach at dawn on

Caption For Ainsdale, The Sandhills C1965

Ainsdale still allows motor vehicles to park on the beach for a small charge.

Caption For Margate, Marine Parade 1908

This view is looking across a crowded beach towards the harbour, the stone pier and the lighthouse.