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The Beacons Cemaes Bay
I moved to Cemaes to a house called the Beacons; the views from the front room were fantastic - on a clear day you could see the Isle of Man, and in winter the waves would hit the windows and would be caked in salt. ...Read more
A memory of Cemaes Bay in 1972 by
Living In Hayes In The 50s 60s
I lived in one of the council houses in Mounthurst Road from 1954 to 1970. I have a very good memory of growing up there. The prefabs in Mead Way, there must have been hundreds on both sides and we used ...Read more
A memory of Hayes in 1964 by
Childhood Years
My name is now Marie Moore but my maiden name was Jeeves. Memories of Cayton Bay 1960s to 70s will stay with me forever, my nannan, mam and her 2 sisters all had their own caravans on Wallis's Holiday Camp, our caravan number ...Read more
A memory of Cayton Bay in 1963 by
Fond Lifechanging Memories
I remember the Convent of Mercy as one of my fondest memories. I boarded there from the young age of five until I was eleven. Some of my best memories were of the summers when we made long daisy chains with all the ...Read more
A memory of Monks Kirby in 1962 by
Freddie Holmes Garage
I attended the primary school, just down the Maldon Road from the garage in the photo, which was run by Mr Holmes. The sweet-shop behind the pumps was popular with us kids! Headmaster of the primary school was Mr ...Read more
A memory of Great Totham in 1960 by
Slough Safety Town The Teds
I remember going to Slough on a Saturday night in 1958. I was fifteen years old. My hair was well greased and combed back at the sides and ending in a D.A. at the back together a quiff at the front. I was dressed in ...Read more
A memory of Slough in 1958 by
St Mary's Home, Broadstairs, Summer, 1956.
I spent a few weeks at the now long gone St Mary's Children's Convalescent Home overlooking the sea in Broadstairs, Kent. In the summer of 1956, when I was nine years old and my name was David Welsh, I ...Read more
A memory of Broadstairs in 1956 by
Childhood Memories
Born in Bradford in 1956, emigrated to Australia in 1969 (40 years this year). Memories of my grandma's house in Arum Street, Canturbury where I was born in her lounge room and going to church every Sunday morning in the snow. ...Read more
A memory of Bradford in 1956 by
Spanish City And That Very Old Car On The Links
This is an iconic picture for me in two ways. First it shows the Spanish City somewhere near its heyday (spring/summer of 1955), bringing back memories of the great band of Harry Atkinson (the ...Read more
A memory of Whitley Bay in 1955 by
My First Day
It was the 19th June 1955 when the lorry arrived at the end of our entry in St Mark's Street, Ladywood. Neighbours came out to say their goodbyes and help carry our chattles out to the lorry. I took a last look at the yard I had lived ...Read more
A memory of Rubery in 1955 by
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The trams have given way to buses and the horse-drawn vehicles to motorcars, and hatless heads are now commonplace.
Towards the north-west lies the mound of Beacon Hill.
They came up with 'bungalets', a concept that the planners preferred as an alternative to chalets, a building type from the 1930s whose image was unfashionable.
It was not just the service industries and manufacturing industries that had to transform themselves, but the local agricultural scene also needed to change.
From there they fall away in a picturesque series of steps, rising again to the same level as Leith Hill at Hindhead and Black Down.
The small tower at the far end of the church served as a mark for sailors heading for the port: it used to carry a beacon at night.
The single-storey white building was the Coastguard Station, built between 1884 and 1904.
It was taken from the railway station, which was built in 1863 when the Cambrian Railway arrived on its way from Machynlleth to Aberystwyth.
A National Savings Centre is tucked away on the left of our picture, and the Millstone Hotel is at the far side.
This view shows Eype Mouth, looking westwards to what is now a National Trust skyline, with Ridge Cliff and Doghouse Hill rising into the 508-feet summit of Thorncombe Beacon (centre).
