Maps

115 maps found.

1921, London Beach Ref. POP766178
1921, Kessingland Beach Ref. POP746570
1901-1902, Beach Hay Ref. RNC635172
1897-1898, London Beach Ref. RNC766178
1946, Severn Beach Ref. NPO827804
1940, Winchelsea Beach Ref. NPO870913
1898, Severn Beach Ref. RNE827804
1897-1899, East Beach Ref. RNC696909
1907 - 1908, Winchelsea Beach Ref. HOSM64718
1882 - 1901, Perkins Beach Ref. HOSM56543
1897-1898, High Beach Ref. RNC732394
1900, Vault Beach Ref. RNC858654
1920, Shoreham Beach Ref. POP830567
1940, London Beach Ref. NPO766178
1899, Beach Hay Ref. RNE635172
1896, High Beach Ref. RNE732394
1898, Kessingland Beach Ref. RNE746570
1900 - 1901, Severn Beach Ref. HOSM58974
1946, Vault Beach Ref. NPO858654
1920, High Beach Ref. POP732394

Books

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Memories

1,359 memories found. Showing results 41 to 50.

Sun Trap School

I was at sun trap at the age of about 7 or 8 years old .I was. born in 1943 and was sent there after having a very serious. Illness.some happy memories but mostly remembering how hard it was for a small little girl .How hard ...Read more

A memory of Hayling Island by Julie Anker

Wonderful Times

Having spent many happy holidays in Hemsby, my friend Avril and I decided to sign up for a season in Seacroft, we were just 18 and up for what was then an adventure away from home. It was a very happy time, we made many friends with ...Read more

A memory of Hemsby by pat.twomey1945

East Horsley In The Sixties

I grew up in East Horsley, where I attended St Martin's C of E Primary School. We had no car and we lived nearby so we always walked to the primary school and my mother walked to the shops on Bishopsmeade Parade. When ...Read more

A memory of East Horsley by Diana Johnson

Living Opposite The Beach

I was born in Ramsgate in 1953 where we lived for 6 years. We lived in a top floor flat next to the Granville Hotel right opposite the beach. Flat 5, Victoria Mansions, Victoria Parade! Lovely place for early childhood. I ...Read more

A memory of Ramsgate by Deborah Smith

Memories Of Hartford

I went to The Little School which was by the crossroads in Hartford. Part of The Grange School. Housed the kindergarten and the 1s. I was there 1964 - 1966. My teachers hers included Mrs Wood, Miss Hatton. The playground ...Read more

A memory of Hartford by Liz Hicks

Lancing, Sussex.

When I was 5, my family moved to Lancing in 1952, from a flat above Elliott's Shoe shop, Brighton Road, Purley (London), to a rented a shared home "Suva" on the Brighton Road, Lancing - a stones throw from the beach. In 1953 we moved ...Read more

A memory of Lancing by janus2

I Remember The Fear.

I do not have that many clear memories from my stay there, I have a defence mechanism of blotting things out from my mind. I do not know exactly when I was there some time between 1974 - 1977. The only name I remember from that ...Read more

A memory of Barwick by Yuri Buxton

Growing Up In Seaton Sluice In The 1960s

I moved from Blyth to Seaton Sluice into a newly built house in Cresswell Avenue in 1957. Life as a child in the village was exciting; most days we would either play on the beach and harbour or the new ...Read more

A memory of Seaton Sluice by Stuart Mc Leod

West Wittering In The 1940s And 50s

My first memories are of playing on the huge expanse of sand at West Wittering and the bombing tower which used to be there after the war. We stayed on the beach till late and were put to bed in the back of ...Read more

A memory of West Wittering by Marianne Stevens

Chope Road

I am looking for some historical images from my house on Chope Road. It is currently called Sundene and was built in 1920 as one large house, now separated into two. My understanding is that the house owned a lot of land, which is now Tudor ...Read more

A memory of Northam

Captions

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Caption For Kessingland, The Sailor's Home C1955

This view looks north along the beach.

Caption For Kessingland, The Beach C1955

This view looks north along the beach.

Caption For Ramsgate, The Beach 1907

Here we see a very busy Ramsgate beach.

Caption For Newquay, Tolcarne Beach 1925

The sands of Tolcarne Beach, or Crigga, are crowded with holidaymakers, whose comforts are catered for by teashops and abundant beach tents.

Caption For Southwold, From The Pier 1906

With its broad greens, its sandy beach, the lighthouse on North Green, and its picturesque buildings, Southwold has long been popular.

Caption For Lancing, Golden Sands Beach Bungalows C1955

The Golden Sands were of course only exposed at low tide beyond the shingle, but as a name for the beach it was a winner, combined with plentiful parking on the greensward behind the beach huts.

Caption For Westgate On Sea, Hotels And Beach 1890

Two of Westgate's leading hotels were the Beach House Hotel on the left, and the large St Mildred's Hotel and Bathing Establishment (centre).

Caption For Swanage, The Bay And Highcliffe Steps C1960

Steps from the Highcliffe (right) descend to the beach at North Swanage, beyond the promenade (upper centre) where the cliffs are skirted by beach huts.

Caption For Newquay, Towan Beach 1901

Hotels and boarding houses stand right on the cliff edge overlooking the beach and harbour area.

Caption For Frinton On Sea, The Beach C1955

Here we see the wide expanse of sandy beach, ideal for family holidays.

Caption For Langland Bay, The Hotel 1893

This popular bay and beach lies to the west of Mumbles.

Caption For St Ives, Harbour, Cleaning The Fish 1925

Fish being gutted on the harbour beach, long before modern hygiene laws came into play.

Caption For Exmouth, The Sands 1925

Exmouth's sandy beaches might have been made for the traditional 'bucket and spade' holiday.

Caption For Angmering On Sea, The Beach C1960

Angmering-on-Sea is a modern residential area with a quiet beach.

Caption For Scarborough, The Sands And Grand Hotel 1890

Another crowded scene on the South Beach close to the Spa, whose ornateness and splendour is clear to see.

Caption For Woolacombe, Shell Beach 1911

Barricane Beach, also known as Shell Beach, is small and difficult to reach.

Caption For Porthpean, Beach C1955

The beach is packed with visitors and day- trippers from St Austell, while in the foreground children and their parents are model boating and fishing around the rock pools.

Caption For St Ives, The Putting Green C1960

The putting green lies above Porthminster Beach.

Caption For Isle Of Grain, The Beach C1955

Here on the beach at the Isle of Grain smugglers would land their booty to be transported to London.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, The Lower Promenade C1955

The amount of activity on the beach speaks for itself and it is interesting to note the well used beach huts on the right of the picture.

Caption For East Runton, Beach Entrance 1921

Most folk, however, came to enjoy the beach, which offered the simple charms of beach huts and occasional donkey rides, and was far less crowded than its neighbours at Cromer and Sheringham

Caption For Heysham, Half Moon Bay C1965

It is a busy beach in the Swinging Sixties: these people are not day trippers to Heysham, but guests of Middleton Towers who have made their way to the beach for a day of free activity and entertainment

Caption For Grange Over Sands, The Beach 1896

Paddling in streams and pools on the beach was popular in Victorian times.

Caption For Mablethorpe, The Beach C1950

Here we see the post-1953 sea wall, stepped here to allow access to the beach.