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Memories

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An Idyllic Childhood

We moved to Pevensey Bay when I was 4. In the Summer, the three of us would go down to the beach, early in the morning, while our parents were still asleep, and dig in the sand, and play. This was our childhood. We didn't ...Read more

A memory of Pevensey Bay by Val Torrance

Happy Days

I remember Bay Hotel extremely well, I used to frequent it with my parents for many years, three times a year, from the age of a toddler up to when I got married in 1970, so we were visiting at the time this photo was taken and I remember it ...Read more

A memory of Rhosneigr by Pam Fitzpatrick

Hayling Island Holidays

The picture of Creek Road in 1965 is how I remember it, my parents used to own a caravan on Elliot's Caravan Park and as a child I remember walking up this road past the shops and the amusement arcades towards the beach ...Read more

A memory of Hayling Island by David Marshall

Staying At Mrs Robbins Guest House 1952

We, the Brown Family from Wembley Middlesex spent two wonderful holidays with Mrs Robbins on the front at Instow. Mrs Robbins had been our neighbour at Lonsdale Avenue Wembley before returning to her native Devon ...Read more

A memory of Instow by Jennifer Keen Nee Brown

Holidays In The 60s

We went to Pevensey Bay every year when I was a child. We stayed in one of a row of 3 houses along Coast rd, which were set right on the beach. They were owned by a man named Mr Piddock. A lot of time was spent at the Bay ...Read more

A memory of Pevensey Bay by cathrynmoon

New Princess Maud, Southend Motor Navigation Co. [Smn Co.Ltd.]

That photo wasn't taken in 1945! That's the location of our SMNCo. Beach Pitch No.2, and when the Southend-on-Sea beaches were opened again to holidaymakers for the 1946 Season, after ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea by julian

Location, Halfway Along The Beach Between Thrope Hall Boulevard And The Broadway.

Location clue - the passenger shelter originally built as the Terminus Station for the Esplanade Trams, then taken over by the trolley Buses and bus services later, when the tramlines were lifted around 1938, and the Corporation extended it's public transport services all the way to Shoeburyness.

A memory of Thorpe Bay by julian

A Recorder And A Rolls!

It was August 1955. School summer holidays and when they were over, it would be time for me to begin junior school back in my Midlands home town. My mother had been preparing for that big event, purchasing embroidered cloth ...Read more

A memory of Penzance by brucehaycock

Childhood Memories

We came to Littlehampton in the Summers of 1957-61. We stayed at Mrs Squires B n B in Albert Road. I spent my time either on the beach, the fun fair or just walking around the town (I was about 8 years old at the time). My dad ...Read more

A memory of Littlehampton by peterphelps06

Some History

Having some difficulty commenting/doing a memory of Llangoed. Wanted to use some specific photos shown, but have not had the option to add a memory to them. Maybe because I am the first to do one ? Anyway, the photo of the Post ...Read more

A memory of Llangoed by bru.enzer

Captions

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Caption For Charmouth, The Beach C1960

Below, a shingle beach with patches of pea-grit provides a spot for rest and relaxation between Raffey's Ledge and the Mouth Rocks, where the River Char enters the sea.

Caption For Ainsdale, The Sandhills C1965

In common with the rest of this coastline, the sand dunes now constitute the major defence against incursion by the sea.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Harbour 1890

Its buildings range from Bay Cottage (near left), the Royal Standard, Sunnyholme, the Bonded Store, and the Coastguard Station to the old Cobb Arms (right).

Caption For Lyme Regis, Marine Parade C1955

Frith's photographer originally titled this as 'The Walk', which was the old Lyme name for the upper length of Marine Parade long into the 20th century.

Caption For Freshfield, Gores Lane C1965

One of the most important cross- village links, Gores Lane appears under one guise or another on all the oldest maps of Formby.

Caption For Seatown, Village And Beach 1922

A classic west Dorset view, showing Seatown and Golden Cap which, at 618 feet above sea level, is the highest cliff on the South Coast of England.

Caption For Llandudno, The Promenade 1898

'The Queen of Welsh resorts', Llandudno preserves much of its Victorian flavour, with its sweeping promenade faced by numerous hotels, its expanse of sands between the headlands of the Great and Little

Caption For Morecambe, The Beach 1888

'The sands', says the Frith title, but as you can see, central Morecambe has always had a pebble beach, especially at high tide.

Caption For Hest Bank, Station Road C1955

They called the main railway line from Crewe to Glasgow the West Coast Main Line, but here at Hest Bank is the only spot where you can actually see the coast and the sea beyond.

Caption For Bridport, East Street 1904

This lively low-angle shot, virtually from ground level, looks north-eastwards along the Market Place and the northern side of East Street at its western end.

Caption For Epsom, High Street 1924

The London Evening News vendors' placards stridently announcing 'Mahon: Today's Evidence' reveal that this photograph was taken in the last weeks of July 1924.

Caption For Twickenham, The Ferry 1899

The White Swan public house, first mentioned in 1722, stands on raised ground just beyond the beached punts to the left of centre.

Caption For Deal, From The Pier 1899

Somewhere along this steeply-sloping, shingle beach the armoured legionaries from Julius Caesar's invading army waded ashore in 55BC.

Caption For Deal, From The Pier 1899

Somewhere along this steeply-sloping, shingle beach the armoured legionaries from Julius Caesar's invading army waded ashore in 55BC.

Caption For Worthing, Marine Parade C1955

During the 1920s and 30s, Worthing continued to rapidly expand.

Caption For Purfleet, The Royal Hotel C1950

So Essex can be seen as a county where the normal seems abnormal; where ordinariness rubs shoulders with surprises.

Caption For Minehead, The Plume Of Feathers Hotel 1892

Today, all that remains of the Plume of Feathers is the stableyard, now used as garages, which can be seen from Tythings Court.

Caption For Margate, Marine Sands C1950

The bathing machines, the concert party stage, Punch and Judy, the newspaper and magazine stalls, the various hawkers, the organ grinders have gone.

Caption For Bideford, The Quay 1890

Bideford was a busy little quay both for traffic up and down the Taw and Tamar rivers, and for general coasting trade between the north Devon and north Cornwall ports, the Bristol Channel and South

Caption For Rugby, Caldecott Park C1965

Over the years, the Parks Department has been responsible for many fine floral displays commemorating special events.

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Harbour 1892

AS YOU JOURNEY eastwards from the sedate and literary little town of Lyme Regis towards the sandy beaches and urban sprawl of Bournemouth, you become aware that this beautiful Dorset coast has been

Caption For Littleham, Cottages 1890

ONE of the great joys of Exmouth is its beautiful setting, caught magnificently between the sea, the long Exe estuary and the wilder countryside of heath and cliff that so defines east Devon, offering

Caption For Margate, Sands 1906

THE golden sands have always been one of Margate's main attractions and have given the resort an advantage over the more common shingle beaches of South-East England.

Caption For Margate, The Sands 1906

During the Georgian and Regency eras most visitors came to Margate for their health and the sea bathing.